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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 974dfaab25bc4d94c689627e71183c128e6480f7cf1de13da329d4286a459dd9
SHA3-384 hash: 106d70b0d284852f8a2055b8b80331861c4918c6b1923b2606a8bc51e9e90ff638b94f4f245cd6e1dd4012007be1c62c
SHA1 hash: b1dbfa04db355cc5b3639d548dc8c92a838da932
MD5 hash: ef8e3e18aa6bdaa675b443dde6437f75
humanhash: snake-berlin-moon-butter
File name:arm5
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:64'296 bytes
First seen:2026-01-23 01:56:43 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:tXU9w5YknCF8CLCLWXS1n9f/JPz/rQsBF:mOnCjU93VPQ
TLSH T1D1531985BD82DA13CAC4537BFA5E42CD3726279CE2EE3213DE155F6032CA82B0D7A551
telfhash t109e02057834009cc97f59724d0cd315cd595b9f95f0119d3c7cdcf168063ed53420209
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 :
76
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
expand gafgyt lolbin mirai rust
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
true
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
45
Number of processes launched:
0
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Anti-VM
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=5fd98d90-1600-0000-2bed-97eabb0c0000 pid=3259 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=a7e53793-1600-0000-2bed-97eac30c0000 pid=3267 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=5fd98d90-1600-0000-2bed-97eabb0c0000 pid=3259->guuid=a7e53793-1600-0000-2bed-97eac30c0000 pid=3267 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
68 / 100
Signature
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1856123 Sample: arm5.elf Startdate: 23/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 68 24 156.158.248.178 airtel-tz-asTZ Tanzania United Republic of 2->24 26 156.158.51.149 airtel-tz-asTZ Tanzania United Republic of 2->26 28 98 other IPs or domains 2->28 30 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->30 32 Yara detected Mirai 2->32 34 Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning) 2->34 8 arm5.elf 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 dash cat 2->12         started        14 8 other processes 2->14 signatures3 process4 process5 16 arm5.elf 8->16         started        process6 18 arm5.elf 16->18         started        20 arm5.elf 16->20         started        22 arm5.elf 16->22         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-23 01:57:31 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 36 (50.00%)
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:CVE_2017_17215
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects exploitation attempt of CVE-2017-17215
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_d94e1020
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_1
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects ELF Mirai variant
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 974dfaab25bc4d94c689627e71183c128e6480f7cf1de13da329d4286a459dd9

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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