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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 14 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 952a85defa6822d7954038f8f3ec50f4f132a8ce5fe7856619e0330d6a7e42b3
SHA3-384 hash: 968698890ce329ff516360411fdf691547759507b45ba140100571f74a0e439a16afa35738ff0ac970402046dd1f6ef9
SHA1 hash: 02a9ae46a1641711ccb6b745f85cc277c68682c1
MD5 hash: e8176a681d7c3398cf9b6b2f1c0a8fad
humanhash: march-pennsylvania-zebra-carpet
File name:x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:87'440 bytes
First seen:2026-02-24 01:43:23 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:T8pn30LqgaIftEV49kCShr8jQ1x2BLWQMR3EheVk4YgLc6eX/z8v:+n30LqgZfaV49kCShgjQ1o0pJEkk4JL5
TLSH T11F8339C1FA8B80F6D447483000A7F73FDF32E6654161C62EEF699F36EE23542A516698
telfhash t1b331d2fa26be0ce487d4a810d14e6f213c4ed33b28503ae356739939331be85916bd39
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


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abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 37b12cc3ff81876c3ce04db3a9544416b7a5384cb41f2190d1041386819dd208
File size (compressed) :43'284 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :87'440 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Packed file: 37b12cc3ff81876c3ce04db3a9544416b7a5384cb41f2190d1041386819dd208

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
72
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
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Runs as daemon
DNS request
Traces processes
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
mirai
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
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=21849379-1900-0000-24f9-9dfa85070000 pid=1925 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=91ad867b-1900-0000-24f9-9dfa8a070000 pid=1930 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=21849379-1900-0000-24f9-9dfa85070000 pid=1925->guuid=91ad867b-1900-0000-24f9-9dfa8a070000 pid=1930 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=91ad867b-1900-0000-24f9-9dfa8a070000 pid=1930->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=3a62509c-1900-0000-24f9-9dfab8070000 pid=1976 /tmp/sample.bin zombie guuid=91ad867b-1900-0000-24f9-9dfa8a070000 pid=1930->guuid=3a62509c-1900-0000-24f9-9dfab8070000 pid=1976 clone guuid=7ad4579c-1900-0000-24f9-9dfab9070000 pid=1977 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data zombie guuid=91ad867b-1900-0000-24f9-9dfa8a070000 pid=1930->guuid=7ad4579c-1900-0000-24f9-9dfab9070000 pid=1977 clone guuid=7ad4579c-1900-0000-24f9-9dfab9070000 pid=1977->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 42B 7d9498a9-b2ec-5f47-8ef7-80875e0d3b87 followahahaha.followz.st:9772 guuid=7ad4579c-1900-0000-24f9-9dfab9070000 pid=1977->7d9498a9-b2ec-5f47-8ef7-80875e0d3b87 send: 40B
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-24 01:44:22 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 36 (52.78%)
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
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
followahahaha.followz.st
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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


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Web download

Mirai

elf 952a85defa6822d7954038f8f3ec50f4f132a8ce5fe7856619e0330d6a7e42b3

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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