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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 78b7b38f97acea47e7a550dc738f77514e5d35367ebfe7f5fbbde7c5eb1aaec5
SHA3-384 hash: b122599152971a2051229cb4110a45f0993f8253e1231e7f17a28e10faa2627fa58c3b8bddc7599cd8ce5dcc3d58c480
SHA1 hash: e43b0561d0376d240263846ff90a658d53921e1e
MD5 hash: 2b89222647464d4a01efa712935a354b
humanhash: ink-berlin-seventeen-zebra
File name:nova.powerpc
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:158'944 bytes
First seen:2026-05-27 16:18:33 UTC
Last seen:2026-05-28 09:17:03 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:5rTEXdMLXEjHfNxq0p5F12jHnJ8pmDRxlaKYEsqjQ9ZButOrNf5RglhksHH3nbp7:VTX2Vk0pH12l8gDRx+1gAsHHXafZFKYY
TLSH T15BF33A027B0D4F43D2572EF02B3B2BE1939BFD5228A4E540752EBEC99271DB25046ED9
Magika elf
Reporter BlinkzSec
Tags:mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
50
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Locks files
Creating a file
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-05-27T14:12:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-05-28T00:01:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=92cfc86c-1700-0000-ffc4-9b139f070000 pid=1951 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=0b1fd870-1700-0000-ffc4-9b13a7070000 pid=1959 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=92cfc86c-1700-0000-ffc4-9b139f070000 pid=1951->guuid=0b1fd870-1700-0000-ffc4-9b13a7070000 pid=1959 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-05-27 16:15:28 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
9 of 18 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
linux
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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:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
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


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

Web download

Mirai

elf 78b7b38f97acea47e7a550dc738f77514e5d35367ebfe7f5fbbde7c5eb1aaec5

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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