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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 916c30b5ea0d508e5bc4cfb91a51e0dc2da256a309eb6f0d9555790852077159
SHA3-384 hash: 84a4e190f5131c0d48c94838b864f0fa13a8a5acfc8ecbaa17c99cfccab4311f1f2416be18a81ba0237c48d58ae92664
SHA1 hash: a4693daa615853780e4b4d8a3e8b0efb4d1bf493
MD5 hash: f36831b2969245308a83b19da70e7964
humanhash: failed-north-wyoming-social
File name:pmips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:37'060 bytes
First seen:2026-06-29 22:47:16 UTC
Last seen:2026-06-30 18:49:17 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:NNYKyukZoTMKeIGb+xTJLiEUDiq/zR46zamw5t4Tj52JgGlzDpbuR1J5:HYdWleLylLXUH/vM5tm5iVJuv
TLSH T178F2D07E27508BCDCD2DC6BA90FD47E0B3540B96D1434C9FB18B3763686A8563253BA0
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
File size (compressed) :37'060 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :97'736 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Unpacked file: 0e421c747565b1a178ac468d65a55d4e998589ae91181ff134a9473c9b653de7

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
75
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Connection attempt
Creating a file
Opens a port
Kills processes
Substitutes an application name
Kills critical processes
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
78
Number of processes launched:
4
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-06-29T20:03:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-01T13:13:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
76 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample is packed with UPX
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1935302 Sample: pmips.elf Startdate: 30/06/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 76 24 141.11.88.123, 18129, 57060 ROYALE-ASNL United States 2->24 26 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->26 28 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->28 30 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->30 32 Yara detected Mirai 2->32 34 Sample is packed with UPX 2->34 8 pmips.elf 2->8         started        11 xfce4-session xfdesktop 2->11         started        13 xfce4-session xfdesktop 2->13         started        15 8 other processes 2->15 signatures3 process4 signatures5 38 Sample deletes itself 8->38 17 pmips.elf 8->17         started        process6 process7 19 pmips.elf 17->19         started        22 pmips.elf 17->22         started        signatures8 36 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 19->36
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-06-29 22:49:38 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 24 (62.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Writes file to shm directory
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Family: Mirai
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
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:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 916c30b5ea0d508e5bc4cfb91a51e0dc2da256a309eb6f0d9555790852077159

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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