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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 973b32f929dc4babb876f3e4c79561d7863a2de2d635f4810ab37c11da677433
SHA3-384 hash: aff143e2ea32535590500dfadf4432ae8b9ef77e9a3fe016105c9e0b04be9ef17076e2ba279b51f88ea2056fa5c77233
SHA1 hash: 3553ca0d1a38c8608c7852bdd8c931cb07000664
MD5 hash: 9f8595d19dd40c96345aa96f0b436f1f
humanhash: king-eleven-uncle-cup
File name:zerx86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:59'548 bytes
First seen:2025-12-29 01:36:37 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:B21s9exvRbrVUJoXRSD0+XF4xksYlarvUH6M3GUzP52lmUSvu:B2186vRbrK5/WGsYs8HJ3jj0Qhu
TLSH T133435CC9D683D4F8EC160A711037F7339A72E5791179DA83D7A8E937AC61A01EA0739C
telfhash t1d431a5fb0ebb19f9f7d46808c31e6a961a79d977117036a54273cda017d35c280b9c35
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 :
51
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-12-29T00:52:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-12-29T02:31:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=e244dd0e-1a00-0000-f565-2a86d4040000 pid=1236 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=a2f13111-1a00-0000-f565-2a86da040000 pid=1242 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=e244dd0e-1a00-0000-f565-2a86d4040000 pid=1236->guuid=a2f13111-1a00-0000-f565-2a86da040000 pid=1242 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=a2f13111-1a00-0000-f565-2a86da040000 pid=1242->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=feda6511-1a00-0000-f565-2a86db040000 pid=1243 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data zombie guuid=a2f13111-1a00-0000-f565-2a86da040000 pid=1242->guuid=feda6511-1a00-0000-f565-2a86db040000 pid=1243 clone guuid=feda6511-1a00-0000-f565-2a86db040000 pid=1243->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 31B c42b7245-f894-51f6-b112-367ad1fbc99f 167.99.246.88:39691 guuid=feda6511-1a00-0000-f565-2a86db040000 pid=1243->c42b7245-f894-51f6-b112-367ad1fbc99f send: 89B guuid=643a8e11-1a00-0000-f565-2a86dc040000 pid=1244 /tmp/. guuid=feda6511-1a00-0000-f565-2a86db040000 pid=1243->guuid=643a8e11-1a00-0000-f565-2a86dc040000 pid=1244 clone
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
72 / 100
Signature
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1841102 Sample: zerx86.elf Startdate: 29/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 72 18 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->18 20 134.122.13.243, 39691, 53684 DIGITALOCEAN-ASNUS United States 2->20 22 4 other IPs or domains 2->22 24 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->24 26 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->26 28 Yara detected Mirai 2->28 8 zerx86.elf 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 process5 14 zerx86.elf 8->14         started        process6 16 zerx86.elf 14->16         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-29 01:37:19 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
14 of 24 (58.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion linux
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Renames itself
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan mirai Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9857931-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Mirai_b14f4c5d Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3
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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:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_b14f4c5d
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


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

Web download

Mirai

elf 973b32f929dc4babb876f3e4c79561d7863a2de2d635f4810ab37c11da677433

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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