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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 20 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 7ef6565d9cf069a12118a8d4e2e9ed70dec53335b0dd35612cd1586dead9693e
SHA3-384 hash: ace669dc42914189ee110a4348856422c82b18f15d8d192c4a55ae89cf5c69b6876c99020aeda74d737d6d7875e16cd0
SHA1 hash: 7ab84808ef851755bf6d19e1bbdb4f9eb690702d
MD5 hash: 2c7f0475c6d784153acd19cc709350b3
humanhash: coffee-stairway-ceiling-paris
File name:i586
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:78'928 bytes
First seen:2026-03-02 15:08:50 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:2Lqx+GBIt+da7hicTrmULk3ENXWMTaRl0Ga3AT288LcBzMDxYCHwbZnL8:F+GBIt+d0hicTiULk3ENXf2IGa3i8YBU
TLSH T1B8734BC5AB43D8F4E8560A71127BFB2277B2F53A0038DAA6C7947833DC56A01D6573AC
telfhash t12731f9fb0a7a0ce8a7d8a440c36e2b613a5ad677353031654273dd30366ddc251fac39
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 :
1
# of downloads :
65
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
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Creates directories in a temporary directory
Kills processes
Mounts file systems
Creating a file
Sets a written file as executable
Creates directories in a system directory
Runs as daemon
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Opens a port
DNS request
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Substitutes an application name
Deletes a system binary file
Kills critical processes
Deleting of the original file
Creates or modifies files to set up autorun
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
true
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
90
Number of processes launched:
6
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Anti-VM
Persistence
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-02 15:09:28 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
22 of 36 (61.11%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai credential_access defense_evasion discovery execution linux persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Modifies Bash startup script
Reads process memory
Creates/modifies Cron job
Creates/modifies environment variables
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies rc script
Modifies systemd
Deletes itself
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
alanbotnet.dpdns.org
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
Rule name:elf_mirai_auto
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:Detects elf.mirai.
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_5bf62ce4
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_5f7b67b8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_804f8e7c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_93fc3657
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_99d78950
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_a68e498c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_ae9d0fa6
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_b14f4c5d
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_fa3ad9d0
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


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Web download

Mirai

elf 7ef6565d9cf069a12118a8d4e2e9ed70dec53335b0dd35612cd1586dead9693e

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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