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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8999160985516d1c8666124b957f7f87c7faaecf7d2b3af8d8688caa34b98e33
SHA3-384 hash: a84ea193f64479c5c82fb975ff3388ff438eb05faaea3cd22247a501dfeac59b6fc7658e95320461cc7bca483f95e1c6
SHA1 hash: d179229dcd4019d9f846bbf73d62d65949896ebf
MD5 hash: 4bae1e3646105cbca92d2daf0da0eb3f
humanhash: oxygen-papa-six-oranges
File name:x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:107'824 bytes
First seen:2025-12-10 01:01:56 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:XFmzGpEWmXBLFkpzjYS3Z/5+JcDEh+ohHw0pJbL1:XFmzY5mXBypzjYYZ/5+JblHL1
TLSH T1B4B339C0EA47D4F5DD1642302277F73B9A32F17A1139DA83E3A89F327C52A41D90A29D
telfhash t13d31a4bcf6360cdcabc19502b28ea361ad0d7b6b642137fa1ef22465327204157b6c39
TrID 50.1% (.) ELF Executable and Linkable format (Linux) (4022/12)
49.8% (.O) ELF Executable and Linkable format (generic) (4000/1)
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
49
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Sends data to a server
Runs as daemon
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-12-09T23:18:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-12-10T03:00:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Moobot
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
80 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Mirai
Yara detected Moobot
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1829940 Sample: x86.elf Startdate: 10/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 80 24 45.153.34.209, 1999 SKYLINKNL Germany 2->24 26 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->26 28 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->28 30 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->30 32 2 other signatures 2->32 8 x86.elf 2->8         started        signatures3 process4 process5 10 x86.elf 8->10         started        12 x86.elf 8->12         started        14 x86.elf 8->14         started        16 x86.elf 8->16         started        process6 18 x86.elf 10->18         started        20 x86.elf 10->20         started        22 x86.elf 10->22         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-10 01:02:26 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:owari defense_evasion discovery linux
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan mirai gafgyt Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135890-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f Linux_Trojan_Mirai_ae9d0fa6 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3 Linux_Gafgyt_May_2024
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:elf_mirai_auto
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:Detects elf.mirai.
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_ae9d0fa6
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
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 8999160985516d1c8666124b957f7f87c7faaecf7d2b3af8d8688caa34b98e33

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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