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Database Entry
Mirai
Vendor detections: 10
| SHA256 hash: | 9ea6cc8dacf45f184ee4468a5742481624f26553f24f1bbab2a7606533d31467 |
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| SHA3-384 hash: | 8691ffb65c7b336ddfd3695d134dcff06658d1c02c0f4d0be660b5b0af168f4b0e857bb6383b437812ebdc1c12c27bf2 |
| SHA1 hash: | 40a44b2407b3ce513f9e8da66c0f45b79b667ea1 |
| MD5 hash: | 32231845e4bd3930b138bbdecc4ab10c |
| humanhash: | iowa-crazy-yankee-march |
| File name: | bash |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | Mirai |
| File size: | 87'425 bytes |
| First seen: | 2026-09-17 09:54:19 UTC |
| Last seen: | 2026-09-17 19:20:47 UTC |
| File type: | elf |
| MIME type: | application/x-executable |
| ssdeep | 1536:bx2Bh9UbUxwTfU5ezdSvzJnZjgq6Br6AmJwRNCtdyD2PO/fPAn/fFXn:UBjUbU2Tf9zdSLJZkqEYwRvDMO/fPk/x |
| TLSH | T188831AD2E741C977D4531AB117A7DF251022F83B0B1ADE05F728BCB49B6E188B225B9C |
| telfhash | t17411204272be8e286bf25928acb807f1199116237381be30ef4ec1c4553b00ab574e9f |
| 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 |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
76
Origin country :
DEVendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
1
Number of processes launched:
3
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
23,2323
Full report:
Behaviour
Persistence
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
type:Gafgyt 64.89.160.222:55487
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-09-17T06:08:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-17T22:50:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-17 09:55:20 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
27 of 38 (71.05%)
Threat level:
5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Result
Malware family:
gafgyt
Score:
10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt botnet defense_evasion discovery execution linux persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Modifies Bash startup script
Creates a large amount of network flows
Creates/modifies Cron job
Creates/modifies environment variables
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Modifies systemd
Reads system routing table
Schedules an At job
File and Directory Permissions Modification
Detected Gafgyt variant
Family: Gafgyt/Bashlite
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
64.89.160.222:55487
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
0.80
YARA Signatures
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| Rule name: | ach_202503_elf_Mirai |
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| Author: | abuse.ch |
| Description: | Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files |
| Rule name: | CP_Script_Inject_Detector |
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| Author: | DiegoAnalytics |
| Description: | Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries |
| Rule name: | ELF_DDoS_Gafgyt_Variant |
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| Author: | Serhii Kocherhan |
| Description: | Detects Gafgyt (Qbot) / Mirai variant with specific DDoS functions (vseattack, ftcp, SendHTTPHex) and recon routines |
| Rule name: | ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt |
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| Author: | 4r4 |
| Description: | Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities |
| Rule name: | ELF_Toriilike_persist |
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| Author: | 4r4 |
| Description: | Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative) |
| Reference: | Identified via researched data |
| Rule name: | Linux_Gafgyt_Generic |
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| Author: | albertzsigovits |
| Description: | Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples |
| Rule name: | linux_generic_ipv6_catcher |
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| Author: | @_lubiedo |
| Description: | ELF samples using IPv6 addresses |
| Rule name: | Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_5bf62ce4 |
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| Author: | Elastic Security |
| Rule name: | Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_6122acdf |
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| Author: | Elastic Security |
| Rule name: | Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_7167d08f |
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| Author: | Elastic Security |
| Rule name: | Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_c573932b |
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| Author: | Elastic Security |
| Rule name: | Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9 |
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| Author: | Elastic Security |
| Rule name: | Mal_LNX_Gafgyt_Botnet_ELF |
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| Author: | Phatcharadol Thangplub |
| Description: | Use to detect Gafgyt botnet, and there variants. |
| Rule name: | setsockopt |
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| Author: | Tim Brown @timb_machine |
| Description: | Hunts for setsockopt() red flags |
| 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: | unixredflags3 |
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| Author: | Tim Brown @timb_machine |
| Description: | Hunts for UNIX red flags |
File information
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Web download
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
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