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Database Entry


Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 97a9ffcf021e1206182d6c7f00be79797e8bc7b25e05eb155510cb61165d5308
SHA3-384 hash: fac7f05bc65e001318229acb6b07211b9e1aaca0dca7890b2b6f4e7fd8c8a89e88c57d918e3055160a777ebedf2dbca3
SHA1 hash: fafc6b6d6e8bdbaf52be8c221a38199a3238f409
MD5 hash: 05c9126261301d8fbd37163ddd38d928
humanhash: apart-neptune-charlie-zulu
File name:mips
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Signature Mirai
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File size:76'720 bytes
First seen:2026-08-23 02:28:29 UTC
Last seen:2026-08-23 19:08:58 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:ylzjECL5LdzUZLUIy3ypjm6obWBv3mQGW61ZJHoPs3FNXAwwbMn1d1VJuu:yN5xRUZLW3ypjjBEIPyZjwYn1bVQu
TLSH T1D17302A416034DA3CC6DD0FA6AF90BD40A347577BC426C6BEADC6B03CC25276DAC569C
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 UPX
File size (compressed) :76'720 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :241'872 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Unpacked file: e9a7ce60902d6d743ed50c977ed40bf7463e230e7b2ed4842ed4d675172b0a4f

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
59
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Details
Link:
https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/95a9e5c0-4e5d-49b9-be84-734e443c82cb/
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.Linux.Rootkit.420.23000.28876.UNOFFICIAL
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Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file
Sets a written file as executable
Runs as daemon
Sets a file as executable
Kills processes
Locks files
Launching a process
Kills critical processes
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
mirai packed upx
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6a8a5af6186385b1b4136b40/reports/cdd67512-8fbb-4bcd-9184-97ebd79e4657/overview
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/6909ef64-127b-4456-9dd8-46bb32e90ff3
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=43c4f878-1900-0000-fb1f-7fadb7080000 pid=2231 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=51c0617d-1900-0000-fb1f-7fadbd080000 pid=2237 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=43c4f878-1900-0000-fb1f-7fadb7080000 pid=2231->guuid=51c0617d-1900-0000-fb1f-7fadbd080000 pid=2237 execve
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/9e47f4d6-547f-44da-8779-4202c81c71c3
Result
Threat name:
Mirai
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad.mine
Score:
84 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1962324
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Deletes system log files
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample is packed with UPX
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1962324 Sample: mips.elf Startdate: 23/08/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 84 117 83.168.69.141, 44360, 44362, 44364 SKYPASS-ASPL Poland 2->117 119 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->119 121 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->121 123 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->123 125 Yara detected Mirai 2->125 127 Sample is packed with UPX 2->127 14 mips.elf 2->14         started        17 systemd snapd-env-generator 2->17         started        19 systemd snapd-env-generator 2->19         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 139 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 14->139 21 mips.elf 14->21         started        process6 process7 23 mips.elf 21->23         started        signatures8 129 Sample deletes itself 23->129 26 mips.elf 23->26         started        30 mips.elf 23->30         started        32 mips.elf iptables 23->32         started        34 mips.elf iptables 23->34         started        process9 file10 113 /run/.iptables.rules, ASCII 26->113 dropped 131 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 26->131 133 Deletes system log files 26->133 36 mips.elf 26->36         started        38 mips.elf 26->38         started        40 mips.elf 26->40         started        43 34 other processes 26->43 signatures11 process12 file13 45 mips.elf 36->45         started        48 mips.elf 36->48         started        50 mips.elf 36->50         started        56 23 other processes 36->56 52 mips.elf 38->52         started        54 mips.elf 38->54         started        58 22 other processes 38->58 109 /run/.watchdog.pid, ASCII 40->109 dropped 60 18 other processes 40->60 111 /run/.locker.pid, ASCII 43->111 dropped 62 10 other processes 43->62 process14 file15 135 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 45->135 137 Deletes system log files 45->137 65 24 other processes 45->65 67 17 other processes 48->67 69 2 other processes 50->69 71 19 other processes 52->71 73 17 other processes 54->73 75 28 other processes 56->75 77 30 other processes 58->77 79 22 other processes 60->79 115 /run/.disabled.list, ASCII 62->115 dropped 81 6 other processes 62->81 signatures16 process17 process18 83 mips.elf 65->83         started        85 mips.elf 65->85         started        87 mips.elf 65->87         started        89 22 other processes 65->89 process19 91 mips.elf iptables 83->91         started        93 mips.elf iptables 83->93         started        95 mips.elf iptables 85->95         started        97 mips.elf iptables 85->97         started        99 mips.elf iptables 87->99         started        101 mips.elf iptables 87->101         started        103 mips.elf iptables 89->103         started        105 mips.elf iptables 89->105         started        107 10 other processes 89->107
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/97a9ffcf021e1206182d6c7f00be79797e8bc7b25e05eb155510cb61165d5308
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/97a9ffcf021e1206182d6c7f00be79797e8bc7b25e05eb155510cb61165d5308/
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
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Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2026-08-23 03:11:11 UTC
AV detection:
12 of 24 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=s6u77tycdyjamgbnnr7qbptzpf7ixr5slyc6wfkvcdfwcfs5kmea._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
antivm discovery upx
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260823-cylz4awza1/
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Checks CPU configuration
Enumerates running processes
Deletes itself
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/97a9ffcf021e1206182d6c7f00be79797e8bc7b25e05eb155510cb61165d5308

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:ELF_IoT_DVR_Botnet_Hama_UPX
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Author:Serhii Kocherhan
Description:Detects packed and unpacked ELF IoT/DVR botnet variants targeting UPX compression structures and uncompressed code
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
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Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
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Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE
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Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
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Author:RandomMalware

File information

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Mirai

elf 97a9ffcf021e1206182d6c7f00be79797e8bc7b25e05eb155510cb61165d5308

(this sample)

Mirai

elf e9a7ce60902d6d743ed50c977ed40bf7463e230e7b2ed4842ed4d675172b0a4f

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3893655/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
  
Dropping
SHA256 e9a7ce60902d6d743ed50c977ed40bf7463e230e7b2ed4842ed4d675172b0a4f
  
Dropping
MD5 fa31fdbfa9f4bc48609ec321100e7ae1

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