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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8559a2a4b9ebe51f096a49cce3a70536b9db169bc593351fc25853a1fa329eaf
SHA3-384 hash: 47ff70d387dedcf9d9b77771b0b9b4a57ca9d6dfd7e06cb1e28e060854706ee2423ba46e9be8fc9c92639c8b2eadac03
SHA1 hash: d1b6ff446878f77d92ce61dec47ecb8607a34bdb
MD5 hash: 3260260989ce0d9a42180fcbd84e8f7d
humanhash: king-monkey-moon-monkey
File name:Orbt.m68k
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:168'544 bytes
First seen:2026-01-21 07:17:43 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:uwVQzoGGOV59qYhe8byNy69ieeIoPwATv5B3pVKjbiVLg2/ZXrV7HC:VjGNVqCyNx9ieRozRB3hLf/pV7HC
TLSH T13EF329DBF800D9BAF80AE7374C53490AB130B7B214525A337257397BE93A1E90567F86
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
51
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
ELF 32 BE
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=e1e715a0-1600-0000-5bb2-b454a90c0000 pid=3241 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=e5111ea3-1600-0000-5bb2-b454ab0c0000 pid=3243 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=e1e715a0-1600-0000-5bb2-b454a90c0000 pid=3241->guuid=e5111ea3-1600-0000-5bb2-b454ab0c0000 pid=3243 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
76 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Uses dynamic DNS services
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1854571 Sample: Orbt.m68k.elf Startdate: 21/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 76 26 mirailoversddos.duckdns.org 2->26 28 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->28 30 6 other IPs or domains 2->30 32 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->32 34 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->34 36 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->36 38 Yara detected Mirai 2->38 8 Orbt.m68k.elf 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        14 python3.8 dpkg 2->14         started        signatures3 40 Uses dynamic DNS services 26->40 process4 process5 16 Orbt.m68k.elf 8->16         started        18 Orbt.m68k.elf 8->18         started        20 Orbt.m68k.elf 8->20         started        process6 22 Orbt.m68k.elf 16->22         started        24 Orbt.m68k.elf 16->24         started       
Gathering data
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai linux
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
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: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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 8559a2a4b9ebe51f096a49cce3a70536b9db169bc593351fc25853a1fa329eaf

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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