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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8f7601b86f52aa527cb5c475bc26c64ce7cfa79a7ba8a2c6464dbae90c2a624a
SHA3-384 hash: 7c596aba70043e266466ceb9eaa69d82b7260553a751908ee4c16b3d0a144ab5665f345b7749b9109694c24525c07109
SHA1 hash: ab32808c57827d891057dfaeaa1906f75bc835ba
MD5 hash: 0e7710a37fffc621119469fa9c21fc9f
humanhash: maryland-item-ohio-green
File name:mipsnlk
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:67'880 bytes
First seen:2025-08-16 20:08:47 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:KMn26mFzuZ9fW4VEEeYacw3wl2LrpTfLQljEuBcPq1smuH:vmaW4VEEeY3w3wl2LxfLQAq1Zy
TLSH T14E63941A2E258FADF7AD873497B78E32975833C636E1C584D25CE9001E6034E645FBAC
telfhash t1ae01f45c883822f4d7910ddd67edff36e59160ef0b115e378d00f96d5a659469e00c1c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
55
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Mounts file systems
Receives data from a server
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
botnet mirai
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=ee3d3f27-2300-0000-faa7-fb1ef70c0000 pid=3319 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=8f84bf2a-2300-0000-faa7-fb1efc0c0000 pid=3324 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=ee3d3f27-2300-0000-faa7-fb1ef70c0000 pid=3319->guuid=8f84bf2a-2300-0000-faa7-fb1efc0c0000 pid=3324 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
80 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1758480 Sample: mipsnlk.elf Startdate: 16/08/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 80 23 155.73.40.90 ZAMRENZM Austria 2->23 25 174.131.228.232 WINDSTREAMUS United States 2->25 27 98 other IPs or domains 2->27 29 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->29 31 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->31 33 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->33 35 Yara detected Mirai 2->35 8 mipsnlk.elf 2->8         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        13 dash head 2->13         started        15 8 other processes 2->15 signatures3 process4 signatures5 37 Sample deletes itself 8->37 39 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 8->39 17 mipsnlk.elf 8->17         started        process6 process7 19 mipsnlk.elf 17->19         started        21 mipsnlk.elf 17->21         started       
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-16 20:09:35 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 24 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
credential_access defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Reads process memory
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Contacts a large (75217) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan mirai botnet Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135965-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0bce98a2 Mirai_Botnet_Malware
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0bce98a2
Author:Elastic Security
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: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 8f7601b86f52aa527cb5c475bc26c64ce7cfa79a7ba8a2c6464dbae90c2a624a

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh

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