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Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 9ab64d8c66d973ca952966360e68ad30a7ce20bfa9f45c6da31b6727969b58ec
SHA3-384 hash: 1eda981d2e8d16e2046ba764e6a93e2a8c37b7a7d17dd8a3dae92c86854f21c9e8ea47d853f02f118eff39fe3d46ab99
SHA1 hash: 5f553c084883f017c7cadc8a6ae5ffdf10a009cb
MD5 hash: 76e2f1f1fc2d5fd378f56db10c7c7220
humanhash: venus-blossom-nevada-failed
File name:kerneld
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:68'960 bytes
First seen:2026-01-14 19:15:13 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:wJIjDIXDDY5v0mPUatV8RJ7oqe2np9c4Nk3KfMX69:wqWPSvp3tAJ7o3gDEK0Xy
TLSH T1E063026DC46D21DEC8F818BB52411BE5D2C4B1D3B2474E6C1A0F8DDCBB19887AAD907C
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 gafgyt mirai UPX
File size (compressed) :68'960 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :220'852 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Unpacked file: 5596b31d49da26c31f90aee4be6de33c033001a8bac546501c42daf138958615

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
127
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-01-14T16:59:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-15T12:48:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=6423e692-1800-0000-c5de-7618f70d0000 pid=3575 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=2b7c3095-1800-0000-c5de-7618010e0000 pid=3585 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=6423e692-1800-0000-c5de-7618f70d0000 pid=3575->guuid=2b7c3095-1800-0000-c5de-7618010e0000 pid=3585 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
76 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1850858 Sample: kerneld.elf Startdate: 14/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 76 19 143.20.185.225, 58918, 80 LANCAMANTOANISERVICOSDEINFORMATICALTDA-MEBR United States 2->19 21 34.254.182.186, 443, 44520 AMAZON-02US United States 2->21 23 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->23 25 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->25 27 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->27 29 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->29 31 2 other signatures 2->31 7 kerneld.elf 2->7         started        9 dash rm 2->9         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        13 python3.8 dpkg 2->13         started        signatures3 process4 process5 15 kerneld.elf 7->15         started        17 kerneld.elf 7->17         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Multiverze
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-14 19:16:30 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 38 (47.37%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Mirai
Mirai family
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Mirai

elf 9ab64d8c66d973ca952966360e68ad30a7ce20bfa9f45c6da31b6727969b58ec

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