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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8dfc168631c17d8a914bbb5e25ce1797aa65531e094908c733ca6a756bcff9dd
SHA3-384 hash: bcf450fa95fb9b30daeaa40923d023873b11458cf20926df3d6f09b3dedced6bbfb5d93b1d687685064306b17c7d10b9
SHA1 hash: 4380255d3995e9be18b071a42212eb604f042be9
MD5 hash: 6153ae1099a6d47e74effdeab6c595a8
humanhash: undress-glucose-august-iowa
File name:mips.nn
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:63'320 bytes
First seen:2025-10-09 06:34:36 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:VVQ20LIBhjbeM7VlSCLNXTgt76/YdeSJKLtXce:/JXBhjbZrSGgt76/YdeSJK5X
TLSH T1A653A7492E319FACFF5D873447B75E30A248339626E1CA84D15CEA411EB034E785FBA9
telfhash t187f03a1415382af5a3854cde7bedff38a4e284df59663f378d10e5eaa521a829c00c2c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai upx-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 62ae1a0d95f9a27f1d4fd5c57fcd93826804d9be80adf1ae695922766e68579e
File size (compressed) :25'088 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :63'668 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Packed file: 62ae1a0d95f9a27f1d4fd5c57fcd93826804d9be80adf1ae695922766e68579e

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
79
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
botnet masquerade mirai obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
59
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2025-10-09T04:47:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-09T05:29:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=921c2edc-1700-0000-f8fb-e4e2380c0000 pid=3128 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=5f95f3dd-1700-0000-f8fb-e4e23d0c0000 pid=3133 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=921c2edc-1700-0000-f8fb-e4e2380c0000 pid=3128->guuid=5f95f3dd-1700-0000-f8fb-e4e23d0c0000 pid=3133 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
80 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1791913 Sample: mips.nn.elf Startdate: 09/10/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 80 24 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->24 26 65.222.202.53, 80 CAPEREGIONALHEALTHSYSTEMUS United States 2->26 28 6 other IPs or domains 2->28 30 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->30 32 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->32 34 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->34 36 Yara detected Mirai 2->36 8 mips.nn.elf 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 process5 14 mips.nn.elf 8->14         started        process6 16 mips.nn.elf 14->16         started        18 mips.nn.elf 14->18         started        20 mips.nn.elf 14->20         started        22 27 other processes 14->22
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-09 06:35:32 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai discovery
Behaviour
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
botnet mirai Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
YARA:
MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_2 Mirai_Botnet_Malware
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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:Linux_Mirai_Generic
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples
Rule name:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_2
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects ELF malware Mirai related
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_2_RID2F3A
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects ELF malware Mirai related
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware_RID2EF6
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 8dfc168631c17d8a914bbb5e25ce1797aa65531e094908c733ca6a756bcff9dd

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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