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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 9 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 6f25d5944076f7ec26f75fc4285fbf14c98788f939f7deddf48e07aaef848e74
SHA3-384 hash: 5123dc501ef68fdac6ee8e1108d6aeef2171aef725adfa371598ada7072cd44dd76597656307027885d69dc539993036
SHA1 hash: 996d60b20f4733e3809acb52200538139a2847c7
MD5 hash: d245cc9d5a0e1b74fe03d0c579f6eabf
humanhash: chicken-music-west-fish
File name:nuclear.ppc
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:192'760 bytes
First seen:2026-03-18 04:06:57 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:Z9p0k9+jlVFfMLVVIsSZVVhrZxN+cqTzOo5j0+KKcGWq:Z9pV9kfM4sSbrZxAcIzOQ2eb
TLSH T121145C01730C0907E1532EF43A3F6BE193BFE99125E4F641295FAB899272E325585ECE
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
106
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
DNS request
Substitutes an application name
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.es HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.c HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.ij HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.gh HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=d03f047c-1900-0000-e0b2-a45c70090000 pid=2416 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=0f71057f-1900-0000-e0b2-a45c79090000 pid=2425 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=d03f047c-1900-0000-e0b2-a45c70090000 pid=2416->guuid=0f71057f-1900-0000-e0b2-a45c79090000 pid=2425 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-18 04:07:33 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 36 (52.78%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:unstable linux
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ach_202503_elf_Mirai
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_3bcc1630
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0bce98a2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious single byte XORed keyword 'Mozilla/5.0' - it uses yara's XOR modifier and therefore cannot print the XOR key. You can use the CyberChef recipe linked in the reference field to brute force the used key.
Reference:https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/#recipe=XOR_Brute_Force()
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_RID2DB4
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Mirai

elf 6f25d5944076f7ec26f75fc4285fbf14c98788f939f7deddf48e07aaef848e74

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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