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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 9 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 72854a8a556bcc78833b414e1e1311e289feeaa70e3189db0cf6dafdf69ceee7
SHA3-384 hash: b94f236de2f48488d7829de6e58d6e02abf080db2cf6cf04a6b2d294ec1fecaf655b5388eae0bd6bc7b24d36c9047705
SHA1 hash: 8ad8221266604fe11bf8d600f469e58e584775cc
MD5 hash: 3732a22deb1972af6e8fea318cc23f74
humanhash: rugby-floor-grey-sad
File name:x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:112'844 bytes
First seen:2025-08-20 06:24:58 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:WlX7gSezLcL2bwA+6qRtl0Ep4GMeNdTDV:WlLgSezLcL2bH+GrwTDV
TLSH T135B35BC5FA43D4F2FC4705B11036E3329732F539102AEA42E3A9DD36ED56A51DA1A3AC
telfhash t166512cf61a6a0cddbbd0a841d30e5ba2bd1debb7156032e105b3d8353366e4241bac38
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 Hailbot mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
39
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Creating a file
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
72 / 100
Signature
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1760772 Sample: x86.elf Startdate: 20/08/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 72 34 mdw7.xyz 2->34 36 mdw7.xyz 195.96.129.57, 10588, 49912 UTA-ASAT unknown 2->36 38 4 other IPs or domains 2->38 42 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->42 44 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->44 46 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->46 9 x86.elf 2->9         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 python3.8 dpkg 2->15         started        signatures3 48 Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation 34->48 process4 process5 17 x86.elf 9->17         started        20 x86.elf 9->20         started        22 x86.elf 9->22         started        signatures6 40 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 17->40 24 x86.elf 17->24         started        process7 process8 26 x86.elf 24->26         started        28 x86.elf 24->28         started        30 x86.elf 24->30         started        32 6 other processes 24->32
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-20 06:25:50 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
20 of 38 (52.63%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
hailbot
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:hailbot discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Renames itself
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan mirai Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9441505-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Mirai_b14f4c5d Linux_Trojan_Mirai_5f7b67b8 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
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YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:ach_202412_elf_hailbot
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects HailBot ELF files
Rule name:CP_AllMal_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:CrossPlatform All Malwares Detector: Detect PE, ELF, Mach-O, scripts, archives; overlay, obfuscation, encryption, spoofing, hiding, high entropy, network communication
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_5f7b67b8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_b14f4c5d
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
Author:Elastic Security
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 72854a8a556bcc78833b414e1e1311e289feeaa70e3189db0cf6dafdf69ceee7

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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