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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 901ac5e8541d5f7e2ea51a635bcb33d7c12ae809c2f75edb63622d9004dbbde0
SHA3-384 hash: e884b84f38408bf818b7f6b6df101d7ced20ff9aef0252d3e84ebce817ec94c7587b3a4838af952c6fcdf569eca19696
SHA1 hash: 0db7d9c98591506e1c4d47cdcc4334a3913064d6
MD5 hash: 4c2a2bb23ca8110153334430f40f5294
humanhash: south-massachusetts-robert-emma
File name:mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:171'148 bytes
First seen:2026-08-06 01:54:38 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-sharedlib
ssdeep 3072:GT6WkkNUjyvuasdTgWnQUf1F0b79GpDP1CyJ7uwkjbl:xWNoyvFsJBQCYSDP1hluVB
TLSH T16EF3284A77108FA1D336A63046F387A7ABB9228217D2D585E36DDE107F2135C681FFA4
telfhash t17d318208c83acb3e48e243e8cfec0e61d684c66a9a511e228f36c35c4575009901befe
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai upx-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 6fe059ee63705b742a2a3b3db9e81e6158c84d66dfe3f01dcd5ead853ed1c180
File size (compressed) :72'856 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :171'148 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Packed file: 6fe059ee63705b742a2a3b3db9e81e6158c84d66dfe3f01dcd5ead853ed1c180

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
87
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
DNS request
Creating a file
Sets a written file as executable
Sends data to a server
Changes access rights for a file
Runs as daemon
Manages services
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Kills processes
Opens a port
Connection attempt
Launching a process
Changes access rights for a written file
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bashlite mirai
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=2b24e279-1a00-0000-15b6-218bef0a0000 pid=2799 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=b769ee7c-1a00-0000-15b6-218bf00a0000 pid=2800 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=2b24e279-1a00-0000-15b6-218bef0a0000 pid=2799->guuid=b769ee7c-1a00-0000-15b6-218bf00a0000 pid=2800 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-06 01:55:49 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (SO)
AV detection:
12 of 24 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:elf_arm_mips_ko_so
Rule name:ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
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 901ac5e8541d5f7e2ea51a635bcb33d7c12ae809c2f75edb63622d9004dbbde0

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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