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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 17 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 9f56a4e0f25b41d8c7f20b09c10e4b297511bc1040ecaa412dac620f8af663eb
SHA3-384 hash: a59b22e5410294ee9c0c53935c2810e7dd54133895b303c9fd77a8660462b99267bc1cdbe28af0a363c9ef09dcf23467
SHA1 hash: 57c1207f511f51b86254bed37cc65f98f4dfa0e5
MD5 hash: c6a1d123017f9f47d63dd30969e1d83e
humanhash: rugby-nevada-mobile-blue
File name:nz.x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:85'904 bytes
First seen:2026-03-30 00:29:44 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:MqbN7IdAcsgxY+miqBNakCkj6Rv3U8GbdGrAyvQOol:TN74Acsgx8iNkCdRvAbdGrXQO
TLSH T1BE833A47B98190FEC499D03847BF7537C923B4BE1239B29B63D8AE262D09ED01F19746
telfhash t1c92145b13d5a186890ffea323303e18188621d9506f136f6ce7768f6cf6a3801d96057
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 955dc8ad10b0a0785e2efe1327cd4bbd9fee4176e82537c3366ee04911785aa1
File size (compressed) :42'036 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :85'904 bytes
Format:linux/amd64
Packed file: 955dc8ad10b0a0785e2efe1327cd4bbd9fee4176e82537c3366ee04911785aa1

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
51
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Gathering data
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
DNS request
Connection attempt
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
46
Number of processes launched:
6
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.64.le
First seen:
2026-03-29T22:44:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-03-30T01:34:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=8e9c12a8-1b00-0000-2e2b-d2965c0c0000 pid=3164 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=6890cfa9-1b00-0000-2e2b-d296610c0000 pid=3169 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=8e9c12a8-1b00-0000-2e2b-d2965c0c0000 pid=3164->guuid=6890cfa9-1b00-0000-2e2b-d296610c0000 pid=3169 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=6890cfa9-1b00-0000-2e2b-d296610c0000 pid=3169->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=ab94f4a9-1b00-0000-2e2b-d296630c0000 pid=3171 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=6890cfa9-1b00-0000-2e2b-d296610c0000 pid=3169->guuid=ab94f4a9-1b00-0000-2e2b-d296630c0000 pid=3171 clone guuid=be08ded4-1c00-0000-2e2b-d2969e0e0000 pid=3742 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=6890cfa9-1b00-0000-2e2b-d296610c0000 pid=3169->guuid=be08ded4-1c00-0000-2e2b-d2969e0e0000 pid=3742 clone guuid=e88ce2d4-1c00-0000-2e2b-d2969f0e0000 pid=3743 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=6890cfa9-1b00-0000-2e2b-d296610c0000 pid=3169->guuid=e88ce2d4-1c00-0000-2e2b-d2969f0e0000 pid=3743 clone guuid=5fdcffa9-1b00-0000-2e2b-d296640c0000 pid=3172 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=ab94f4a9-1b00-0000-2e2b-d296630c0000 pid=3171->guuid=5fdcffa9-1b00-0000-2e2b-d296640c0000 pid=3172 clone guuid=057a04aa-1b00-0000-2e2b-d296650c0000 pid=3173 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data zombie guuid=ab94f4a9-1b00-0000-2e2b-d296630c0000 pid=3171->guuid=057a04aa-1b00-0000-2e2b-d296650c0000 pid=3173 clone guuid=057a04aa-1b00-0000-2e2b-d296650c0000 pid=3173->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 270B 322cdf06-f1fc-5dbc-86e9-cf9cf3840d55 gdkdiebrhmn.narxz.dpdns.org:69 guuid=057a04aa-1b00-0000-2e2b-d296650c0000 pid=3173->322cdf06-f1fc-5dbc-86e9-cf9cf3840d55 send: 4B guuid=e88ce2d4-1c00-0000-2e2b-d2969f0e0000 pid=3743->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 1380B 310a0ed0-c544-54ca-bf3f-fca55e459297 65.222.202.53:80 guuid=e88ce2d4-1c00-0000-2e2b-d2969f0e0000 pid=3743->310a0ed0-c544-54ca-bf3f-fca55e459297 send: 4B
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-30 00:30:31 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 24 (79.17%)
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
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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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_d4227dbf
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_6a77af0f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_e0cf29e2
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:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 9f56a4e0f25b41d8c7f20b09c10e4b297511bc1040ecaa412dac620f8af663eb

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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