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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 11 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 76ca6d3e31f366df9f45330c9129d22d1a6a09ec4d9d555fd0d840babf22f31b
SHA3-384 hash: 185c339853ac4297a259abf5c32ea66f0767ca7f83f2e4c9d0c69b2461614a42cad405999b80bfb7453022cc847b3106
SHA1 hash: de85e6b6858264a615c843e424612eb20b0ff8c0
MD5 hash: 39ccd767aba83a8769e9246d9ac5aa5b
humanhash: mountain-ohio-freddie-may
File name:76ca6d3e31f366df9f45330c9129d22d1a6a09ec4d9d555fd0d840babf22f31b.elf
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:247'907 bytes
First seen:2026-08-29 18:06:46 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 6144:Xi/aLXWekwVGaw5epP0jUqw+fOh01Xa5ueo1tAlm/j59mEssMOgh5o+eTOEM/924:Oa7WekwkBYpP0jUp+fu01Xa5ueo10aeR
TLSH T12F344B52AA925A13C5C3177AFB8F41053323A66693DB7306FD1CABB43F8739A4E63501
telfhash t137311f3117359516aeb0da589ced53b7152ec3266285ef73ee25c4dc940a0abe633c0f
Magika elf
Reporter whack_sh
Tags:elf exe mirai whack.sh

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
162
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Kills processes
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Launching a process
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
Receives data from a server
Connection attempt
Collects information on the RAM
Creating a file
Creates directories in a subdirectory of a temporary directory
Deleting a recently created file
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Collects information on the OS
Creating a process from a recently created file
Sets a written file as executable
Sends data to a server
Creates directories in a temporary directory
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Deleting of the original file
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=7a603e19-1800-0000-97ff-819e6e0a0000 pid=2670 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=fa00a21b-1800-0000-97ff-819e720a0000 pid=2674 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=7a603e19-1800-0000-97ff-819e6e0a0000 pid=2670->guuid=fa00a21b-1800-0000-97ff-819e720a0000 pid=2674 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-29 18:07:50 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
13 of 36 (36.11%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Creates a large amount of network flows
Creates/modifies Cron job
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Reads list of loaded kernel modules
File and Directory Permissions Modification
Deletes itself
Executes dropped EXE
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:F01_s1ckrule
Author:s1ckb017
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Rootkit_Generic_61229bdf
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 76ca6d3e31f366df9f45330c9129d22d1a6a09ec4d9d555fd0d840babf22f31b

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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