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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 972e9bb360be09837851e5848a80546ed039e3720c191078ee450d1614d2ba6d
SHA3-384 hash: 827d4e9deca1e99a7a4daee8e8714f28c560b674a842b91bda0b9dee2305b1660910df85adc67916bebaf8ebcfffe456
SHA1 hash: d355a55a429221f7f2f07be15974bbab329048ab
MD5 hash: c755bde98ff511a36e7a54d56916173e
humanhash: sierra-leopard-angel-october
File name:arm5
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:187'448 bytes
First seen:2026-03-23 22:04:30 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:HnIsZbAWMJmhqIVB+6RW7wyE1KklRZak0nihOQ6yYFH1d2zFeqGDSzWNndp/bl2s:HIsZbAWMshqIVB+LdYlRZcnihOQ6yYFp
TLSH T1F70418457E419E33CBD0667ABBEE42CD732223FCD3EA7112EE014B16369652A0E36552
telfhash t1d3a011080e0820a0f020f080f8ce223330280e00380aaa0023eaae208802282800008f
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

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
118
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Clean
Maliciousness:
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
1
Number of processes launched:
0
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=e21ef789-1600-0000-e538-ef1bb60d0000 pid=3510 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=0dafc88b-1600-0000-e538-ef1bbd0d0000 pid=3517 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=e21ef789-1600-0000-e538-ef1bb60d0000 pid=3510->guuid=0dafc88b-1600-0000-e538-ef1bbd0d0000 pid=3517 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
n/a
Score:
48 / 100
Signature
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1887916 Sample: arm5.elf Startdate: 23/03/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 48 15 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->15 17 91.189.91.42, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United Kingdom 2->17 19 2 other IPs or domains 2->19 21 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->21 7 arm5.elf 2->7         started        9 dash rm 2->9         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        signatures3 process4 process5 13 arm5.elf 7->13         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-23 22:05:17 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
8 of 36 (22.22%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
n/a
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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:jackskid_ddos_botnet
Author:Nokia Deepfield ERT
Description:Jackskid/RCtea DDoS botnet - all variants
Reference:https://blog.xlab.qianxin.com/analysis-of-rctea-botnet/
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_d94e1020
Author:Elastic Security
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


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Web download

Mirai

elf 972e9bb360be09837851e5848a80546ed039e3720c191078ee450d1614d2ba6d

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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