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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 18 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 89a9cb193fc4b0edbbbb602e2e5d54204c7c2a56626a7e690377e4a659ae6e02
SHA3-384 hash: 034f591794f9c7b2c412e9f5ea7c4db3fd4156fdad688cf5c229a518b890a2bd77904888ab9555d4fd04222ac569c05b
SHA1 hash: 1060333ec8429c49227a9540c32ae211237ee43b
MD5 hash: 9abb95ceec4cb80e60fab992fc9592b2
humanhash: glucose-floor-georgia-pasta
File name:sh4
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:589'512 bytes
First seen:2026-10-05 17:03:01 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 6144:DI4YlyV6WTfQqKKNYRsSCg3xBGpXTmHqeQ2AVmzqqyIzoylTZuAhL/tnwkjVPxZ:cJwZTfQvoEGFneQ9m5OsTZuAhtZjVJZ
TLSH T178C48E2399766F95C4B7D1B4B4B08B780F02A89642EB6EEDD6A2DDD14547CC0F22C3B4
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 gafgyt mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
74
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-10-05T15:38:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-06T19:47:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=d01aab1a-1800-0000-a434-8b807f0c0000 pid=3199 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=29efbe1c-1800-0000-a434-8b80800c0000 pid=3200 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=d01aab1a-1800-0000-a434-8b807f0c0000 pid=3199->guuid=29efbe1c-1800-0000-a434-8b80800c0000 pid=3200 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Drops files in suspicious directories
Drops invisible ELF files
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Writes identical ELF files to multiple locations
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1982555 Sample: sh4.elf Startdate: 05/10/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 47 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOS-USDepartmentofStateUS ZZ 2->47 49 217.60.195.187, 36350, 9111 NETPOOLIN Netherlands 2->49 51 daisy.ubuntu.com 91.189.95.56, 443, 45858, 45860 CANONICAL-ASGB United Kingdom 2->51 53 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->53 55 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->55 57 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->57 59 Yara detected Mirai 2->59 13 sh4.elf 2->13         started        15 python3.8 dpkg 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 process5 17 sh4.elf 13->17         started        process6 19 sh4.elf 17->19         started        file7 39 /usr/lib/.qv3b, ELF 19->39 dropped 41 /tmp/.qv3b, ELF 19->41 dropped 43 /run/.qv3b, ELF 19->43 dropped 45 3 other malicious files 19->45 dropped 61 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 19->61 63 Writes identical ELF files to multiple locations 19->63 65 Drops invisible ELF files 19->65 67 3 other signatures 19->67 23 sh4.elf sh4.elf 19->23         started        signatures8 process9 process10 25 sh4.elf .qv3b 23->25         started        27 sh4.elf 23->27         started        29 sh4.elf 23->29         started        31 sh4.elf 23->31         started        process11 33 .qv3b 25->33         started        process12 35 .qv3b 33->35         started        process13 37 .qv3b 35->37         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-05 17:03:25 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 38 (44.74%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
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:ach_202503_elf_Mirai
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files
Rule name:BLOWFISH_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for Blowfish constants
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:ELF_Packer_Dropper_Fileless_Armhf
Author:Serhii Kocherhan
Description:Detects obfuscated Linux ELF packers/droppers featuring ChaCha20/RC4 decryption, memfd_create/execveat fileless execution capabilities, and unique binary artifacts.
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:golang
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:MIRAI_TELNETCURL_payload
Author:AfterPacket
Description:Mirai-lineage ELF payload carrying the leaked-source decoy domain
Reference:https://github.com/Afterpacket/drosera-threat-intel
Rule name:NSVPS_Hydra_SSH_Bruteforce
Author:sanad (NSVPS-SOC)
Description:Hydra SSH brute-force campaign credentials pattern from NSVPS honeypot
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
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


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Web download

Mirai

elf 89a9cb193fc4b0edbbbb602e2e5d54204c7c2a56626a7e690377e4a659ae6e02

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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