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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8590fca6bd80f48e8a59389a4a6c2cac78525f4108282f52f8736e596978b9be
SHA3-384 hash: 047ab88e29a28d9598b75be14f17c4e5adc5279ce5ad4f5edc6660c0f0d53b97dc8df3c49f46836e9819e30c1373a0b2
SHA1 hash: 2a9237d46deb0798ffa7b658115ca31829ba5b55
MD5 hash: 9dbac21af28eeed3b725924e3952a1b3
humanhash: arizona-sweet-jersey-oxygen
File name:splm68k
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:113'312 bytes
First seen:2026-01-28 19:44:52 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:MCWtjip+nJoFSiEatMXfvK95zKsPcuGzeR8:Gtjip+nASLagfvKPzwuYq8
TLSH T13CB34CA6B400DC7EF85BE7B780571A46B220A3F44E436B377617FD13EA2E1B41826D46
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
105
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
mirai
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=4a7ecf93-1600-0000-6fc3-d4d0ee0f0000 pid=4078 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=c1dd6295-1600-0000-6fc3-d4d0f50f0000 pid=4085 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=4a7ecf93-1600-0000-6fc3-d4d0ee0f0000 pid=4078->guuid=c1dd6295-1600-0000-6fc3-d4d0f50f0000 pid=4085 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
76 / 100
Signature
Connects to many IPs within the same subnet mask (likely port scanning)
Drops invisible ELF files
Reads system files that contain records of logged in users
Sample deletes itself
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Sends malformed DNS queries
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1859369 Sample: splm68k.elf Startdate: 28/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 76 79 slursontel.ru. [malformed] 2->79 81 slursbeback.ru. [malformed] 2->81 83 104 other IPs or domains 2->83 85 Yara detected Mirai 2->85 87 Connects to many IPs within the same subnet mask (likely port scanning) 2->87 11 splm68k.elf .polkitd 2->11         started        15 systemd gdm3 2->15         started        17 systemd accounts-daemon 2->17         started        19 19 other processes 2->19 signatures3 89 Sends malformed DNS queries 81->89 process4 file5 75 /dev/shm/.polkitd, ELF 11->75 dropped 95 Drops invisible ELF files 11->95 97 Sample deletes itself 11->97 21 .polkitd 11->21         started        24 gdm3 gdm-session-worker 15->24         started        26 gdm3 plymouth 15->26         started        36 2 other processes 15->36 99 Reads system files that contain records of logged in users 17->99 28 accounts-daemon language-validate 17->28         started        77 /var/log/wtmp, data 19->77 dropped 101 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 19->101 30 gpu-manager sh 19->30         started        32 gpu-manager sh 19->32         started        34 gpu-manager sh 19->34         started        38 3 other processes 19->38 signatures6 process7 signatures8 91 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 21->91 40 .polkitd 21->40         started        42 .polkitd 21->42         started        44 gdm-session-worker gdm-wayland-session 24->44         started        46 language-validate language-options 28->46         started        48 sh grep 30->48         started        50 sh grep 32->50         started        52 sh grep 34->52         started        54 sh grep 38->54         started        56 sh grep 38->56         started        process9 process10 58 gdm-wayland-session dbus-daemon 44->58         started        61 gdm-wayland-session dbus-run-session 44->61         started        63 language-options sh 46->63         started        signatures11 93 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 58->93 65 dbus-daemon 58->65         started        67 dbus-run-session dbus-daemon 61->67         started        69 sh locale 63->69         started        71 sh grep 63->71         started        process12 process13 73 dbus-daemon false 65->73         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-28 19:45:23 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
10 of 36 (27.78%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
linux
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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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 8590fca6bd80f48e8a59389a4a6c2cac78525f4108282f52f8736e596978b9be

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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