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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 7f9543ae8d9f3527b475035a977c762a19277d94392970166e32edf2e003a34c
SHA3-384 hash: 06369adbf693e97d54d8a3f95946da90c3f6cebdb60397293dd1ce717cb21c8b2a8156648bca539d03380e9671daaf94
SHA1 hash: 60588541f2cc1cf2fd4c95353000006b414465c2
MD5 hash: 62fc6955dab04b380ebb3f7e93ff8fe2
humanhash: april-dakota-october-freddie
File name:herios.x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:66'968 bytes
First seen:2026-01-28 20:29:14 UTC
Last seen:2026-01-28 22:20:42 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:Q0smPdVtFxvxcGLqErn9ETlmJ5b+OIVl4zB1p3nrbJ/9q9Lofda7I5Cijkv751GD:SmEtToIC1pXJQ9LOYik51meAq+xQqf
TLSH T167630187C7D3EA31DA620537660849347E3AEA3064916B2E42826ADDCDC8DD4BC33379
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 UPX
File size (compressed) :66'968 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :188'328 bytes
Format:linux/amd64
Unpacked file: 89241fa9722f1c8dd2e197c843818d538095ed34119e40dc64636c4a0c47e8aa

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
40
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Manages services
Collects information on the OS
Deleting a recently created file
Launching a process
Sets a written file as executable
Changes owner for a written file
Creating a file
Collects information on the CPU
Changes access rights for a written file
Runs as daemon
Changes access rights for a file
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Kills processes
Writes files to system directory
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
true
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
43
Number of processes launched:
1
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Anti-VM
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=c444a7c8-1d00-0000-5d19-67ba230b0000 pid=2851 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=3ce354cd-1d00-0000-5d19-67ba320b0000 pid=2866 /tmp/sample.bin mprotect-exec guuid=c444a7c8-1d00-0000-5d19-67ba230b0000 pid=2851->guuid=3ce354cd-1d00-0000-5d19-67ba320b0000 pid=2866 execve guuid=271b50ce-1d00-0000-5d19-67ba350b0000 pid=2869 /usr/bin/dash guuid=3ce354cd-1d00-0000-5d19-67ba320b0000 pid=2866->guuid=271b50ce-1d00-0000-5d19-67ba350b0000 pid=2869 execve guuid=63ff90ce-1d00-0000-5d19-67ba370b0000 pid=2871 /usr/bin/pgrep guuid=271b50ce-1d00-0000-5d19-67ba350b0000 pid=2869->guuid=63ff90ce-1d00-0000-5d19-67ba370b0000 pid=2871 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Protects files from modification
Sample deletes itself
Sample is packed with UPX
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1859411 Sample: herios.x86_64.elf Startdate: 28/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 77 84.54.37.191, 48328, 7080 RACKTECHRU Russian Federation 2->77 79 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->79 81 3 other IPs or domains 2->81 83 Found malware configuration 2->83 85 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->85 87 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->87 89 3 other signatures 2->89 12 herios.x86_64.elf 2->12         started        15 dash rm 2->15         started        17 dash rm 2->17         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 95 Sample deletes itself 12->95 97 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 12->97 19 herios.x86_64.elf 12->19         started        21 herios.x86_64.elf sh 12->21         started        23 herios.x86_64.elf sh 12->23         started        25 5 other processes 12->25 process6 process7 27 herios.x86_64.elf 19->27         started        29 sh sed 21->29         started        32 sh pkill 21->32         started        34 sh chattr 23->34         started        42 2 other processes 23->42 36 sh chattr 25->36         started        38 sh chattr 25->38         started        40 sh chattr 25->40         started        44 7 other processes 25->44 signatures8 46 herios.x86_64.elf sh 27->46         started        48 herios.x86_64.elf sh 27->48         started        50 herios.x86_64.elf sh 27->50         started        52 19 other processes 27->52 99 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 29->99 101 Protects files from modification 34->101 process9 process10 54 sh chattr 46->54         started        65 2 other processes 46->65 57 sh chattr 48->57         started        67 2 other processes 48->67 59 sh chattr 50->59         started        69 2 other processes 50->69 61 herios.x86_64.elf 52->61         started        63 sh chattr 52->63         started        71 51 other processes 52->71 signatures11 91 Protects files from modification 54->91 93 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 61->93 73 herios.x86_64.elf sh 61->73         started        process12 process13 75 sh pkill 73->75         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-28 20:30:39 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
6 of 36 (16.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
antivm discovery execution linux persistence privilege_escalation upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Checks CPU configuration
Reads CPU attributes
Attempts to change immutable files
Checks hardware identifiers (DMI)
Creates/modifies Cron job
Enumerates running processes
Deletes itself
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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:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Mirai

elf 7f9543ae8d9f3527b475035a977c762a19277d94392970166e32edf2e003a34c

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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