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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 20 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8a2a835d5f0a4c7e2d217d0d6f96da241d2399567ef36dc87822cc1640685dbc
SHA3-384 hash: bd62c0655d8fd714e3460a8c7f9fbaeb4422e7dee56cafebd7f91fa772d74a6a22afda657589346beb5e7f62c5641e7c
SHA1 hash: 6f4d4aa61b22fd9133bff26e66d31835d31fc24d
MD5 hash: bea24b50f6f3a8a5b0109289df27399f
humanhash: bluebird-lithium-tango-floor
File name:nz.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:108'148 bytes
First seen:2026-07-09 13:24:47 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:1d5qGekwumbRajd24WUeB2MNdfebx/S3HMIK:v5qGek6bRaj4DBXGJS3HMIK
TLSH T10AB34BC4E243D0F9DC560534213AFB379A73E5BF212DDA43D3A49AB26C96AC1D80679C
telfhash t12131d1fcb2770ce45bc09902f58e8b22cd0d7b2b296076a345b26924326755243bfc38
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 upx-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 40e83008c5442f1faff8e0a0b5b9dbdd1c745aacc90c838adae015e0cd0c031a
File size (compressed) :47'016 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :108'148 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Packed file: 40e83008c5442f1faff8e0a0b5b9dbdd1c745aacc90c838adae015e0cd0c031a

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
71
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
DNS request
Sends data to a server
Opens a port
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade mirai obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-07-09T07:49:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-11T02:40:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=fd613e33-1a00-0000-a948-f88b0a0d0000 pid=3338 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=4241eb35-1a00-0000-a948-f88b130d0000 pid=3347 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=fd613e33-1a00-0000-a948-f88b0a0d0000 pid=3338->guuid=4241eb35-1a00-0000-a948-f88b130d0000 pid=3347 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=4241eb35-1a00-0000-a948-f88b130d0000 pid=3347->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=40603b36-1a00-0000-a948-f88b140d0000 pid=3348 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=4241eb35-1a00-0000-a948-f88b130d0000 pid=3347->guuid=40603b36-1a00-0000-a948-f88b140d0000 pid=3348 clone guuid=61ca6062-1b00-0000-a948-f88bc50f0000 pid=4037 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=4241eb35-1a00-0000-a948-f88b130d0000 pid=3347->guuid=61ca6062-1b00-0000-a948-f88bc50f0000 pid=4037 clone guuid=b8db6662-1b00-0000-a948-f88bc60f0000 pid=4038 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=4241eb35-1a00-0000-a948-f88b130d0000 pid=3347->guuid=b8db6662-1b00-0000-a948-f88bc60f0000 pid=4038 clone guuid=c3b84036-1a00-0000-a948-f88b160d0000 pid=3350 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=40603b36-1a00-0000-a948-f88b140d0000 pid=3348->guuid=c3b84036-1a00-0000-a948-f88b160d0000 pid=3350 clone guuid=097b4836-1a00-0000-a948-f88b170d0000 pid=3351 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data zombie guuid=40603b36-1a00-0000-a948-f88b140d0000 pid=3348->guuid=097b4836-1a00-0000-a948-f88b170d0000 pid=3351 clone guuid=097b4836-1a00-0000-a948-f88b170d0000 pid=3351->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 276B 9eb298c6-8c2a-59dd-bee6-906b298ff0f3 oqwlkbwl3wt65gwskl.hopto.org:69 guuid=097b4836-1a00-0000-a948-f88b170d0000 pid=3351->9eb298c6-8c2a-59dd-bee6-906b298ff0f3 send: 4B guuid=b8db6662-1b00-0000-a948-f88bc60f0000 pid=4038->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 1380B 310a0ed0-c544-54ca-bf3f-fca55e459297 65.222.202.53:80 guuid=b8db6662-1b00-0000-a948-f88bc60f0000 pid=4038->310a0ed0-c544-54ca-bf3f-fca55e459297 send: 4B
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-07-09 13:25:47 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
20 of 24 (83.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
oqwlkbwl3wt65gwskl.hopto.org
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
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_Gafgyt_5bf62ce4
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_804f8e7c
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_93fc3657
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_99d78950
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_a68e498c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_ae9d0fa6
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_b14f4c5d
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_fa3ad9d0
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious single byte XORed keyword 'Mozilla/5.0' - it uses yara's XOR modifier and therefore cannot print the XOR key. You can use the CyberChef recipe linked in the reference field to brute force the used key.
Reference:https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/#recipe=XOR_Brute_Force()
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_RID2DB4
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
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: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 8a2a835d5f0a4c7e2d217d0d6f96da241d2399567ef36dc87822cc1640685dbc

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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