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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 19 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 7e68eb79fa1f19b802f6831ebe5b03dcae3ac727cb34dadeecbd31ebd2c6ba2b
SHA3-384 hash: 71dbded947c522a1830209c37e34f32a03ebe6463feb7288a039dc2788dc4cb3b70f52c83da47cd4dd8bca74652b96db
SHA1 hash: c8ea7ea7b4bb58b999372054fae8327b913cdba4
MD5 hash: ee2c756e702bc5e91af91cec442ab0f5
humanhash: saturn-georgia-mobile-autumn
File name:7e68eb79fa1f19b802f6831ebe5b03dcae3ac727cb34dadeecbd31ebd2c6ba2b.elf
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:213'672 bytes
First seen:2026-08-29 17:16:48 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:ZY0WgSIjNWMBCdBGFpt5h+vOgtN7WRAW36Vl+F0mdf2u1EssMZc/T03ImIys61XC:ZH4I9u4LdVRf+mdfbEssMOgh5o6c
TLSH T128245C1378E190FEC9D7C1388B9F901AD522F41B1124F11A7B9DBE652F4EE306B6E690
telfhash t10d61e9342d6a796c32e3c356b20eda5afc3205211ee175e9af2774e5ce427c80d824e1
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 whack_sh
Tags:elf exe mirai whack.sh

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
157
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Kills processes
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Launching a process
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
Receives data from a server
Connection attempt
Creating a file
Creates directories in a subdirectory of a temporary directory
Deleting a recently created file
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Collects information on the OS
Removes directories from a subdirectory of a temporary directory
Creating a process from a recently created file
Sets a written file as executable
Locks files
Sends data to a server
Creates directories in a temporary directory
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Deleting of the original file
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=98566278-1800-0000-1e86-4b3256090000 pid=2390 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=e7cbd27d-1800-0000-1e86-4b325d090000 pid=2397 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file net guuid=98566278-1800-0000-1e86-4b3256090000 pid=2390->guuid=e7cbd27d-1800-0000-1e86-4b325d090000 pid=2397 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=e7cbd27d-1800-0000-1e86-4b325d090000 pid=2397->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=1aac2a7f-1800-0000-1e86-4b3260090000 pid=2400 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file write-config write-file zombie guuid=e7cbd27d-1800-0000-1e86-4b325d090000 pid=2397->guuid=1aac2a7f-1800-0000-1e86-4b3260090000 pid=2400 clone guuid=210561a5-1800-0000-1e86-4b3290090000 pid=2448 /tmp/sample.bin write-file guuid=1aac2a7f-1800-0000-1e86-4b3260090000 pid=2400->guuid=210561a5-1800-0000-1e86-4b3290090000 pid=2448 clone guuid=19e669a5-1800-0000-1e86-4b3291090000 pid=2449 /usr/bin/dash guuid=1aac2a7f-1800-0000-1e86-4b3260090000 pid=2400->guuid=19e669a5-1800-0000-1e86-4b3291090000 pid=2449 execve guuid=d97c29be-1800-0000-1e86-4b32c4090000 pid=2500 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=1aac2a7f-1800-0000-1e86-4b3260090000 pid=2400->guuid=d97c29be-1800-0000-1e86-4b32c4090000 pid=2500 clone guuid=07ec2dbe-1800-0000-1e86-4b32c5090000 pid=2501 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=1aac2a7f-1800-0000-1e86-4b3260090000 pid=2400->guuid=07ec2dbe-1800-0000-1e86-4b32c5090000 pid=2501 clone guuid=e20432be-1800-0000-1e86-4b32c6090000 pid=2502 /tmp/x delete-file net zombie guuid=1aac2a7f-1800-0000-1e86-4b3260090000 pid=2400->guuid=e20432be-1800-0000-1e86-4b32c6090000 pid=2502 execve guuid=e88f35be-1800-0000-1e86-4b32c7090000 pid=2503 /tmp/sample.bin net write-file guuid=1aac2a7f-1800-0000-1e86-4b3260090000 pid=2400->guuid=e88f35be-1800-0000-1e86-4b32c7090000 pid=2503 clone guuid=f4452aa6-1800-0000-1e86-4b3294090000 pid=2452 /usr/sbin/xtables-nft-multi guuid=19e669a5-1800-0000-1e86-4b3291090000 pid=2449->guuid=f4452aa6-1800-0000-1e86-4b3294090000 pid=2452 execve guuid=222488bd-1800-0000-1e86-4b32c1090000 pid=2497 /usr/sbin/xtables-nft-multi guuid=19e669a5-1800-0000-1e86-4b3291090000 pid=2449->guuid=222488bd-1800-0000-1e86-4b32c1090000 pid=2497 execve guuid=9f23d6be-1800-0000-1e86-4b32ca090000 pid=2506 /usr/bin/dash guuid=d97c29be-1800-0000-1e86-4b32c4090000 pid=2500->guuid=9f23d6be-1800-0000-1e86-4b32ca090000 pid=2506 execve guuid=3ec320c1-1800-0000-1e86-4b32d1090000 pid=2513 /usr/bin/dash guuid=d97c29be-1800-0000-1e86-4b32c4090000 pid=2500->guuid=3ec320c1-1800-0000-1e86-4b32d1090000 pid=2513 execve guuid=e20432be-1800-0000-1e86-4b32c6090000 pid=2502->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=58240abf-1800-0000-1e86-4b32cb090000 pid=2507 /usr/bin/dash guuid=e20432be-1800-0000-1e86-4b32c6090000 pid=2502->guuid=58240abf-1800-0000-1e86-4b32cb090000 pid=2507 execve guuid=d80f30c4-1800-0000-1e86-4b32d8090000 pid=2520 /tmp/x delete-file write-config write-file zombie guuid=e20432be-1800-0000-1e86-4b32c6090000 pid=2502->guuid=d80f30c4-1800-0000-1e86-4b32d8090000 pid=2520 clone 753e308f-647b-5f4b-8a28-fe89dd00047a 198.144.179.82:55650 guuid=e88f35be-1800-0000-1e86-4b32c7090000 pid=2503->753e308f-647b-5f4b-8a28-fe89dd00047a con guuid=8c35abbe-1800-0000-1e86-4b32c9090000 pid=2505 /tmp/sample.bin net net-scan send-data write-file guuid=e88f35be-1800-0000-1e86-4b32c7090000 pid=2503->guuid=8c35abbe-1800-0000-1e86-4b32c9090000 pid=2505 clone guuid=8c35abbe-1800-0000-1e86-4b32c9090000 pid=2505|network network activity to 96 IP addresses review logs to see them all guuid=8c35abbe-1800-0000-1e86-4b32c9090000 pid=2505->guuid=8c35abbe-1800-0000-1e86-4b32c9090000 pid=2505|network network guuid=edc205c0-1800-0000-1e86-4b32cd090000 pid=2509 /usr/bin/kmod guuid=9f23d6be-1800-0000-1e86-4b32ca090000 pid=2506->guuid=edc205c0-1800-0000-1e86-4b32cd090000 pid=2509 execve guuid=99eb3ac0-1800-0000-1e86-4b32ce090000 pid=2510 /usr/bin/cp guuid=58240abf-1800-0000-1e86-4b32cb090000 pid=2507->guuid=99eb3ac0-1800-0000-1e86-4b32ce090000 pid=2510 execve guuid=5a24b4c2-1800-0000-1e86-4b32d5090000 pid=2517 /usr/bin/chmod guuid=58240abf-1800-0000-1e86-4b32cb090000 pid=2507->guuid=5a24b4c2-1800-0000-1e86-4b32d5090000 pid=2517 execve guuid=098065e3-1800-0000-1e86-4b320c0a0000 pid=2572 /tmp/x write-file guuid=d80f30c4-1800-0000-1e86-4b32d8090000 pid=2520->guuid=098065e3-1800-0000-1e86-4b320c0a0000 pid=2572 clone guuid=73106be3-1800-0000-1e86-4b320d0a0000 pid=2573 /usr/bin/dash guuid=d80f30c4-1800-0000-1e86-4b32d8090000 pid=2520->guuid=73106be3-1800-0000-1e86-4b320d0a0000 pid=2573 execve guuid=c1c1dfe4-1800-0000-1e86-4b32130a0000 pid=2579 /tmp/x guuid=d80f30c4-1800-0000-1e86-4b32d8090000 pid=2520->guuid=c1c1dfe4-1800-0000-1e86-4b32130a0000 pid=2579 clone guuid=9cb7e3e4-1800-0000-1e86-4b32140a0000 pid=2580 /tmp/x guuid=d80f30c4-1800-0000-1e86-4b32d8090000 pid=2520->guuid=9cb7e3e4-1800-0000-1e86-4b32140a0000 pid=2580 clone guuid=7a21e8e4-1800-0000-1e86-4b32150a0000 pid=2581 /tmp/x guuid=d80f30c4-1800-0000-1e86-4b32d8090000 pid=2520->guuid=7a21e8e4-1800-0000-1e86-4b32150a0000 pid=2581 clone guuid=aac5ebe4-1800-0000-1e86-4b32160a0000 pid=2582 /tmp/x net send-data write-file guuid=d80f30c4-1800-0000-1e86-4b32d8090000 pid=2520->guuid=aac5ebe4-1800-0000-1e86-4b32160a0000 pid=2582 clone guuid=7c53bbe3-1800-0000-1e86-4b320e0a0000 pid=2574 /usr/sbin/xtables-nft-multi guuid=73106be3-1800-0000-1e86-4b320d0a0000 pid=2573->guuid=7c53bbe3-1800-0000-1e86-4b320e0a0000 pid=2574 execve guuid=40c24ee4-1800-0000-1e86-4b32110a0000 pid=2577 /usr/sbin/xtables-nft-multi guuid=73106be3-1800-0000-1e86-4b320d0a0000 pid=2573->guuid=40c24ee4-1800-0000-1e86-4b32110a0000 pid=2577 execve guuid=2f5c3de5-1800-0000-1e86-4b32190a0000 pid=2585 /usr/bin/dash guuid=c1c1dfe4-1800-0000-1e86-4b32130a0000 pid=2579->guuid=2f5c3de5-1800-0000-1e86-4b32190a0000 pid=2585 execve guuid=667a9ee8-1800-0000-1e86-4b32210a0000 pid=2593 /usr/bin/dash guuid=c1c1dfe4-1800-0000-1e86-4b32130a0000 pid=2579->guuid=667a9ee8-1800-0000-1e86-4b32210a0000 pid=2593 execve guuid=0e797624-1900-0000-1e86-4b32720a0000 pid=2674 /usr/bin/dash guuid=c1c1dfe4-1800-0000-1e86-4b32130a0000 pid=2579->guuid=0e797624-1900-0000-1e86-4b32720a0000 pid=2674 execve guuid=cf209064-1900-0000-1e86-4b32a60a0000 pid=2726 /usr/bin/dash guuid=c1c1dfe4-1800-0000-1e86-4b32130a0000 pid=2579->guuid=cf209064-1900-0000-1e86-4b32a60a0000 pid=2726 execve guuid=f74299a1-1900-0000-1e86-4b32e70a0000 pid=2791 /usr/bin/dash guuid=c1c1dfe4-1800-0000-1e86-4b32130a0000 pid=2579->guuid=f74299a1-1900-0000-1e86-4b32e70a0000 pid=2791 execve guuid=aac5ebe4-1800-0000-1e86-4b32160a0000 pid=2582->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=aac5ebe4-1800-0000-1e86-4b32160a0000 pid=2582->753e308f-647b-5f4b-8a28-fe89dd00047a send: 14B guuid=e3d738e5-1800-0000-1e86-4b32180a0000 pid=2584 /tmp/x delete-file net net-scan send-data write-file guuid=aac5ebe4-1800-0000-1e86-4b32160a0000 pid=2582->guuid=e3d738e5-1800-0000-1e86-4b32180a0000 pid=2584 clone guuid=e3d738e5-1800-0000-1e86-4b32180a0000 pid=2584|network network activity to 160 IP addresses review logs to see them all guuid=e3d738e5-1800-0000-1e86-4b32180a0000 pid=2584->guuid=e3d738e5-1800-0000-1e86-4b32180a0000 pid=2584|network network guuid=935897e6-1800-0000-1e86-4b321d0a0000 pid=2589 /usr/bin/kmod guuid=2f5c3de5-1800-0000-1e86-4b32190a0000 pid=2585->guuid=935897e6-1800-0000-1e86-4b321d0a0000 pid=2589 execve guuid=0c33dea1-1900-0000-1e86-4b32e90a0000 pid=2793 /usr/bin/rm guuid=f74299a1-1900-0000-1e86-4b32e70a0000 pid=2791->guuid=0c33dea1-1900-0000-1e86-4b32e90a0000 pid=2793 execve guuid=4d1e21a2-1900-0000-1e86-4b32ea0a0000 pid=2794 /usr/bin/rm guuid=f74299a1-1900-0000-1e86-4b32e70a0000 pid=2791->guuid=4d1e21a2-1900-0000-1e86-4b32ea0a0000 pid=2794 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-29 17:17:23 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
13 of 36 (36.11%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery execution linux persistence privilege_escalation rootkit
Behaviour
Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
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
Reads list of loaded kernel modules
File and Directory Permissions Modification
Deletes itself
Executes dropped EXE
Loads a kernel module
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
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:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:F01_s1ckrule
Author:s1ckb017
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Rootkit_Generic_61229bdf
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_0cd591cd
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_807911a2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a33a8363
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d0c57a2e
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_1cb033f3
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 7e68eb79fa1f19b802f6831ebe5b03dcae3ac727cb34dadeecbd31ebd2c6ba2b

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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