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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a16884f22c23b1eaf3cf4592db352d6059a8a7cb755bd99f5843bcaa77950d8b
SHA3-384 hash: 9b7e399c24c01f5a94cdfeb76fbba198feb966ba5862817f45dbf212c33a30dd4aebe61cf2d322e7f0d2103c81963e83
SHA1 hash: 2398b99d37fd94165b3ba9e12d59d221c08f6c75
MD5 hash: 0843dea1438ce9be1739a9e0ef5fbe08
humanhash: venus-fix-william-jersey
File name:windy.x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:42'020 bytes
First seen:2026-01-12 11:19:06 UTC
Last seen:2026-01-13 05:44:15 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:ghTPjCYZOih2sCqbK0msgYawaIh2osRKyrIc0aIC1uNki3Q/OBx05b:ghTzOitvlcDw57OKyrIc00TiA/SAb
TLSH T16B13E1A7210FD7F8D4B317B9181E16E09D14B61323448ABF4436BA7EFCB8AB51D15A82
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
File size (compressed) :42'020 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :85'904 bytes
Format:linux/amd64
Unpacked file: ad21dac5752d485775ec55f34a2cd7cf54857391f8238a1364d0d59a47c8aa4d

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
42
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.64.le
First seen:
2026-01-12T08:44:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-12T12:48:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r 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=27a84d88-1a00-0000-2d3d-3a67870b0000 pid=2951 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=1f19b68b-1a00-0000-2d3d-3a678f0b0000 pid=2959 /tmp/sample.bin mprotect-exec net guuid=27a84d88-1a00-0000-2d3d-3a67870b0000 pid=2951->guuid=1f19b68b-1a00-0000-2d3d-3a678f0b0000 pid=2959 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=1f19b68b-1a00-0000-2d3d-3a678f0b0000 pid=2959->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=c90c4f8c-1a00-0000-2d3d-3a67900b0000 pid=2960 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=1f19b68b-1a00-0000-2d3d-3a678f0b0000 pid=2959->guuid=c90c4f8c-1a00-0000-2d3d-3a67900b0000 pid=2960 clone guuid=345f06b7-1b00-0000-2d3d-3a679c0d0000 pid=3484 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=1f19b68b-1a00-0000-2d3d-3a678f0b0000 pid=2959->guuid=345f06b7-1b00-0000-2d3d-3a679c0d0000 pid=3484 clone guuid=e6730bb7-1b00-0000-2d3d-3a679d0d0000 pid=3485 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=1f19b68b-1a00-0000-2d3d-3a678f0b0000 pid=2959->guuid=e6730bb7-1b00-0000-2d3d-3a679d0d0000 pid=3485 clone guuid=41cc568c-1a00-0000-2d3d-3a67910b0000 pid=2961 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=c90c4f8c-1a00-0000-2d3d-3a67900b0000 pid=2960->guuid=41cc568c-1a00-0000-2d3d-3a67910b0000 pid=2961 clone guuid=ad48678c-1a00-0000-2d3d-3a67920b0000 pid=2962 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=c90c4f8c-1a00-0000-2d3d-3a67900b0000 pid=2960->guuid=ad48678c-1a00-0000-2d3d-3a67920b0000 pid=2962 clone guuid=ad48678c-1a00-0000-2d3d-3a67920b0000 pid=2962->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 930B 310a0ed0-c544-54ca-bf3f-fca55e459297 65.222.202.53:80 guuid=ad48678c-1a00-0000-2d3d-3a67920b0000 pid=2962->310a0ed0-c544-54ca-bf3f-fca55e459297 send: 4B guuid=e6730bb7-1b00-0000-2d3d-3a679d0d0000 pid=3485->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 930B guuid=e6730bb7-1b00-0000-2d3d-3a679d0d0000 pid=3485->310a0ed0-c544-54ca-bf3f-fca55e459297 send: 4B
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
72 / 100
Signature
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Sends malformed DNS queries
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1848986 Sample: windy.x86_64.elf Startdate: 12/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 72 22 202.1.31.175. [malformed] 2->22 24 65.222.202.53, 80 CAPEREGIONALHEALTHSYSTEMUS United States 2->24 26 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->26 28 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->28 30 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->30 32 Yara detected Mirai 2->32 34 Sample is packed with UPX 2->34 8 windy.x86_64.elf 2->8         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        signatures3 36 Sends malformed DNS queries 22->36 process4 process5 12 windy.x86_64.elf 8->12         started        14 windy.x86_64.elf 8->14         started        16 windy.x86_64.elf 8->16         started        process6 18 windy.x86_64.elf 12->18         started        20 windy.x86_64.elf 12->20         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-12 11:08:10 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 36 (41.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery linux upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Mirai
Mirai family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
202.1.31.175
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YARA Signatures


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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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Web download

Mirai

elf a16884f22c23b1eaf3cf4592db352d6059a8a7cb755bd99f5843bcaa77950d8b

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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