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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 79f950c27157c7046162de16174dbdcac5a209640a4b70ac263dc65b1e24f269
SHA3-384 hash: 3fb9ee7cc25ab109c493f0f5a6867203299be27aa67a155cad46a2f7f2ce7f063f44b76a013b7bc29f6e494afad2c018
SHA1 hash: d36258a39500d7c7e48bcf4808ef957ccba03e1b
MD5 hash: 642fe1b7cdaffa6fa919a55dd8d568b5
humanhash: winter-undress-nebraska-coffee
File name:main_m68k
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:157'504 bytes
First seen:2026-04-05 14:41:47 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:ZG5yc/y1IcSWqyAl9ed9/1qVM9uBSAsgcVljbiNLHbDLgi:ZG519yAfed9/1qVaursg3LHLgi
TLSH T153F33BC7F800CDBEF80AE73748530905B130BBA255825B376297797BED3A0991977E86
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
115
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Gathering data
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bash lolbin mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-04-05T12:14:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-04-05T13:48:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=1805f401-3500-0000-d41d-0714c3030000 pid=963 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=3a3d6d03-3500-0000-d41d-0714c4030000 pid=964 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=1805f401-3500-0000-d41d-0714c3030000 pid=963->guuid=3a3d6d03-3500-0000-d41d-0714c4030000 pid=964 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-04-05 14:42:40 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 38 (39.47%)
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:botnet_Yakuza
Author:NDA0E
Description:Yakuza botnet
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:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
Author:Elastic Security
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 79f950c27157c7046162de16174dbdcac5a209640a4b70ac263dc65b1e24f269

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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