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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 15 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 9866b68c4bd4d18fe6c492de11c77fb3092468966e7fd2f2dfca91d49da4fb58
SHA3-384 hash: a26e0e19564e4d807a63c1cd14ba295ed33fd893190453a735afdf95029d6bebf8619c6b9ac6c91d9e0ac558e8491b01
SHA1 hash: 5f1f3ab130b5cd83546a4748b996ac1372d19329
MD5 hash: 154aacb307a1673ef30779c675dfb7cd
humanhash: angel-lactose-twelve-skylark
File name:windy.i686
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:87'316 bytes
First seen:2026-01-17 19:52:38 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:iFDwDhVtcU4xiUWaqH3FxiSewYW16eXKjfTsv4gz9F7vT:+DWKzQLH3FwSjMeXKjfTc4gT
TLSH T1048329C1FA8BC0F1D91B88304067F63FCB32E9695061D75DEF9A9E35DA33581A216389
telfhash t15c31fff6067a0de897d01d44e25e6f612d1eab7b602037e34273c930222fc42527bc3a
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 :
52
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gafgyt masquerade mirai obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-01-17T15:42:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-18T14:38:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=37ce7aaa-1600-0000-f0d4-9fa4ac0c0000 pid=3244 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=3e5344ac-1600-0000-f0d4-9fa4af0c0000 pid=3247 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=37ce7aaa-1600-0000-f0d4-9fa4ac0c0000 pid=3244->guuid=3e5344ac-1600-0000-f0d4-9fa4af0c0000 pid=3247 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=3e5344ac-1600-0000-f0d4-9fa4af0c0000 pid=3247->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=eb0668ac-1600-0000-f0d4-9fa4b10c0000 pid=3249 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=3e5344ac-1600-0000-f0d4-9fa4af0c0000 pid=3247->guuid=eb0668ac-1600-0000-f0d4-9fa4b10c0000 pid=3249 clone guuid=59398ad8-1700-0000-f0d4-9fa4f90e0000 pid=3833 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=3e5344ac-1600-0000-f0d4-9fa4af0c0000 pid=3247->guuid=59398ad8-1700-0000-f0d4-9fa4f90e0000 pid=3833 clone guuid=da4893d8-1700-0000-f0d4-9fa4fa0e0000 pid=3834 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=3e5344ac-1600-0000-f0d4-9fa4af0c0000 pid=3247->guuid=da4893d8-1700-0000-f0d4-9fa4fa0e0000 pid=3834 clone guuid=870c75ac-1600-0000-f0d4-9fa4b20c0000 pid=3250 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=eb0668ac-1600-0000-f0d4-9fa4b10c0000 pid=3249->guuid=870c75ac-1600-0000-f0d4-9fa4b20c0000 pid=3250 clone guuid=98987fac-1600-0000-f0d4-9fa4b30c0000 pid=3251 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data zombie guuid=eb0668ac-1600-0000-f0d4-9fa4b10c0000 pid=3249->guuid=98987fac-1600-0000-f0d4-9fa4b30c0000 pid=3251 clone guuid=98987fac-1600-0000-f0d4-9fa4b30c0000 pid=3251->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 1410B 310a0ed0-c544-54ca-bf3f-fca55e459297 65.222.202.53:80 guuid=98987fac-1600-0000-f0d4-9fa4b30c0000 pid=3251->310a0ed0-c544-54ca-bf3f-fca55e459297 send: 4B guuid=da4893d8-1700-0000-f0d4-9fa4fa0e0000 pid=3834->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 1440B guuid=da4893d8-1700-0000-f0d4-9fa4fa0e0000 pid=3834->310a0ed0-c544-54ca-bf3f-fca55e459297 send: 4B
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
72 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
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: 1852597 Sample: windy.i686.elf Startdate: 17/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 72 22 botsss.shadowbat8s88sww.qzz. 2->22 24 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->24 26 2 other IPs or domains 2->26 28 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->28 30 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->30 32 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->32 34 Yara detected Mirai 2->34 8 windy.i686.elf 2->8         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 process5 12 windy.i686.elf 8->12         started        14 windy.i686.elf 8->14         started        16 windy.i686.elf 8->16         started        process6 18 windy.i686.elf 12->18         started        20 windy.i686.elf 12->20         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-17 18:51:45 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
24 of 36 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai defense_evasion discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan mirai Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Mirai_268aac0b Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0cb1699c Linux_Trojan_Mirai_70ef58f1 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_485c4b13 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_7d05725e Linux_Trojan_Mirai_2e3f67a9 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0d73971c Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
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YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0cb1699c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0d73971c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_268aac0b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_2e3f67a9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_485c4b13
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_70ef58f1
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_7d05725e
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious single byte XORed keyword 'Mozilla/5.0' - it uses yara's XOR modifier and therefore cannot print the XOR key. You can use the CyberChef recipe linked in the reference field to brute force the used key.
Reference:https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/#recipe=XOR_Brute_Force()
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_RID2DB4
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
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 9866b68c4bd4d18fe6c492de11c77fb3092468966e7fd2f2dfca91d49da4fb58

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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