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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 14 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 78ffec80d4f8ff1def2a8d1280825cbd8f913540815030db7c95ebf9ba2dd945
SHA3-384 hash: e03ec10e74d838c25bcf99be12079f36d18b0127ea7cfb49893c7a146fbe9987808b9bbf6311d3a1b32e831abf6c20e0
SHA1 hash: 706174b68165eda530bd3fddbd9fee12710ec4a3
MD5 hash: 4bf859ce3498dcbc0d5c370e92b5fa89
humanhash: charlie-river-fruit-virginia
File name:mipsel
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:841'456 bytes
First seen:2026-09-26 16:40:28 UTC
Last seen:2026-09-27 07:27:17 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 6144:f86vi9yVgx5/rIk7oWqt8G5puNUccR/8BmFKfkZkJAZ7uIMWnD2C3LDB5YQ1o+yf:EgVgzIkgKvJqvL1BZrZRh
TLSH T124053B076F509DF7C86BCC3305B5CB2625CDB88332A53B6A7578DA4CBD1960B46A38B4
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
79
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Sets a written file as executable
Sends data to a server
Creating a file
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Receives data from a server
Kills processes
Collects information on the RAM
Connection attempt
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Writes files to system directory
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc
Verdict:
Unknown
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-09-26T15:25:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-28T08:47:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=0760be3b-1a00-0000-e954-ccff45030000 pid=837 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=83780241-1a00-0000-e954-ccff46030000 pid=838 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=0760be3b-1a00-0000-e954-ccff45030000 pid=837->guuid=83780241-1a00-0000-e954-ccff46030000 pid=838 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-26 16:41:38 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
13 of 38 (34.21%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
xmrig_linux
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:xmrig_linux discovery execution miner persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Writes file to tmp directory
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
Modifies rc script
Contacts a large (2274) amount of remote hosts
Family: xmrig
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ach_202503_elf_Mirai
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files
Rule name:BLOWFISH_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for Blowfish constants
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
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:golang
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:MIRAI_TELNETCURL_payload
Author:AfterPacket
Description:Mirai-lineage ELF payload carrying the leaked-source decoy domain
Reference:https://github.com/Afterpacket/drosera-threat-intel
Rule name:NSVPS_Hydra_SSH_Bruteforce
Author:sanad (NSVPS-SOC)
Description:Hydra SSH brute-force campaign credentials pattern from NSVPS honeypot
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
Rule name:telebot_framework
Author:vietdx.mb
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 78ffec80d4f8ff1def2a8d1280825cbd8f913540815030db7c95ebf9ba2dd945

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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