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Database Entry


Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 13 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 78971ceff2cb381ab57eb47dcee72fb4d4932b875f6817d52c356c2db72aaa7f
SHA3-384 hash: db6dc685909f9907b5aff1228960a58227ca42c6520518a2f85665a68f2a7be1153a2f5aedce4a4472d72438fc443e40
SHA1 hash: 5fb40a0c0812e2e3888d8ec8b655693aae812673
MD5 hash: f13629df7127d5eeffc886cd80c5f21b
humanhash: april-pizza-california-bacon
File name:bot.i486
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
Create hunting rule
File size:394'420 bytes
First seen:2026-08-27 21:54:38 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 12288:E1Ce7L8xUSGpp/v8g4vRW1nfexwT+a9KQ:SWUSGppH8ncZ6wTrU
TLSH T1BA840A4892F2F2EEE154D6706305BD379C3256363093648BB38AFE7722761D585E8F22
telfhash t1596125b366e98ddc77e08801c34e6326de2ad727349138b240e264857572f93af76c79
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

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
81
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Detection(s):
Sanesecurity.Malware.30435.LC.UNOFFICIAL
Create hunting rule

Sanesecurity.Malware.32144.LX.BOT.UNOFFICIAL
Create hunting rule

Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Kills processes
Opens a port
Receives data from a server
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Collects information on the CPU
DNS request
Creating a file
Traces processes
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
base64 masquerade rust
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6a90b2460bdc4ee276ca95ff/reports/1116045d-c654-4e86-a62a-0fbff450f8e3/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
custom
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
8
Number of processes launched:
3
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Full report:
https://elfdigest.com/brief/78971ceff2cb381ab57eb47dcee72fb4d4932b875f6817d52c356c2db72aaa7f
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Anti-Debugging
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-08-27T19:21:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-08-29T00:43:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/78971ceff2cb381ab57eb47dcee72fb4d4932b875f6817d52c356c2db72aaa7f/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/77934228-47cd-4e4b-b474-883a118bdef7
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=9c30b9c2-1800-0000-24e4-3c7d140c0000 pid=3092 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=7b8c8ac8-1800-0000-24e4-3c7d150c0000 pid=3093 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=9c30b9c2-1800-0000-24e4-3c7d140c0000 pid=3092->guuid=7b8c8ac8-1800-0000-24e4-3c7d150c0000 pid=3093 execve guuid=c33134c9-1800-0000-24e4-3c7d160c0000 pid=3094 /tmp/sample.bin net write-file zombie guuid=7b8c8ac8-1800-0000-24e4-3c7d150c0000 pid=3093->guuid=c33134c9-1800-0000-24e4-3c7d160c0000 pid=3094 clone 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=c33134c9-1800-0000-24e4-3c7d160c0000 pid=3094->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=336bb1cc-1800-0000-24e4-3c7d170c0000 pid=3095 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data guuid=c33134c9-1800-0000-24e4-3c7d160c0000 pid=3094->guuid=336bb1cc-1800-0000-24e4-3c7d170c0000 pid=3095 clone guuid=336bb1cc-1800-0000-24e4-3c7d170c0000 pid=3095->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con ae4ae37b-03d1-540e-ac1d-11e74f766f2a 46.151.182.200:33769 guuid=336bb1cc-1800-0000-24e4-3c7d170c0000 pid=3095->ae4ae37b-03d1-540e-ac1d-11e74f766f2a send: 600B a7eef23b-3bd8-5389-bd5c-62af93207a18 127.0.0.1:9 guuid=336bb1cc-1800-0000-24e4-3c7d170c0000 pid=3095->a7eef23b-3bd8-5389-bd5c-62af93207a18 send: 4188160B guuid=9a73c7cc-1800-0000-24e4-3c7d180c0000 pid=3096 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=336bb1cc-1800-0000-24e4-3c7d170c0000 pid=3095->guuid=9a73c7cc-1800-0000-24e4-3c7d180c0000 pid=3096 clone guuid=501ad1cc-1800-0000-24e4-3c7d190c0000 pid=3097 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=336bb1cc-1800-0000-24e4-3c7d170c0000 pid=3095->guuid=501ad1cc-1800-0000-24e4-3c7d190c0000 pid=3097 clone guuid=336bb1cc-1800-0000-24e4-3c7d170c0000 pid=3098 /tmp/sample.bin dns send-data guuid=336bb1cc-1800-0000-24e4-3c7d170c0000 pid=3095->guuid=336bb1cc-1800-0000-24e4-3c7d170c0000 pid=3098 clone guuid=d577e4cc-1800-0000-24e4-3c7d1b0c0000 pid=3099 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=336bb1cc-1800-0000-24e4-3c7d170c0000 pid=3095->guuid=d577e4cc-1800-0000-24e4-3c7d1b0c0000 pid=3099 clone 4f6baed0-9587-596c-82b3-fd721afe4cc1 10.0.2.3:53 guuid=336bb1cc-1800-0000-24e4-3c7d170c0000 pid=3098->4f6baed0-9587-596c-82b3-fd721afe4cc1 send: 360B
Verdict:
Suspicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/ff6d15df-8507-4ce3-bf1f-a6aae87c988c
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/78971ceff2cb381ab57eb47dcee72fb4d4932b875f6817d52c356c2db72aaa7f
Detection:
mirai
Create hunting rule
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/78971ceff2cb381ab57eb47dcee72fb4d4932b875f6817d52c356c2db72aaa7f/
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Create hunting rule
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-27 21:55:30 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
13 of 24 (54.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=pclrz37szm4bvnl6wr645zzpwtkjgk4hl5ubpvjmgvwc3nzkvj7q._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
antivm defense_evasion discovery linux
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260827-1swt4sdn9v/
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Checks CPU configuration
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Traces itself
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.20
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/78971ceff2cb381ab57eb47dcee72fb4d4932b875f6817d52c356c2db72aaa7f

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
Create hunting rule
Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Create hunting rule
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Create hunting rule
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_variants_catcher
Create hunting rule
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:Find IPv6 capable malware for a set of IoT variants
Rule name:linux_generic_irc_catcher
Create hunting rule
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:Find new ELF IRC samples
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_3a56423b
Create hunting rule
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Create hunting rule
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Create hunting rule
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Create hunting rule
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Create hunting rule
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
Create hunting rule
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
Rule name:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Create hunting rule
Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:unixredflags3
Create hunting rule
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information

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Web download

Mirai

elf 78971ceff2cb381ab57eb47dcee72fb4d4932b875f6817d52c356c2db72aaa7f

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3902381/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3902387/

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