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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 17 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8e3fbaf4ec55d76b024caf027583049edd71b9ffef4ebce5e81efd3595f52e36
SHA3-384 hash: 7b344aa39e44c5ada0da4b62fc3c7987a55a147cbedb24e150e410df79af573124eb7a5ebde63848339e91110ed025b4
SHA1 hash: 1d5bf7d65f559fa63d943e8f502240a447b704f4
MD5 hash: ef07b798aff49a321f8aa939b07ca0eb
humanhash: wyoming-mobile-batman-fish
File name:tux.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:87'504 bytes
First seen:2026-03-19 02:29:35 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:tnkZgmQNvUXDtj+PgIh6NAZ5KmHg0QtuctaaYravABacufsiTsH1o6ktrv8bo:ZGgf8XDtj0F0NAZJA0QtuHaiaoBbukim
TLSH T167837DC6A6C3F8F5DD264579303BAB728AB7F5359028DB87C358A933AC51600E1173AD
telfhash t13a3106fa29be0ce8a3e49842d20e1f317d5eab7f105036f105f399352677a0550bac39
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

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
65
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Substitutes an application name
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
2
Number of processes launched:
4
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
2323,23
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
type:Mirai 64.89.161.130:44300
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=059131dc-1700-0000-dc38-5086630c0000 pid=3171 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=e55775df-1700-0000-dc38-5086640c0000 pid=3172 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=059131dc-1700-0000-dc38-5086630c0000 pid=3171->guuid=e55775df-1700-0000-dc38-5086640c0000 pid=3172 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=e55775df-1700-0000-dc38-5086640c0000 pid=3172->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=3e1acbdf-1700-0000-dc38-5086650c0000 pid=3173 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=e55775df-1700-0000-dc38-5086640c0000 pid=3172->guuid=3e1acbdf-1700-0000-dc38-5086650c0000 pid=3173 clone guuid=3e1acbdf-1700-0000-dc38-5086650c0000 pid=3173->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con 5ce35052-8cf1-5e61-9192-ecdca327d1ce 64.89.161.130:44300 guuid=3e1acbdf-1700-0000-dc38-5086650c0000 pid=3173->5ce35052-8cf1-5e61-9192-ecdca327d1ce send: 82B guuid=b9f4d8df-1700-0000-dc38-5086660c0000 pid=3174 /tmp/sample.bin net net-scan send-data guuid=3e1acbdf-1700-0000-dc38-5086650c0000 pid=3173->guuid=b9f4d8df-1700-0000-dc38-5086660c0000 pid=3174 clone guuid=59acecdf-1700-0000-dc38-5086670c0000 pid=3175 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=3e1acbdf-1700-0000-dc38-5086650c0000 pid=3173->guuid=59acecdf-1700-0000-dc38-5086670c0000 pid=3175 clone guuid=b9f4d8df-1700-0000-dc38-5086660c0000 pid=3174->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con 28fa49c7-a424-59ab-8b34-222a0a6490f4 34.160.19.164:23 guuid=b9f4d8df-1700-0000-dc38-5086660c0000 pid=3174->28fa49c7-a424-59ab-8b34-222a0a6490f4 send: 40B guuid=b9f4d8df-1700-0000-dc38-5086660c0000 pid=3174|send-data send-data to 4097 IP addresses review logs to see them all guuid=b9f4d8df-1700-0000-dc38-5086660c0000 pid=3174->guuid=b9f4d8df-1700-0000-dc38-5086660c0000 pid=3174|send-data send
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-19 02:30:35 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 36 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai defense_evasion discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Contacts a large (24004) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
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_mirai_auto
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:Detects elf.mirai.
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_5bf62ce4
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_5f7b67b8
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_95e0056c
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: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


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Web download

Mirai

elf 8e3fbaf4ec55d76b024caf027583049edd71b9ffef4ebce5e81efd3595f52e36

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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