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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8aacec96904f926fa87363f619795933fdc4859043dbd1905df54b8298486ad9
SHA3-384 hash: 9afde66080fffed6a0addfd7153647b9348d3ff042f713c4e2274bcae97a6d6357a045140ce4f9d6f5897420c3dceceb
SHA1 hash: a47a2cf9e0433914aa2d812f9ea41b3034a1eea8
MD5 hash: 2adb403cb3e854afe4e4675e16b5921e
humanhash: low-fillet-william-alanine
File name:m68k
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:206'976 bytes
First seen:2025-12-27 18:03:43 UTC
Last seen:2025-12-28 01:28:19 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:teMCR5kAp6+gbvxwoGu2tKNhyOAN1fLOYe3tDkucfrLV5jbi9L0qINuh/Fv663:4j5kpbyOg1fLdeSVfryLJcU663
TLSH T1C7145BC7F801DDBDF80BE77748130915B530B7A224925B37B257BD67AC3A0A90927E86
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
85
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2025-12-27T16:15:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-12-29T00:53:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=e033685d-1b00-0000-74e9-1a569e0b0000 pid=2974 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=739d8c60-1b00-0000-74e9-1a56a40b0000 pid=2980 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=e033685d-1b00-0000-74e9-1a569e0b0000 pid=2974->guuid=739d8c60-1b00-0000-74e9-1a56a40b0000 pid=2980 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
84 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Found malware configuration
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Uses dynamic DNS services
Yara detected Gafgyt
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1840358 Sample: m68k.elf Startdate: 27/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 84 35 teamc2.duckdns.org 2->35 37 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->37 39 5 other IPs or domains 2->39 41 Found malware configuration 2->41 43 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->43 45 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->45 49 2 other signatures 2->49 8 m68k.elf 2->8         started        11 systemd snapd-env-generator 2->11         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 2 other processes 2->15 signatures3 47 Uses dynamic DNS services 35->47 process4 file5 33 /usr/local/bin/infinitd, ELF 8->33 dropped 17 m68k.elf sh 8->17         started        19 m68k.elf sh 8->19         started        21 m68k.elf 8->21         started        23 2 other processes 8->23 process6 process7 25 sh systemctl 17->25         started        27 sh systemctl 19->27         started        29 m68k.elf 21->29         started        31 m68k.elf 21->31         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-27 18:04:17 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 24 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai linux
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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: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 8aacec96904f926fa87363f619795933fdc4859043dbd1905df54b8298486ad9

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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