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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 896f63d1435cd22055e0e9c1d240fb51291d8e870ce4e1df89c2922ffdd713ff
SHA3-384 hash: 22cbe57249b3692a80c2bbb62c3f87156f20c48b3b51156dce46774d7dfda577a658e75f757d882a3db071917c1b711e
SHA1 hash: cef2a70afcf5d074de08414de40e31fea15819dc
MD5 hash: a2ff1a31fae2e5c6121706b5fe448abe
humanhash: river-orange-venus-december
File name:pmips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:51'104 bytes
First seen:2026-08-14 20:32:22 UTC
Last seen:2026-08-15 14:49:25 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:IcZ8/5tZ0/7qz3L7JgR/2lPSjmlSmVJu8:IR/r1vJ3jlSmVQ8
TLSH T1A833F1F426E1126BD62C267C29FADB145E414ED09A178C62F7A8E1C7CF991903D83BE1
TrID 50.1% (.) ELF Executable and Linkable format (Linux) (4022/12)
49.8% (.O) ELF Executable and Linkable format (generic) (4000/1)
Magika unknown
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai UPX
File size (compressed) :51'104 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :144'684 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Unpacked file: 9068808aff079079e74325af79f7166dc6da8ff2c008dca4823411e992052288

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
4
# of downloads :
84
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
mirai packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
true
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
50
Number of processes launched:
8
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
2323,23
Behaviour
Anti-VM
Process Renaming
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-08-14T18:44:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-08-15T12:18:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=ac6debbb-1800-0000-0b8f-01a82c080000 pid=2092 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=9d70c1be-1800-0000-0b8f-01a837080000 pid=2103 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=ac6debbb-1800-0000-0b8f-01a82c080000 pid=2092->guuid=9d70c1be-1800-0000-0b8f-01a837080000 pid=2103 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
80 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample is packed with UPX
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1958426 Sample: pmips.elf Startdate: 14/08/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 80 48 216.1.55.188 XO-AS15-VerizonBusinessUS United States 2->48 50 220.44.140.207, 23 XO-AS15-VerizonBusinessUS Japan 2->50 52 99 other IPs or domains 2->52 54 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->54 56 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->56 58 Yara detected Mirai 2->58 60 Sample is packed with UPX 2->60 11 kmod sh 2->11         started        13 pmips.elf 2->13         started        16 python3.8 dpkg 2->16         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 18 sh modprobe 11->18         started        20 sh modprobe 11->20         started        22 sh modprobe 11->22         started        62 Sample deletes itself 13->62 24 pmips.elf 13->24         started        process6 process7 26 modprobe sh 18->26         started        28 pmips.elf 24->28         started        30 pmips.elf 24->30         started        32 pmips.elf 24->32         started        34 3 other processes 24->34 process8 36 sh modprobe 26->36         started        38 sh modprobe 26->38         started        40 sh modprobe 26->40         started        process9 42 modprobe sh 36->42         started        process10 44 sh modprobe 42->44         started        46 sh modprobe 42->46         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-14 20:33:32 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
13 of 36 (36.11%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:mirai antivm botnet defense_evasion discovery upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Writes file to shm directory
Changes its process name
Checks CPU configuration
Checks hardware identifiers (DMI)
Enumerates running processes
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Contacts a large (1601) amount of remote hosts
Family: Mirai
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
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:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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

Web download

Mirai

elf 896f63d1435cd22055e0e9c1d240fb51291d8e870ce4e1df89c2922ffdd713ff

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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