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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 9690e341cd4f202cda0805c3dca79ae59862506051e289e1caaf62bfa167b614
SHA3-384 hash: ed5760067f0b83c3687ff18e6c17335c07b3de292aa25143521910a691ee27b36ac1166e96d0f6ad730aa8e70bcc2305
SHA1 hash: abe87d7eed3045e0de0703823f3357f0b359b5fb
MD5 hash: e17bec879f1763d84271f6e858e1e750
humanhash: colorado-bacon-bakerloo-tennis
File name:9690e341cd4f202c.bin
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:79'036 bytes
First seen:2026-10-13 21:24:31 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:8M1AZgA2T5HOLlqkVKAHVEw21+Ke5/Za1f+BYLD:uiH5H+71M1q5BarLD
TLSH T13973028B91EAD870D1F09573B666A6D2F8980790F11EBBE33593C7DD228A40B7379107
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 whack_sh
Tags:elf mirai UPX
File size (compressed) :79'036 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :186'116 bytes
Format:linux/arm
Unpacked file: 132667205ebc62af108648fcf4df97efc56960fdc71ac5485bc6ccd546260c99

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
101
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Sets a file as executable
Collects information on the CPU
Launching a process
Manages services
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Locks files
Collects information on the RAM
Creating a file
Runs as daemon
Changes owner for a written file
Sets a written file as executable
Creates directories
Kills processes
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Writes files to system subdirectory
Kills critical processes
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade mirai packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-10-10T06:45:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-13T20:58:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=0353eeec-1b00-0000-3751-d03673090000 pid=2419 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=a61a8cf0-1b00-0000-3751-d0367c090000 pid=2428 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=0353eeec-1b00-0000-3751-d03673090000 pid=2419->guuid=a61a8cf0-1b00-0000-3751-d0367c090000 pid=2428 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
96 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Drops invisible ELF files
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample is packed with UPX
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1986753 Sample: 9690e341cd4f202c.bin.elf Startdate: 13/10/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 96 57 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOS-USDepartmentofStateUS ZZ 2->57 59 83.168.69.95, 57316, 57318, 57320 SKYPASS-ASPL Poland 2->59 61 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->61 63 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->63 65 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->65 67 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->67 69 2 other signatures 2->69 11 9690e341cd4f202c.bin.elf 2->11         started        14 systemd snapd-env-generator 2->14         started        16 systemd snapd-env-generator 2->16         started        18 python3.8 dpkg 2->18         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 79 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 11->79 20 9690e341cd4f202c.bin.elf 11->20         started        process6 process7 22 9690e341cd4f202c.bin.elf 20->22         started        signatures8 71 Sample deletes itself 22->71 25 9690e341cd4f202c.bin.elf 22->25         started        29 9690e341cd4f202c.bin.elf 22->29         started        31 9690e341cd4f202c.bin.elf 22->31         started        33 9690e341cd4f202c.bin.elf 22->33         started        process9 file10 51 /usr/lib/systemd/.system-helper, ELF 25->51 dropped 53 /etc/rc.local, ASCII 25->53 dropped 55 /etc/cron.d/killer-helper, ASCII 25->55 dropped 73 Drops invisible ELF files 25->73 75 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 25->75 77 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 25->77 35 9690e341cd4f202c.bin.elf sh 25->35         started        37 9690e341cd4f202c.bin.elf sh 29->37         started        39 9690e341cd4f202c.bin.elf iptables 29->39         started        41 9690e341cd4f202c.bin.elf iptables-restore 29->41         started        43 3 other processes 29->43 signatures11 process12 process13 45 sh systemctl 35->45         started        47 sh systemctl 35->47         started        49 sh journalctl 37->49         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-10 11:35:48 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 36 (41.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
antivm defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation upx
Behaviour
Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Checks CPU configuration
Reads system network configuration
UPX packed file
Creates/modifies Cron job
Deletes log files
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies rc script
Modifies systemd
Deletes itself
Deletes journal logs
Modifies the /etc/hosts DNS resolution file
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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_IoT_DVR_Botnet_Hama_UPX
Author:Serhii Kocherhan
Description:Detects packed and unpacked ELF IoT/DVR botnet variants targeting UPX compression structures and uncompressed code
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
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


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Mirai

elf 9690e341cd4f202cda0805c3dca79ae59862506051e289e1caaf62bfa167b614

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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