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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8cfb9a33dd9e40f1912c9332b91c3308e4a59883824dcfd900bc90c86ee7df9c
SHA3-384 hash: c8977dab15a03c92b7af7bb0b22ddce81b9bffabbe3febdec94c3a46079425e3ba3be732848909d2cbbc83baffba9315
SHA1 hash: 0e565f3978e1a641db9ce3899017badff0d43542
MD5 hash: 799364fc7130bdff64cff395ee5862dd
humanhash: connecticut-mango-march-cup
File name:pmips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:40'300 bytes
First seen:2026-08-13 01:33:56 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:G3RmOA0oSbe3sZah9czhDf7Fb71c6CEPdaWsrGEoJgGlzDpbuR1Jw0:G3IO83ZYzhz7d7jcdGvVJuq0
TLSH T1DE03E168410455DAD89ED3B91A9033F3682236676562DB063B43E3B1ACDB6C538D3FE0
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
File size (compressed) :40'300 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :107'264 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Unpacked file: 0ade487718f7253ecd1e325ad9adeb09701289999a05412e94a3a01c02e701b8

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
48
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Kills processes
Opens a port
Receives data from a server
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Locks files
Runs as daemon
Creating a file
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
mirai packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
44
Number of processes launched:
5
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
type:Mirai 31.77.227.121:18129
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=a6412699-1900-0000-b1c4-58dde8080000 pid=2280 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=60984e9c-1900-0000-b1c4-58dde9080000 pid=2281 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=a6412699-1900-0000-b1c4-58dde8080000 pid=2280->guuid=60984e9c-1900-0000-b1c4-58dde9080000 pid=2281 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-13 02:10:43 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
14 of 36 (38.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Writes file to shm directory
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Family: Mirai
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
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:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 8cfb9a33dd9e40f1912c9332b91c3308e4a59883824dcfd900bc90c86ee7df9c

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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