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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 14 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8efad556d924410819920fbd7ef5d5474fcdbe4e264b4c8f0b1cecd7e0c72c6d
SHA3-384 hash: 9653ead738dc28050934334fc2bcc4f7861b7c168fd6434eb89ed9c91dfa34de8c1af10f34b864ca44f6dddc0e0be44e
SHA1 hash: b24a97f12d6bf971179e3cc601b3d55f0e0abe72
MD5 hash: f79339ad81c54087e96ff132e348b5c7
humanhash: fifteen-cardinal-tennis-florida
File name:x86_32
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:87'536 bytes
First seen:2026-02-01 23:59:25 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:i3vrelsAsIyV+C+KuGKdwG0KWZ4iRcgvjcqvkC+t/zr5A:evrelsA3yV+C+KuGkRW+iRcgvjDvkP5A
TLSH T171836B91F68B80F5D417487000ABF33FCF32E5A54161D65EEF698F36EE63502A512A9C
telfhash t1a131f4f9127e0ce897d09800d24e6e202d0dd73b25a07be219a39539321be4551bfc3d
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 d2e2df6cbd56ea7a7c1de0faed8055a5ceff1fd0c0e2e451fb856fbb56860dc8
File size (compressed) :43'568 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :87'536 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Packed file: d2e2df6cbd56ea7a7c1de0faed8055a5ceff1fd0c0e2e451fb856fbb56860dc8

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
106
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Gathering data
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
mirai soft-404
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
81
Number of processes launched:
1
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Anti-Debugging
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-02-01T21:07:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-02-01T21:28:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=ea677b21-2100-0000-2725-f72362070000 pid=1890 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=9668bb23-2100-0000-2725-f72366070000 pid=1894 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=ea677b21-2100-0000-2725-f72362070000 pid=1890->guuid=9668bb23-2100-0000-2725-f72366070000 pid=1894 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=9668bb23-2100-0000-2725-f72366070000 pid=1894->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=02b4283d-2100-0000-2725-f723a5070000 pid=1957 /tmp/sample.bin zombie guuid=9668bb23-2100-0000-2725-f72366070000 pid=1894->guuid=02b4283d-2100-0000-2725-f723a5070000 pid=1957 clone guuid=d0db303d-2100-0000-2725-f723a6070000 pid=1958 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data zombie guuid=9668bb23-2100-0000-2725-f72366070000 pid=1894->guuid=d0db303d-2100-0000-2725-f723a6070000 pid=1958 clone guuid=d0db303d-2100-0000-2725-f723a6070000 pid=1958->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 51B 57b16472-c978-5584-ab22-d278c0724b13 dhjfgt4rzuu6tfdo85wfjj.followz.st:9772 guuid=d0db303d-2100-0000-2725-f723a6070000 pid=1958->57b16472-c978-5584-ab22-d278c0724b13 send: 40B
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.mine
Score:
84 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Mirai
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-02 00:00:54 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
23 of 37 (62.16%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai credential_access discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads process memory
Enumerates running processes
Traces itself
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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:CoinMiner_Strings
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects mining pool protocol string in Executable
Reference:https://minergate.com/faq/what-pool-address
Rule name:CoinMiner_Strings_RID2DDE
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects mining pool protocol string in Executable
Reference:https://minergate.com/faq/what-pool-address
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: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_70ef58f1
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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

Web download

Mirai

elf 8efad556d924410819920fbd7ef5d5474fcdbe4e264b4c8f0b1cecd7e0c72c6d

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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