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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 7aa15f6b981df851a14780e02980e106cbb0ef75985af1733804e7e034d8c821
SHA3-384 hash: 24f30b066f3b40cad97d6c38456941955eb30aa67ea07af9172e575337afb85775ee2624ad966930308a183994f6eb13
SHA1 hash: 607145b39c81a34bef59a1db294490bd1cde3956
MD5 hash: e74d4c768095c1f53f53f9307bcb9a04
humanhash: seventeen-six-october-emma
File name:m68k
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:74'560 bytes
First seen:2026-01-20 13:44:42 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:vpQJQdYj/UPO8eYEmc0TWxJbd08l+r8zqycp+3Mjq+JOL8vmrjlQn7vFrZ3xhzI:vpKQGDEbOdbd08l+vycp+gs8v+jChxXE
TLSH T1377329D6F400DDBEF80EEB3B44570606B230E3A24B921B7623177967BC750A5193BE86
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
93
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-01-20T09:52:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-20T13:48:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=6547863b-1800-0000-fe6e-ee0d500c0000 pid=3152 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=d4b7583e-1800-0000-fe6e-ee0d550c0000 pid=3157 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=6547863b-1800-0000-fe6e-ee0d500c0000 pid=3152->guuid=d4b7583e-1800-0000-fe6e-ee0d550c0000 pid=3157 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
60 / 100
Signature
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Reads system files that contain records of logged in users
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1853949 Sample: m68k.elf Startdate: 20/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 60 115 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->115 11 systemd gdm3 2->11         started        13 m68k.elf 2->13         started        16 systemd gpu-manager 2->16         started        18 23 other processes 2->18 process3 file4 21 gdm3 gdm-session-worker 11->21         started        23 gdm3 gdm-session-worker 11->23         started        34 3 other processes 11->34 121 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 13->121 25 m68k.elf 13->25         started        36 4 other processes 13->36 28 gpu-manager sh 16->28         started        38 7 other processes 16->38 113 /var/log/wtmp, data 18->113 dropped 123 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 18->123 125 Reads system files that contain records of logged in users 18->125 30 accounts-daemon language-validate 18->30         started        32 generate-config pkill 18->32         started        signatures5 process6 signatures7 40 gdm-session-worker gdm-wayland-session 21->40         started        42 gdm-session-worker gdm-x-session 23->42         started        119 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 25->119 54 4 other processes 25->54 44 sh grep 28->44         started        46 language-validate language-options 30->46         started        48 sh grep 38->48         started        50 sh grep 38->50         started        52 sh grep 38->52         started        56 4 other processes 38->56 process8 process9 58 gdm-wayland-session dbus-run-session 40->58         started        60 gdm-x-session dbus-run-session 42->60         started        62 gdm-x-session Xorg Xorg.wrap Xorg 42->62         started        64 gdm-x-session Default 42->64         started        66 language-options sh 46->66         started        process10 68 dbus-run-session dbus-daemon 58->68         started        71 dbus-run-session gnome-session gnome-session-binary 1 58->71         started        73 dbus-run-session dbus-daemon 60->73         started        75 dbus-run-session gnome-session gnome-session-binary 60->75         started        77 Xorg sh 62->77         started        79 sh locale 66->79         started        81 sh grep 66->81         started        signatures11 117 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 68->117 83 dbus-daemon 68->83         started        85 dbus-daemon 68->85         started        87 dbus-daemon 68->87         started        97 4 other processes 68->97 89 gnome-session-binary sh gnome-shell 71->89         started        91 gnome-session-binary session-migration 71->91         started        93 gnome-session-binary gnome-session-check-accelerated 75->93         started        95 sh xkbcomp 77->95         started        process12 process13 99 dbus-daemon false 83->99         started        101 dbus-daemon false 85->101         started        103 dbus-daemon false 87->103         started        105 dbus-daemon false 97->105         started        107 dbus-daemon false 97->107         started        109 dbus-daemon false 97->109         started        111 dbus-daemon false 97->111         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-20 13:45:30 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
9 of 24 (37.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
linux
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
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 7aa15f6b981df851a14780e02980e106cbb0ef75985af1733804e7e034d8c821

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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