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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 740628ac3bd2b33535958b9059d61605100e9c495d8117228bd2cee9706bb27d
SHA3-384 hash: 344eaebb3c1f97a2b130e19109925c3deed5f923c4bd912798786aa3cc4e341af4a0dd337e024fd356bd8a4fd3f581bf
SHA1 hash: 61979b302517de41d391c2658ab74c879f78150c
MD5 hash: a7af5b7e6146b41f27860ecd3fb492ea
humanhash: network-coffee-carpet-oxygen
File name:m68k
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:97'580 bytes
First seen:2026-01-05 01:52:55 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:O5KxIwWb1Exo482gvwxE/yK28G4iUvji9+hDeLEofC5Sgaux6VWxgT:OgxIwg1ExwwS/yK28GWjc+ZV5Sgrx6gm
TLSH T1A69319D7F840FEBDF809D7774593081AB230ABB149835AB63617296AEC361D44837F86
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
123
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-01-04T22:01:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-04T22:17:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=1b943403-1900-0000-1f2d-c9519b060000 pid=1691 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=dd5de305-1900-0000-1f2d-c951a4060000 pid=1700 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=1b943403-1900-0000-1f2d-c9519b060000 pid=1691->guuid=dd5de305-1900-0000-1f2d-c951a4060000 pid=1700 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
80 / 100
Signature
Deletes system log files
Manipulation of devices in /dev
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1844686 Sample: m68k.elf Startdate: 05/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 80 39 91.208.206.49, 6699 ALEXHOSTMD unknown 2->39 41 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->41 43 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->43 45 Yara detected Mirai 2->45 10 m68k.elf 2->10         started        12 systemd rsyslogd 2->12         started        15 gnome-session-binary sh gnome-shell 2->15         started        17 20 other processes 2->17 signatures3 process4 file5 19 m68k.elf 10->19         started        37 /var/log/kern.log, ASCII 12->37 dropped process6 signatures7 47 Sample deletes itself 19->47 22 m68k.elf 19->22         started        process8 process9 24 m68k.elf 22->24         started        27 m68k.elf 22->27         started        signatures10 49 Manipulation of devices in /dev 24->49 51 Deletes system log files 24->51 29 m68k.elf 24->29         started        31 m68k.elf 24->31         started        33 m68k.elf 24->33         started        35 73 other processes 24->35 53 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 27->53 process11
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-05 00:09:07 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
14 of 24 (58.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:mirai linux
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-6981989-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 740628ac3bd2b33535958b9059d61605100e9c495d8117228bd2cee9706bb27d

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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