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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 86b98945bb55f4cea81d52bc475def9cdaea7eabe1b39921e827aa6e79844dfa
SHA3-384 hash: 9fa45a754d61a6870fadbeb3b760dd7034821aaac949fee5214acc791e36396928d39d865cf25886cce6e487a341da03
SHA1 hash: eb42c0095640a75f2bd647c1d6f9ac2b84c58313
MD5 hash: 338fb48db1b25346a156607a571e7eef
humanhash: coffee-delta-avocado-failed
File name:86b98945bb55f4cea81d52bc475def9cdaea7eabe1b39921e827aa6e79844dfa
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:886'344 bytes
First seen:2026-10-19 16:06:21 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 24576:pvgOhPPhHINr+mxdzlbdVg32NNdmOwO20Qb:p5hPPhoNhnpbgp
TLSH T13B157C89E7C3D4F1F65304F10A4FC7E21528A2165063F6F2EB8C1A9778B6B526E1632D
telfhash t1bcc1f1b329609cecb7f05902865b7224de36e02726f029760df26451b7b2e436f36d78
Magika elf
Reporter Rocketguy
Tags:elf honeypot mirai


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Rocketguy
Captured by a RocketCore internet honeypot; not present in MalwareBazaar at capture time.

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
76
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Kills processes
Connection attempt
Creating a file
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-10-07T20:18:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-15T09:08:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=117f41e2-1900-0000-8e67-2b27b6090000 pid=2486 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=9629e8e4-1900-0000-8e67-2b27bc090000 pid=2492 /tmp/sample.bin write-file guuid=117f41e2-1900-0000-8e67-2b27b6090000 pid=2486->guuid=9629e8e4-1900-0000-8e67-2b27bc090000 pid=2492 execve guuid=9f6580e5-1900-0000-8e67-2b27be090000 pid=2494 /tmp/libcow.so zombie guuid=9629e8e4-1900-0000-8e67-2b27bc090000 pid=2492->guuid=9f6580e5-1900-0000-8e67-2b27be090000 pid=2494 clone guuid=0c54a3e5-1900-0000-8e67-2b27c0090000 pid=2496 /tmp/libcow.so net guuid=9f6580e5-1900-0000-8e67-2b27be090000 pid=2494->guuid=0c54a3e5-1900-0000-8e67-2b27c0090000 pid=2496 clone eb6e148b-f90b-581e-8c96-1d2bbf2e4bc8 45.9.149.168:8001 guuid=0c54a3e5-1900-0000-8e67-2b27c0090000 pid=2496->eb6e148b-f90b-581e-8c96-1d2bbf2e4bc8 con guuid=7a84dce5-1900-0000-8e67-2b27c1090000 pid=2497 /tmp/libcow.so net net-scan send-data guuid=0c54a3e5-1900-0000-8e67-2b27c0090000 pid=2496->guuid=7a84dce5-1900-0000-8e67-2b27c1090000 pid=2497 clone guuid=7a84dce5-1900-0000-8e67-2b27c1090000 pid=2497|network network activity to 4098 IP addresses review logs to see them all guuid=7a84dce5-1900-0000-8e67-2b27c1090000 pid=2497->guuid=7a84dce5-1900-0000-8e67-2b27c1090000 pid=2497|network network
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-08 01:12:58 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 36 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery linux
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Reads MAC address of network interface
Reads network interface configuration
Renames itself
Contacts a large (365625) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:F01_s1ckrule
Author:s1ckb017
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:malwareelf55503
Rule name:MIRAI_OHSHIT_payload
Author:AfterPacket
Description:MIRAI_OHSHIT ELF payload -- compiled-in C2 set, all architectures
Reference:https://github.com/Afterpacket/drosera-threat-intel
Rule name:NSVPS_Mirai_Busybox_Staging
Author:sanad (NSVPS-SOC)
Description:Mirai-style busybox wget/tftp payload staging seen in NSVPS honeypot
Rule name:telebot_framework
Author:vietdx.mb
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


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

Web download

Mirai

elf 86b98945bb55f4cea81d52bc475def9cdaea7eabe1b39921e827aa6e79844dfa

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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