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Database Entry


Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 838e35b62a6b38675e467301166cdcc54f98d528fe43d56936caeffec88ac696
SHA3-384 hash: 5a87c0e67e19e94d1cded2579f62af2f2e2326a6278dd983a890715b43e728cc4f68770329a423a27a7b6e88beb80e42
SHA1 hash: a711405fd6c3ab1679ece32dc86a689e5995fb20
MD5 hash: b53c74c140282a6f3b4142853aa9c3fb
humanhash: mockingbird-arkansas-comet-zulu
File name:nexuscorp.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
Create hunting rule
File size:154'664 bytes
First seen:2026-01-10 11:10:47 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:eMTgbwowhqmg3JK1oTor1o8V53HJW2SyQ/FOtqwI:eMTgUo0qmg3hMr1o8vXE7BFOtqwI
TLSH T1BEE3D75F2E218F7DF66D833887F39E31935923C623E1C645D16CE2101E6428E685FBA9
telfhash t1c83156184a7413f467365c8d1aadff77d67231db6b126d378d11a86a677cd814e20c0c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt mirai

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
58
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Detection(s):
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-8041698-0
Create hunting rule

Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Sends data to a server
DNS request
Sets a written file as executable
Creating a file
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/696233e007ef5fa68e83aaba/reports/2ff5dc06-242c-4a87-ac29-11037bbf09cd/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-01-10T08:19:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-10T18:07:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/838e35b62a6b38675e467301166cdcc54f98d528fe43d56936caeffec88ac696/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/e8c92b47-5be2-4452-a5d5-3e80451dd083
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=aa973538-1900-0000-4457-c104030b0000 pid=2819 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=bd8f2a3b-1900-0000-4457-c1040a0b0000 pid=2826 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=aa973538-1900-0000-4457-c104030b0000 pid=2819->guuid=bd8f2a3b-1900-0000-4457-c1040a0b0000 pid=2826 execve
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/710ed7b0-23d9-479a-9907-9c017359bd80
Result
Threat name:
Mirai
Create hunting rule
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
84 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1847860
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1847860 Sample: nexuscorp.mips.elf Startdate: 10/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 84 34 156.85.240.91 WAL-MARTUS United States 2->34 36 156.93.132.208 WAL-MARTUS United States 2->36 38 100 other IPs or domains 2->38 40 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->40 42 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->42 44 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->44 46 Yara detected Mirai 2->46 10 nexuscorp.mips.elf 2->10         started        12 python3.8 dpkg 2->12         started        14 dash rm 2->14         started        16 10 other processes 2->16 signatures3 process4 process5 18 nexuscorp.mips.elf 10->18         started        process6 20 nexuscorp.mips.elf 18->20         started        process7 22 nexuscorp.mips.elf 20->22         started        file8 30 /usr/local/bin/sysd, ELF 22->30 dropped 32 /etc/rc.local, POSIX 22->32 dropped 48 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 22->48 50 Sample deletes itself 22->50 52 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 22->52 26 nexuscorp.mips.elf 22->26         started        28 nexuscorp.mips.elf 22->28         started        signatures9 process10
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/838e35b62a6b38675e467301166cdcc54f98d528fe43d56936caeffec88ac696
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/838e35b62a6b38675e467301166cdcc54f98d528fe43d56936caeffec88ac696/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.MIRAI
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/838e35b62a6b38675e467301166cdcc54f98d528fe43d56936caeffec88ac696
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Create hunting rule
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-10 11:11:34 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 24 (62.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=qohdlnrknm4goxsgomarm3g4yvhzrvji7zb5k2jwzlx75seky2la._file
Result
Malware family:
mirai
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet discovery persistence
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260110-nahhjsdv8a/
Behaviour
System Network Configuration Discovery
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Modifies rc script
Write file to user bin folder
Deletes itself
Contacts a large (19682) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Mirai
Mirai family
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-8041698-0
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/170199e1-ad10-4c74-acc5-465872ae8007
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/838e35b62a6b38675e467301166cdcc54f98d528fe43d56936caeffec88ac696

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Create hunting rule
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:unixredflags3
Create hunting rule
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 838e35b62a6b38675e467301166cdcc54f98d528fe43d56936caeffec88ac696

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3755351/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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