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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 70a656d89b2d5b3ad2a3e5c60e55a5185e26b975b628878f68f7104189bec0df
SHA3-384 hash: 42d1630ba006a5270df731a4ccde57976c5ac0e486b9c524a5ec6bef50bc76f3f90b8f7987601e3d8691eedf524d19a9
SHA1 hash: 10ecccda103ab96e33390b22e0e581e1d2461778
MD5 hash: d3a1355405a0086ba6c6a64b1d8f663e
humanhash: mobile-purple-carpet-undress
File name:mipsrouter
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:98'704 bytes
First seen:2026-09-30 19:23:18 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:+CqMD339sBRbt7SYfQ8HfBj1h5EM3+2VQHwk8eRsQ:yE39sBRt7SYV3h5EM3+EQHwmRsQ
TLSH T11DA3126C926D89D1D7C4DCB2227A4B291B31BF933A91ED4AB58493815C7577B3C13CB0
TrID 50.1% (.) ELF Executable and Linkable format (Linux) (4022/12)
49.8% (.O) ELF Executable and Linkable format (generic) (4000/1)
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai UPX
File size (compressed) :98'704 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :321'666 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Unpacked file: 431bffdebb8cd5dab38154867019746ca82f51a223ed6c9d849490e60acee869

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
94
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file
Manages services
Receives data from a server
Connection attempt
Collects information on the CPU
Sets a written file as executable
Collects information on the RAM
Sets a file as executable
Deletes a file
Sends data to a server
Kills processes
Creates directories
Runs as daemon
Locks files
Launching a process
Kills critical processes
Substitutes an application name
Writes files to system subdirectory
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Deleting of the original file
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-09-30T17:36:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-01T22:06:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=04519a26-1e00-0000-f604-b169a40a0000 pid=2724 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=88018629-1e00-0000-f604-b169a50a0000 pid=2725 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=04519a26-1e00-0000-f604-b169a40a0000 pid=2724->guuid=88018629-1e00-0000-f604-b169a50a0000 pid=2725 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad.mine
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Drops invisible ELF files
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample is packed with UPX
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1980237 Sample: mipsrouter.elf Startdate: 30/09/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 57 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOS-USDepartmentofStateUS ZZ 2->57 59 83.168.69.95, 56998, 57000, 57002 SKYPASS-ASPL Poland 2->59 61 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->61 63 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->63 65 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->65 67 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->67 69 2 other signatures 2->69 11 mipsrouter.elf 2->11         started        14 systemd snapd-env-generator 2->14         started        16 systemd snapd-env-generator 2->16         started        18 python3.8 dpkg 2->18         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 81 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 11->81 20 mipsrouter.elf 11->20         started        process6 process7 22 mipsrouter.elf 20->22         started        signatures8 71 Sample deletes itself 22->71 25 mipsrouter.elf 22->25         started        29 mipsrouter.elf 22->29         started        31 mipsrouter.elf 22->31         started        33 mipsrouter.elf 22->33         started        process9 file10 51 /usr/lib/systemd/.system-helper, ELF 25->51 dropped 53 /etc/rc.local, ASCII 25->53 dropped 55 /etc/cron.d/killer-helper, ASCII 25->55 dropped 73 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 25->73 75 Drops invisible ELF files 25->75 77 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 25->77 79 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 25->79 35 mipsrouter.elf sh 25->35         started        37 mipsrouter.elf sh 29->37         started        39 mipsrouter.elf iptables 29->39         started        41 mipsrouter.elf iptables-restore 29->41         started        43 4 other processes 29->43 signatures11 process12 process13 45 sh systemctl 35->45         started        47 sh systemctl 35->47         started        49 sh journalctl 37->49         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Multiverze
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-30 19:24:27 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
12 of 24 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
antivm defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation upx
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Checks CPU configuration
Reads system network configuration
UPX packed file
Creates/modifies Cron job
Deletes log files
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies rc script
Modifies systemd
Deletes itself
Deletes system logs
Modifies the /etc/hosts DNS resolution file
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_IoT_DVR_Botnet_Hama_UPX
Author:Serhii Kocherhan
Description:Detects packed and unpacked ELF IoT/DVR botnet variants targeting UPX compression structures and uncompressed code
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 70a656d89b2d5b3ad2a3e5c60e55a5185e26b975b628878f68f7104189bec0df

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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