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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a166b4f2f9c5565737ba6512416030b2518c812cd0abb3af52749b5bebdd9625
SHA3-384 hash: 1c64c0d55ca539c72549694c2fbe612dbf57aacf887c3f6c9b283ae53028984dbc36e4bda340ad4f6137d2cce6071a91
SHA1 hash: 2e931d8966e8d84e1cea628a4d07880ad7355cae
MD5 hash: 651609e1ceb08d6fed3b0e9b3dbd43f9
humanhash: romeo-happy-blossom-india
File name:I686
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:91'320 bytes
First seen:2026-07-04 00:12:55 UTC
Last seen:2026-07-04 23:31:48 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:Mxx1nuXXnaLlzvNCBf5VAm2OOjyxf5+hVQnpspSJnzg15AWMM1khprDiUA+r+0Lr:Q1nuXXG5vNCBf5VAm2OOjyxf5+hVQnpd
TLSH T11E931C46E743CAB3C80305F212A7AA6F8A31FE3A8C66DD86FB543D94EF164C152117B5
telfhash t10d410bf72ee508d8b7d15848c70e1bb52609e57f29103ada06f36da137dae819075c38
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 :
6
# of downloads :
72
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Gains root access
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bashlite gcc mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
6
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-07-04T00:11:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-05T19:30:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=fa7e9fba-1900-0000-6115-41fa3f140000 pid=5183 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=d58829bc-1900-0000-6115-41fa40140000 pid=5184 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=fa7e9fba-1900-0000-6115-41fa3f140000 pid=5183->guuid=d58829bc-1900-0000-6115-41fa40140000 pid=5184 execve 61c25445-1602-58b4-8117-b4a5aee9541d 94.183.232.247:53 guuid=d58829bc-1900-0000-6115-41fa40140000 pid=5184->61c25445-1602-58b4-8117-b4a5aee9541d con guuid=2d2253bc-1900-0000-6115-41fa41140000 pid=5185 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=d58829bc-1900-0000-6115-41fa40140000 pid=5184->guuid=2d2253bc-1900-0000-6115-41fa41140000 pid=5185 clone guuid=488b5cbc-1900-0000-6115-41fa42140000 pid=5186 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data write-file zombie guuid=d58829bc-1900-0000-6115-41fa40140000 pid=5184->guuid=488b5cbc-1900-0000-6115-41fa42140000 pid=5186 clone 125e8d63-c05c-5edd-abad-f91c456a4eec 94.183.232.247:6767 guuid=488b5cbc-1900-0000-6115-41fa42140000 pid=5186->125e8d63-c05c-5edd-abad-f91c456a4eec send: 4464B guuid=c04633bd-1900-0000-6115-41fa43140000 pid=5187 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data write-file guuid=488b5cbc-1900-0000-6115-41fa42140000 pid=5186->guuid=c04633bd-1900-0000-6115-41fa43140000 pid=5187 clone guuid=eaec8534-1a00-0000-6115-41fa55140000 pid=5205 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=488b5cbc-1900-0000-6115-41fa42140000 pid=5186->guuid=eaec8534-1a00-0000-6115-41fa55140000 pid=5205 clone guuid=c04633bd-1900-0000-6115-41fa43140000 pid=5187->125e8d63-c05c-5edd-abad-f91c456a4eec send: 18B guuid=6b28b1bd-1900-0000-6115-41fa44140000 pid=5188 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=c04633bd-1900-0000-6115-41fa43140000 pid=5187->guuid=6b28b1bd-1900-0000-6115-41fa44140000 pid=5188 clone guuid=4f18b9bd-1900-0000-6115-41fa45140000 pid=5189 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=6b28b1bd-1900-0000-6115-41fa44140000 pid=5188->guuid=4f18b9bd-1900-0000-6115-41fa45140000 pid=5189 clone guuid=057f9e34-1a00-0000-6115-41fa56140000 pid=5206 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=eaec8534-1a00-0000-6115-41fa55140000 pid=5205->guuid=057f9e34-1a00-0000-6115-41fa56140000 pid=5206 clone
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-07-04 00:13:44 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
22 of 37 (59.46%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
linux
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Writes DNS configuration
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_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_1b2e2a3a
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_6122acdf
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9127f7be
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
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 a166b4f2f9c5565737ba6512416030b2518c812cd0abb3af52749b5bebdd9625

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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