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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 9 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 798d7d31c612945ff07b2e957a614d2f68c73217fd4136257258822918cc2225
SHA3-384 hash: 4545370d23fdfe5d8f3a2c4837db54d9d448af718906e8f95dcbc41c04b623333de73783700d958dada6747ad5c973d8
SHA1 hash: d70a0d612b35f188d7fbfd51e77ab137e8639500
MD5 hash: d03f70199349c8d5ece8fc550dad0087
humanhash: oregon-floor-charlie-gee
File name:i686
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:41'840 bytes
First seen:2025-12-16 08:30:55 UTC
Last seen:2025-12-17 02:22:35 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:W835nW/NzrNopW30/94N0Yzrx63qFhBX3eiyvYeo95MFR:j5n6NiY0qmYzrgI7eBHo5OR
TLSH T1601349C5E643C4F1EC1112F110775B929F75D436AA79FA8BEBA92631EC02B14DA073AC
telfhash t19c2181f47eb70aecb7a0385cdb1a97e32b19dab3462164b844b6360636f11259423136
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 :
3
# of downloads :
36
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-12-16T06:01:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-12-16T12:08:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Detections:
HEUR:Exploit.Linux.CVE-2017-17215.a HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.fg HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.c
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
96 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1833732 Sample: i686.elf Startdate: 16/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 96 18 197.190.151.147 zain-asGH Ghana 2->18 20 150.134.21.124 YSU-ASUS United States 2->20 22 99 other IPs or domains 2->22 24 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->24 26 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->26 28 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->28 30 4 other signatures 2->30 8 i686.elf 2->8         started        signatures3 process4 process5 10 i686.elf 8->10         started        process6 12 i686.elf 10->12         started        14 i686.elf 10->14         started        16 i686.elf 10->16         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-16 08:23:50 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery linux
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Contacts a large (113404) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
botnet mirai trojan Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135965-0
YARA:
Mirai_Botnet_Malware Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0bce98a2 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_95e0056c Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CVE_2017_17215
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects exploitation attempt of CVE-2017-17215
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0bce98a2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_95e0056c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware_RID2EF6
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
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 798d7d31c612945ff07b2e957a614d2f68c73217fd4136257258822918cc2225

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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