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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 17 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 9cbf53dc657fe63889b827dccc441b5d6004e074686f86cf1d63033acee7d688
SHA3-384 hash: 42cf23f6e7a311247ccc7a4b5c9cf2db005fc213d8ebc4d700b04162eb189a553eed104010f26692137fc35c71d900c1
SHA1 hash: 4ce6f9aee6eabb9a8bbd709fc7c6a3abfedc0ed6
MD5 hash: d7b42e87de94694463201a975d94d508
humanhash: item-alpha-sad-december
File name:Polar.x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:181'320 bytes
First seen:2026-01-17 20:19:41 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:QPGKnZuFYmIHyCH0weP2wnE9zeIxBTMxf7NjQbCysFm+KXgj:8GKuIHjziqbzBQj
TLSH T1B6043A06B5CCC0FDC89AD1745BBEB136D972BC5D123CB15B2784AE222E4FE605B2D644
telfhash t17551ff702ee5791c22db874ab30eeca8fc7606115ae230f55e277dd5ce46bc80e42462
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-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 b784633b94f332feb9cf753e478adb69f8cd2a80b90293f06ef4ce7bcb1eb690
File size (compressed) :67'792 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :181'320 bytes
Format:linux/amd64
Packed file: b784633b94f332feb9cf753e478adb69f8cd2a80b90293f06ef4ce7bcb1eb690

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
53
Origin country :
NL NL
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 mirai obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.64.le
First seen:
2026-01-17T18:29:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-17T21:20:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=7fa89bdf-1900-0000-a5c9-27d0dd090000 pid=2525 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=07a2c4e1-1900-0000-a5c9-27d0e6090000 pid=2534 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=7fa89bdf-1900-0000-a5c9-27d0dd090000 pid=2525->guuid=07a2c4e1-1900-0000-a5c9-27d0e6090000 pid=2534 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=07a2c4e1-1900-0000-a5c9-27d0e6090000 pid=2534->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=202efde1-1900-0000-a5c9-27d0e8090000 pid=2536 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=07a2c4e1-1900-0000-a5c9-27d0e6090000 pid=2534->guuid=202efde1-1900-0000-a5c9-27d0e8090000 pid=2536 clone guuid=a033c30c-1b00-0000-a5c9-27d0380c0000 pid=3128 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=07a2c4e1-1900-0000-a5c9-27d0e6090000 pid=2534->guuid=a033c30c-1b00-0000-a5c9-27d0380c0000 pid=3128 clone guuid=870ece0c-1b00-0000-a5c9-27d0390c0000 pid=3129 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data zombie guuid=07a2c4e1-1900-0000-a5c9-27d0e6090000 pid=2534->guuid=870ece0c-1b00-0000-a5c9-27d0390c0000 pid=3129 clone guuid=7cda03e2-1900-0000-a5c9-27d0e9090000 pid=2537 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=202efde1-1900-0000-a5c9-27d0e8090000 pid=2536->guuid=7cda03e2-1900-0000-a5c9-27d0e9090000 pid=2537 clone guuid=416606e2-1900-0000-a5c9-27d0ea090000 pid=2538 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data zombie guuid=202efde1-1900-0000-a5c9-27d0e8090000 pid=2536->guuid=416606e2-1900-0000-a5c9-27d0ea090000 pid=2538 clone guuid=416606e2-1900-0000-a5c9-27d0ea090000 pid=2538->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 42B f9ed34c3-977d-5a54-b8af-fb4beb1194e4 ilovenetssomuch.ddns.net:69 guuid=416606e2-1900-0000-a5c9-27d0ea090000 pid=2538->f9ed34c3-977d-5a54-b8af-fb4beb1194e4 send: 6B guuid=870ece0c-1b00-0000-a5c9-27d0390c0000 pid=3129->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 42B guuid=870ece0c-1b00-0000-a5c9-27d0390c0000 pid=3129->f9ed34c3-977d-5a54-b8af-fb4beb1194e4 send: 6B
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
84 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Uses dynamic DNS services
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1852601 Sample: Polar.x86_64.elf Startdate: 17/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 84 22 ilovenetssomuch.ddns.net 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 36 2 other signatures 2->36 8 Polar.x86_64.elf 2->8         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        signatures3 34 Uses dynamic DNS services 22->34 process4 process5 12 Polar.x86_64.elf 8->12         started        14 Polar.x86_64.elf 8->14         started        16 Polar.x86_64.elf 8->16         started        process6 18 Polar.x86_64.elf 12->18         started        20 Polar.x86_64.elf 12->20         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-17 20:21:09 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 24 (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
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
ilovenetssomuch.ddns.net
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan mirai gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_807911a2 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d0c57a2e Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_0cd591cd Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a33a8363 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_6a77af0f Linux_Trojan_Mirai_e0cf29e2
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_Yakuza
Author:NDA0E
Description:Yakuza botnet
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_Gafgyt_0cd591cd
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_807911a2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a33a8363
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d0c57a2e
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_6a77af0f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_e0cf29e2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 9cbf53dc657fe63889b827dccc441b5d6004e074686f86cf1d63033acee7d688

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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