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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 96ffc92e8d8de7a06753365da89495ada8d44f0c960e90361e7b1d734e8ecac7
SHA3-384 hash: d4820cf611d65d5d7235d6ec8726211cad53323fb410af620abb71fc723b31d073272604e65d067328ee2a762dd26496
SHA1 hash: 769c9ed24879b8e7649fc0da52028cf57f9672a2
MD5 hash: 20d301d4079b2cd17dca2b75da7b2266
humanhash: sixteen-hawaii-alabama-single
File name:bot.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:616'276 bytes
First seen:2026-08-30 03:27:22 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 6144:nNbLFrhs+oHhYjGFRV+fRJz1Wum//fTz//nZtX1oYu6vY5CZu3yl9Q8j1dIFOq0v:nhF9oHayvVoRJzSy32O4IFORLUq
TLSH T141D43A4D66B2DFADF368CB3003736E259A6613A732E3E185E05DE1121B6124D48AFF74
telfhash t19b51c128097907f4a2256c5d089dfb67e6a374df7e162c278e10d85eeb2ea839d10c0c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
80
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Sets a written file as executable
Creates or modifies symbolic links
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Manages services
Creates directories
DNS request
Kills processes
Changes access rights for a written file
Creating a file
Opens a port
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Launching a process
Runs as daemon
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Substitutes an application name
Writes files to system directory
Traces processes
Creates or modifies files to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
base64 expand lolbin masquerade mirai obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-08-30T00:16:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-08-31T09:59:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=c74c9434-1900-0000-a3ba-d84dd20b0000 pid=3026 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=98049437-1900-0000-a3ba-d84dd60b0000 pid=3030 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=c74c9434-1900-0000-a3ba-d84dd20b0000 pid=3026->guuid=98049437-1900-0000-a3ba-d84dd60b0000 pid=3030 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-30 03:28:12 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
11 of 24 (45.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Writes file to shm directory
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Creates a desktop entry file
Modifies Bash startup script
Creates/modifies Cron job
Creates/modifies environment variables
Deletes log files
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Modifies systemd
Write file to user bin folder
Writes file to system bin folder
Executes dropped EXE
Traces itself
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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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:EXPL_HKTL_LNX_DirtyFragShellcode_May26
Author:Pezier Pierre-Henri (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a shellcode observed in dirtyfrag, a local privilege escalation exploit for Linux.
Reference:https://github.com/V4bel/dirtyfrag/tree/master
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:linux_generic_irc_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:Find new ELF IRC samples
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
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: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 96ffc92e8d8de7a06753365da89495ada8d44f0c960e90361e7b1d734e8ecac7

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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