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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 7e7ab42ef473ce71e161dc0e303fba6e5d884df70cadee380449dfa9ca588c75
SHA3-384 hash: 2ec8f4ff79298586cc93bc4a23c4f0f0018b6258c35cda1e8a6c35ab7b938039ee9d9aee660f32eedbfa4c88ca2349a6
SHA1 hash: 721fde4da4c432f77f2f32e88e08bc2977d4f35a
MD5 hash: 7cd9d7d10cebc686f766c1cacf72490e
humanhash: oranges-michigan-blue-friend
File name:shadow.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:100'320 bytes
First seen:2026-01-12 10:42:48 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:aIvdQRNAMpHBl9cDAnV88htUmEqtCzfHR:aIvd0AMBBleDWV8FqtoZ
TLSH T1CAA3B65E6A674FBDF7AC863647B7DE10C248339223E1E145E0ACE9019E7034A785F7A4
telfhash t12d013c4c493847f097818daeabecef35e59140df592b2f37ce50e99aa6146428d00c2c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
74
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-01-12T07:58:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-12T12:48:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=72eafdbb-1a00-0000-5441-db285f0c0000 pid=3167 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=88af9ebd-1a00-0000-5441-db28640c0000 pid=3172 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=72eafdbb-1a00-0000-5441-db285f0c0000 pid=3167->guuid=88af9ebd-1a00-0000-5441-db28640c0000 pid=3172 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
68 / 100
Signature
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Performs DNS TXT record lookups
Sample deletes itself
Sends malformed DNS queries
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1848936 Sample: shadow.mips.elf Startdate: 12/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 68 22 85.190.96.149 2->22 24 H. [malformed] 2->24 26 5 other IPs or domains 2->26 28 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->28 30 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->30 9 shadow.mips.elf 2->9         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        14 dash rm 2->14         started        signatures3 32 Performs DNS TXT record lookups 22->32 34 Sends malformed DNS queries 24->34 process4 signatures5 36 Sample deletes itself 9->36 16 shadow.mips.elf 9->16         started        process6 process7 18 shadow.mips.elf 16->18         started        process8 20 shadow.mips.elf 18->20         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-12 10:33:05 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
14 of 24 (58.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-1
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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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 7e7ab42ef473ce71e161dc0e303fba6e5d884df70cadee380449dfa9ca588c75

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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