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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8ccfb0fc9b89e0b4290d7e5e2642bd243aa2d6eb96cd795e31f232a849348f14
SHA3-384 hash: 6c494354c527c5c45c24b7ca24bb201e060f5c289f45745f816cc827e342931a0071c5aa4531524cd0903384c22ab590
SHA1 hash: abc92e505a1675b87789c43906e931abc7ae8ec2
MD5 hash: 1b7e61b7ff5bc700d950b68ff96ef0f6
humanhash: floor-wolfram-tango-salami
File name:mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:240'184 bytes
First seen:2026-08-21 20:40:28 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 6144:dE8JWjpCoyJXiExSH1uJYAHiB9ajl+A27NTR:dE2pXiExSH1uviuUV
TLSH T17834944A6E228F7DF2788B7047F74B309B6D23D616E1DA84D1ACD1041F6425E642FBAC
telfhash t116417ff8087903b4f2956c5d49adfe16d5e314ef7e1a1c23aa50e85de722f838c15c1a
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai upx-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 f57b82684a289d70d97901f6629ed609b918cf53723476d1de1640cb04ac03e9
File size (compressed) :76'680 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :240'184 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Packed file: f57b82684a289d70d97901f6629ed609b918cf53723476d1de1640cb04ac03e9

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
70
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Kills processes
Launching a process
Locks files
Runs as daemon
Sets a file as executable
Creating a file
Substitutes an application name
Kills critical processes
Deleting of the original file
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=42301349-1f00-0000-f43f-5c22050a0000 pid=2565 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=8af1e44d-1f00-0000-f43f-5c220f0a0000 pid=2575 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=42301349-1f00-0000-f43f-5c22050a0000 pid=2565->guuid=8af1e44d-1f00-0000-f43f-5c220f0a0000 pid=2575 execve guuid=a7fd6c4f-1f00-0000-f43f-5c22130a0000 pid=2579 /usr/bin/dash guuid=8af1e44d-1f00-0000-f43f-5c220f0a0000 pid=2575->guuid=a7fd6c4f-1f00-0000-f43f-5c22130a0000 pid=2579 clone guuid=9d71964f-1f00-0000-f43f-5c22140a0000 pid=2580 /usr/bin/dash guuid=8af1e44d-1f00-0000-f43f-5c220f0a0000 pid=2575->guuid=9d71964f-1f00-0000-f43f-5c22140a0000 pid=2580 clone guuid=b132c64f-1f00-0000-f43f-5c22160a0000 pid=2582 /usr/bin/dash guuid=8af1e44d-1f00-0000-f43f-5c220f0a0000 pid=2575->guuid=b132c64f-1f00-0000-f43f-5c22160a0000 pid=2582 clone
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad.mine
Score:
80 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Deletes system log files
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1962022 Sample: mips.elf Startdate: 21/08/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 80 121 83.168.69.141, 49624, 49626, 49628 SKYPASS-ASPL Poland 2->121 123 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->123 125 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->125 127 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->127 129 Yara detected Mirai 2->129 14 mips.elf 2->14         started        17 systemd snapd-env-generator 2->17         started        19 systemd snapd-env-generator 2->19         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 143 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 14->143 21 mips.elf 14->21         started        process6 process7 23 mips.elf 21->23         started        signatures8 133 Sample deletes itself 23->133 26 mips.elf 23->26         started        30 mips.elf 23->30         started        32 mips.elf iptables 23->32         started        34 mips.elf iptables 23->34         started        process9 file10 117 /etc/hosts, ASCII 26->117 dropped 135 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 26->135 137 Deletes system log files 26->137 36 mips.elf 26->36         started        38 mips.elf 26->38         started        40 mips.elf 26->40         started        42 21 other processes 26->42 signatures11 process12 file13 45 mips.elf 36->45         started        48 mips.elf 36->48         started        50 mips.elf 36->50         started        57 29 other processes 36->57 52 mips.elf 38->52         started        54 mips.elf 38->54         started        59 25 other processes 38->59 61 24 other processes 40->61 119 /run/.locker.pid, ASCII 42->119 dropped 63 13 other processes 42->63 process14 file15 139 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 45->139 141 Deletes system log files 45->141 65 22 other processes 45->65 68 17 other processes 48->68 70 2 other processes 50->70 72 17 other processes 52->72 113 /run/.iptables.rules, ASCII 54->113 dropped 74 16 other processes 54->74 76 28 other processes 57->76 78 30 other processes 59->78 80 22 other processes 61->80 115 /run/.disabled.list, ASCII 63->115 dropped 82 6 other processes 63->82 signatures16 process17 file18 111 /run/.watchdog.pid, ASCII 65->111 dropped 84 mips.elf 65->84         started        87 mips.elf 65->87         started        89 mips.elf 65->89         started        91 34 other processes 65->91 process19 signatures20 131 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 84->131 93 mips.elf iptables 84->93         started        95 mips.elf iptables 84->95         started        97 mips.elf iptables 87->97         started        99 mips.elf iptables 87->99         started        101 mips.elf iptables 89->101         started        103 mips.elf iptables 89->103         started        105 mips.elf iptables 91->105         started        107 mips.elf iptables 91->107         started        109 20 other processes 91->109 process21
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-21 21:10:49 UTC
AV detection:
18 of 38 (47.37%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
antivm defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Checks CPU configuration
Deletes log files
Enumerates running processes
Deletes Audit logs
Deletes itself
Deletes system logs
Modifies the /etc/hosts DNS resolution file
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YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

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:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:has_telegram_urls
Author:Aaron DeVera<aaron@backchannel.re>
Description:Detects Telegram URLs
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:test_rule_vldslv
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
Rule name:virustotal
Author:Tracel
Rule name:vmdetect
Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques

File information


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

Web download

Mirai

elf 8ccfb0fc9b89e0b4290d7e5e2642bd243aa2d6eb96cd795e31f232a849348f14

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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