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Mirai


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 17 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 94fef56eeb8e9fbca0becf8b87fbecda246872afb4c9f69f5772f75630337c4b
SHA3-384 hash: db4bec9cb968ccfb0bb13623d23cfdba3ddb00222c185c72b0421060ddffdd57ef3f07399a0f94f777432d0d9799b500
SHA1 hash: f10dde1b8770f108070f76eff1adb767ace6ac59
MD5 hash: f6a7b5f32ff375ec30381efd8ec04ff8
humanhash: quiet-bacon-maryland-pizza
File name:xova.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:66'136 bytes
First seen:2026-01-11 05:53:50 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:ixsDK+3EITKvIqI07Vy6BbkrecFhSWE3/YwpCuKtDlI42s:msDKqECKv9IlObkrecFhSWm/YaChtJxL
TLSH T1DF5329C5E593F9F5DC10097C307AAF61AEB7F13B7035EA9AC7D86A339A05702910229D
telfhash t18411c6fa193e1ce9f7e4d800c25a2e567c5ab63b199133f44563e97432af9015074c75
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 b852fe5f490c1b6be077f555603741375067885abfebf836a6c6dd6ca2fbc85c
File size (compressed) :30'568 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :66'136 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Packed file: b852fe5f490c1b6be077f555603741375067885abfebf836a6c6dd6ca2fbc85c

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
51
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Kills processes
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Kills critical processes
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-01-11T03:45:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-12T23:44:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=74cae12c-1d00-0000-b4e8-af389a080000 pid=2202 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=3ef4762e-1d00-0000-b4e8-af38a0080000 pid=2208 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=74cae12c-1d00-0000-b4e8-af389a080000 pid=2202->guuid=3ef4762e-1d00-0000-b4e8-af38a0080000 pid=2208 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=3ef4762e-1d00-0000-b4e8-af38a0080000 pid=2208->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=8ee4d02e-1d00-0000-b4e8-af38a3080000 pid=2211 /tmp/sample.bin zombie guuid=3ef4762e-1d00-0000-b4e8-af38a0080000 pid=2208->guuid=8ee4d02e-1d00-0000-b4e8-af38a3080000 pid=2211 clone guuid=a403d52e-1d00-0000-b4e8-af38a4080000 pid=2212 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=3ef4762e-1d00-0000-b4e8-af38a0080000 pid=2208->guuid=a403d52e-1d00-0000-b4e8-af38a4080000 pid=2212 clone guuid=411ad82e-1d00-0000-b4e8-af38a5080000 pid=2213 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=3ef4762e-1d00-0000-b4e8-af38a0080000 pid=2208->guuid=411ad82e-1d00-0000-b4e8-af38a5080000 pid=2213 clone 4136360b-4b1a-59eb-92e5-d3d5d9118786 64.226.91.31:81 guuid=411ad82e-1d00-0000-b4e8-af38a5080000 pid=2213->4136360b-4b1a-59eb-92e5-d3d5d9118786 send: 2B guuid=e483392f-1d00-0000-b4e8-af38a7080000 pid=2215 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=411ad82e-1d00-0000-b4e8-af38a5080000 pid=2213->guuid=e483392f-1d00-0000-b4e8-af38a7080000 pid=2215 clone guuid=bf4f3e2f-1d00-0000-b4e8-af38a8080000 pid=2216 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=411ad82e-1d00-0000-b4e8-af38a5080000 pid=2213->guuid=bf4f3e2f-1d00-0000-b4e8-af38a8080000 pid=2216 clone guuid=ba23472f-1d00-0000-b4e8-af38a9080000 pid=2217 /tmp/sample.bin net net-scan send-data guuid=411ad82e-1d00-0000-b4e8-af38a5080000 pid=2213->guuid=ba23472f-1d00-0000-b4e8-af38a9080000 pid=2217 clone guuid=ba23472f-1d00-0000-b4e8-af38a9080000 pid=2217->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=ba23472f-1d00-0000-b4e8-af38a9080000 pid=2217|send-data send-data to 4097 IP addresses review logs to see them all guuid=ba23472f-1d00-0000-b4e8-af38a9080000 pid=2217->guuid=ba23472f-1d00-0000-b4e8-af38a9080000 pid=2217|send-data send
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
84 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Reads system files that contain records of logged in users
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1848268 Sample: xova.x86.elf Startdate: 11/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 84 123 67.109.155.57 XO-AS15US United States 2->123 125 202.170.233.100, 23 WHIPCORDCA China 2->125 127 98 other IPs or domains 2->127 133 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->133 135 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->135 137 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->137 139 Yara detected Mirai 2->139 12 systemd gdm3 2->12         started        14 systemd gpu-manager 2->14         started        16 systemd gpu-manager 2->16         started        18 105 other processes 2->18 signatures3 process4 file5 22 gdm3 gdm-session-worker 12->22         started        24 gdm3 gdm-session-worker 12->24         started        33 5 other processes 12->33 35 8 other processes 14->35 37 8 other processes 16->37 121 /var/log/wtmp, data 18->121 dropped 129 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 18->129 131 Reads system files that contain records of logged in users 18->131 26 xova.x86.elf 18->26         started        28 xova.x86.elf 18->28         started        31 accounts-daemon language-validate 18->31         started        39 42 other processes 18->39 signatures6 process7 signatures8 41 gdm-session-worker gdm-wayland-session 22->41         started        43 gdm-session-worker gdm-x-session 24->43         started        45 xova.x86.elf 26->45         started        52 2 other processes 26->52 143 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 28->143 48 language-validate language-options 31->48         started        54 8 other processes 35->54 56 8 other processes 37->56 50 language-validate language-options 39->50         started        58 27 other processes 39->58 process9 signatures10 60 gdm-wayland-session dbus-run-session 41->60         started        62 gdm-x-session Xorg Xorg.wrap Xorg 43->62         started        145 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 45->145 64 language-options sh 48->64         started        66 language-options sh 50->66         started        68 language-options sh 58->68         started        70 language-options sh 58->70         started        72 gdm-wayland-session 58->72         started        process11 process12 74 dbus-run-session dbus-daemon 60->74         started        77 dbus-run-session gnome-session gnome-session-binary 1 60->77         started        79 Xorg sh 62->79         started        81 sh locale 64->81         started        83 sh grep 64->83         started        85 sh locale 66->85         started        87 sh grep 66->87         started        89 2 other processes 68->89 91 2 other processes 70->91 signatures13 141 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 74->141 93 dbus-daemon 74->93         started        95 dbus-daemon 74->95         started        97 dbus-daemon 74->97         started        105 4 other processes 74->105 99 gnome-session-binary sh gnome-shell 77->99         started        101 gnome-session-binary session-migration 77->101         started        103 sh xkbcomp 79->103         started        process14 process15 107 dbus-daemon false 93->107         started        109 dbus-daemon false 95->109         started        111 dbus-daemon false 97->111         started        113 dbus-daemon false 105->113         started        115 dbus-daemon false 105->115         started        117 dbus-daemon false 105->117         started        119 dbus-daemon false 105->119         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-11 05:55:35 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
26 of 38 (68.42%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:mirai defense_evasion discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Reads system network configuration
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Contacts a large (20460) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
botnet mirai trojan Unix.Trojan.Mirai-6976991-0
YARA:
Mirai_Botnet_Malware Linux_Trojan_Mirai_fa3ad9d0 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_b14f4c5d Linux_Trojan_Mirai_93fc3657 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_804f8e7c Linux_Trojan_Mirai_99d78950 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_a68e498c Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f Linux_Trojan_Mirai_ae9d0fa6 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3 elf_mirai_auto
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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:elf_mirai_auto
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:Detects elf.mirai.
Rule name:Linux_Mirai_Generic
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_804f8e7c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_93fc3657
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_99d78950
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_a68e498c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_ae9d0fa6
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_b14f4c5d
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_fa3ad9d0
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: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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 94fef56eeb8e9fbca0becf8b87fbecda246872afb4c9f69f5772f75630337c4b

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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