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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 834df45b239cfd655b4f4a7be2e2a960b160fbc642b08aaaa90181e1672ab489
SHA3-384 hash: 661c235d799bc1c7fc872fb53c52948beedf58f547fe3e609dc1f56cb8a41aab9fdb4d7adf2e8441867a130d8f71b848
SHA1 hash: 9d5b77fb132190dc08c42e4cce5e0b6cad5d663d
MD5 hash: b51ab845011a03dab05886d74cac1d41
humanhash: fish-vermont-emma-red
File name:mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:111'932 bytes
First seen:2026-05-23 19:31:41 UTC
Last seen:2026-05-24 16:31:27 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:pv6pbp/+unURJgxDfmOetlhtaXYEKB6eIr7Bwbkvuop6nbe4eoFqC2:pvc1Wun+JiKOerEKB6eUibkvfpBqqL
TLSH T1B1B3A84E6E31DF7CF7A8C33457B79A61A39873D622E1C585E1ACD2011E6024E641FFA8
telfhash t11c21215c4a7823e077325c9d199dfb7bd6a130ee27255c374e11986ebb7d8825e10c0c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
55
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
Opens a port
Creates or modifies symbolic links
Creating a file
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Sets a file as executable
Creating a process from a recently created file
Sets a written file as executable
Launching a process
Manages services
Writes files to system directory
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-05-23T16:38:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-05-25T01:39:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.ez HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=ac86f02e-1800-0000-aa93-92e7840c0000 pid=3204 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=a9975931-1800-0000-aa93-92e78a0c0000 pid=3210 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=ac86f02e-1800-0000-aa93-92e7840c0000 pid=3204->guuid=a9975931-1800-0000-aa93-92e78a0c0000 pid=3210 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-05-23 19:32:40 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 23 (65.22%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Attempts to change immutable files
Modifies systemd
Write file to user bin folder
File and Directory Permissions Modification
Deletes itself
Executes dropped EXE
Family: Mirai
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YARA Signatures


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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:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious single byte XORed keyword 'Mozilla/5.0' - it uses yara's XOR modifier and therefore cannot print the XOR key. You can use the CyberChef recipe linked in the reference field to brute force the used key.
Reference:https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/#recipe=XOR_Brute_Force()
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_RID2DB4
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:Internal Research
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


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Web download

Mirai

elf 834df45b239cfd655b4f4a7be2e2a960b160fbc642b08aaaa90181e1672ab489

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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