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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 73596fbc8a3c6644f4364df7cab3bed1245279440101e8dd079120ae8353a404
SHA3-384 hash: 76d5bf4d5434ba28999cc41345d69cc56cc53ed06cdbad21900c9e2d541319ef0c9ca11a4a7322b6536a70632befe7d5
SHA1 hash: 8393c780b9349e979867df00bc52fc635e5a063a
MD5 hash: 0c82e049a5125f50c465232951bb82bd
humanhash: july-jupiter-low-item
File name:mipsel
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:78'528 bytes
First seen:2026-08-23 02:02:55 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:KkZm6SwuY3KbrhVintBG5clJFiinMwsXh:5Jp3KbvkrWczAfBR
TLSH T15B73024F53465DF6C5AB0EBDA8CD1F7449A9F670709C9BEA83C9CD41A102DCDA40A8D2
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) :78'528 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :243'984 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Unpacked file: 2d0d975701ce63e1a58f326e79d6f63920f4a3c7775cb80b3710da1564c1c901

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
59
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Launching a process
Sets a file as executable
Sets a written file as executable
Runs as daemon
Locks files
Kills processes
Creating a file
Kills critical processes
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
mirai packed upx
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=26a1aedb-1a00-0000-8d21-b5c55f070000 pid=1887 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=a296f0de-1a00-0000-8d21-b5c563070000 pid=1891 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=26a1aedb-1a00-0000-8d21-b5c55f070000 pid=1887->guuid=a296f0de-1a00-0000-8d21-b5c563070000 pid=1891 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad.mine
Score:
84 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Deletes system log 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)
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1962317 Sample: mipsel.elf Startdate: 23/08/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 84 115 83.168.69.141, 57572, 57574, 57576 SKYPASS-ASPL Poland 2->115 117 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->117 119 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->119 121 Yara detected Mirai 2->121 123 Sample is packed with UPX 2->123 14 mipsel.elf 2->14         started        17 systemd snapd-env-generator 2->17         started        19 systemd snapd-env-generator 2->19         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 135 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 14->135 21 mipsel.elf 14->21         started        process6 process7 23 mipsel.elf 21->23         started        signatures8 125 Sample deletes itself 23->125 26 mipsel.elf 23->26         started        30 mipsel.elf 23->30         started        32 mipsel.elf iptables 23->32         started        34 mipsel.elf iptables 23->34         started        process9 file10 107 /run/.iptables.rules, ASCII 26->107 dropped 127 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 26->127 129 Deletes system log files 26->129 36 mipsel.elf 26->36         started        38 mipsel.elf 26->38         started        40 mipsel.elf 26->40         started        42 34 other processes 26->42 signatures11 process12 file13 45 mipsel.elf 36->45         started        48 mipsel.elf 36->48         started        50 mipsel.elf 36->50         started        56 25 other processes 36->56 52 mipsel.elf 38->52         started        54 mipsel.elf 38->54         started        58 25 other processes 38->58 60 21 other processes 40->60 109 /run/.watchdog.pid, ASCII 42->109 dropped 111 /run/.locker.pid, ASCII 42->111 dropped 62 13 other processes 42->62 process14 file15 131 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 45->131 133 Deletes system log files 45->133 65 23 other processes 45->65 67 17 other processes 48->67 69 16 other processes 50->69 71 17 other processes 52->71 73 16 other processes 54->73 75 30 other processes 56->75 77 30 other processes 58->77 79 22 other processes 60->79 113 /run/.disabled.list, ASCII 62->113 dropped 81 8 other processes 62->81 signatures16 process17 process18 83 mipsel.elf 65->83         started        85 mipsel.elf 65->85         started        87 mipsel.elf 65->87         started        89 21 other processes 65->89 process19 91 mipsel.elf iptables 83->91         started        93 mipsel.elf iptables 83->93         started        95 mipsel.elf iptables 85->95         started        97 mipsel.elf iptables 85->97         started        99 mipsel.elf iptables 87->99         started        101 mipsel.elf iptables 87->101         started        103 mipsel.elf iptables 89->103         started        105 mipsel.elf 89->105         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-23 02:11:02 UTC
AV detection:
13 of 24 (54.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
antivm discovery upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Checks CPU configuration
Enumerates running processes
Deletes itself
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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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


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

Web download

Mirai

elf 73596fbc8a3c6644f4364df7cab3bed1245279440101e8dd079120ae8353a404

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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