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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 18 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8e5fe294c314bb1c2dbfa2ff6225b79380a5494fa70ecb1b8f1e6cf725a61427
SHA3-384 hash: 6b443ba659d3b5bf1367c5e3cc0807b726d8da6f3f86c83e49d2d59ec3d9ca2e3a3d081959eb890a71ddbd34a642466c
SHA1 hash: a81c9a6a152cab783048acee9e5ca148e73b4918
MD5 hash: fe808fb7352c278f377e10e68ab0fa51
humanhash: sweet-paris-harry-robert
File name:morte.i686
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:107'796 bytes
First seen:2026-07-20 19:11:50 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:K3TKBqUN5T9pXpFz+7H7OoHWxwrn1RvTEhMU3y3vWPamwSrH1apoWD3sYHuxotV/:KD43p7SeoHWy7bLEF3lSmwSrVaGOH
TLSH T107B328C2F98B81F6D00B88306066F63FDA32D5E94171C65DEF9A9F36DB77242920264D
telfhash t19631b1fa56790de59fe4cd02f28d9b20dd1e77b7282436a309b75810722314193bbd39
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-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 9176557aa785ddb98e7fd4149d27e49ef064212c7637f94901a5a0965d9fac20
File size (compressed) :46'196 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :107'796 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Packed file: 9176557aa785ddb98e7fd4149d27e49ef064212c7637f94901a5a0965d9fac20

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
99
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
DNS request
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
Connection attempt
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
46
Number of processes launched:
6
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-07-20T18:53:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-21T17:25:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=eaea3e51-1b00-0000-0c4f-fb7efb0b0000 pid=3067 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=9dabb354-1b00-0000-0c4f-fb7e040c0000 pid=3076 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=eaea3e51-1b00-0000-0c4f-fb7efb0b0000 pid=3067->guuid=9dabb354-1b00-0000-0c4f-fb7e040c0000 pid=3076 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=9dabb354-1b00-0000-0c4f-fb7e040c0000 pid=3076->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=5e44fb54-1b00-0000-0c4f-fb7e060c0000 pid=3078 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=9dabb354-1b00-0000-0c4f-fb7e040c0000 pid=3076->guuid=5e44fb54-1b00-0000-0c4f-fb7e060c0000 pid=3078 clone guuid=c4646f82-1c00-0000-0c4f-fb7e3c0e0000 pid=3644 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=9dabb354-1b00-0000-0c4f-fb7e040c0000 pid=3076->guuid=c4646f82-1c00-0000-0c4f-fb7e3c0e0000 pid=3644 clone guuid=cefa7782-1c00-0000-0c4f-fb7e3d0e0000 pid=3645 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=9dabb354-1b00-0000-0c4f-fb7e040c0000 pid=3076->guuid=cefa7782-1c00-0000-0c4f-fb7e3d0e0000 pid=3645 clone guuid=1c200955-1b00-0000-0c4f-fb7e070c0000 pid=3079 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=5e44fb54-1b00-0000-0c4f-fb7e060c0000 pid=3078->guuid=1c200955-1b00-0000-0c4f-fb7e070c0000 pid=3079 clone guuid=f7363355-1b00-0000-0c4f-fb7e080c0000 pid=3080 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data zombie guuid=5e44fb54-1b00-0000-0c4f-fb7e060c0000 pid=3078->guuid=f7363355-1b00-0000-0c4f-fb7e080c0000 pid=3080 clone guuid=f7363355-1b00-0000-0c4f-fb7e080c0000 pid=3080->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 74B c57dd5b0-2ec8-534b-b4dc-a94bf66ef02c hk3owowwb.zapto.org:12121 guuid=f7363355-1b00-0000-0c4f-fb7e080c0000 pid=3080->c57dd5b0-2ec8-534b-b4dc-a94bf66ef02c send: 16B guuid=cefa7782-1c00-0000-0c4f-fb7e3d0e0000 pid=3645->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 570B abbcd4ba-5c74-5982-a206-376b5358ab28 5.180.82.94:80 guuid=cefa7782-1c00-0000-0c4f-fb7e3d0e0000 pid=3645->abbcd4ba-5c74-5982-a206-376b5358ab28 con
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-07-20 19:17:07 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 24 (79.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
hk3owowwb.zapto.org
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_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:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0cb1699c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0d73971c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_268aac0b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_2e3f67a9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_3a85a418
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_485c4b13
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_70ef58f1
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_7d05725e
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
Author:Elastic Security
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: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 8e5fe294c314bb1c2dbfa2ff6225b79380a5494fa70ecb1b8f1e6cf725a61427

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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