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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 14 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 9738afb2bb3792ab5fdbf5a3a8206ed64932cd1578a5166c5efdb96af0003a4a
SHA3-384 hash: 90f2f5e64e30f116652450592996088492d068df97171c37c3172c9b4a9c210deb2b9fce7c80c52f2a649c4f92167ad2
SHA1 hash: 6be4d957cdbb0a2f412de374e81c8484ce948895
MD5 hash: 52768442e48117d689dea88fb8ed27d4
humanhash: april-twelve-alpha-virginia
File name:xdzlewkx.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:1'079'730 bytes
First seen:2026-09-23 07:51:51 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 24576:XZqfyiPByME4VTQs8WoeZE5JeiHaSIq1FqxwHnKWk59:XZq7Zyd4VTQs8WotraPqTqxwHg59
TLSH T1AD356B633721CF65E354C27005F3CBA1AAD524A31BE24096B36CC3287A6166D6D6FFE4
telfhash t113a002171895c61d573b9f189cea074610831c33fc6d3d6a5e5cdf558525505075ccaf
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
66
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Collects information on the CPU
Opens a port
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm base64 bash evasive gcc javac lolbin masquerade
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-09-23T05:39:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-23T06:37:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=c4b10449-1f00-0000-39d7-d8de16090000 pid=2326 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=19d0fb4c-1f00-0000-39d7-d8de19090000 pid=2329 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=c4b10449-1f00-0000-39d7-d8de16090000 pid=2326->guuid=19d0fb4c-1f00-0000-39d7-d8de19090000 pid=2329 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-23 07:52:35 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
12 of 36 (33.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
credential_access defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Reads CPU attributes
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Sudo and Sudo Caching
Deletes log files
Enumerates running processes
Schedules an At job
Uses Polkit to run commands
File and Directory Permissions Modification
OS Credential Dumping
Contacts a large (502) amount of remote hosts
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:F01_s1ckrule
Author:s1ckb017
Rule name:Hunt_DVR_Exploit_CommandInjection
Author:Serhii Kocherhan
Description:Detects common shell command injection signatures and payloads associated with DVR/NVR exploitation
Rule name:iot_req_metachar
Rule name:ldpreload
Author:xorseed
Reference:https://stuff.rop.io/
Rule name:malwareelf55503
Rule name:MIRAI_OHSHIT_payload
Author:AfterPacket
Description:MIRAI_OHSHIT ELF payload -- compiled-in C2 set, all architectures
Reference:https://github.com/Afterpacket/drosera-threat-intel
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:test_rule_vldslv
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
Rule name:vmdetect
Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques

File information


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

Web download

Mirai

elf 9738afb2bb3792ab5fdbf5a3a8206ed64932cd1578a5166c5efdb96af0003a4a

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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