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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a20c9a9232db0bc4380701a32e1991f41f7d47b7736ca0a1d75bd4b7276c8151
SHA3-384 hash: c325460e3c098fbf08169c9ee60fbf670415b62a6dc0a9a32d914acf83f32d3a15d263dbb559f32ec587dc26351876d7
SHA1 hash: f14178ba429f4397fe86963f7257d71ea9da1bd1
MD5 hash: a135bff41f5ae95fbb64a73e94c76b58
humanhash: magnesium-south-mirror-lactose
File name:Polar.ppc
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:127'208 bytes
First seen:2026-03-25 22:10:19 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:oRVDgUPhC2o+4AxmxAJJrE9+9gP9jQoLA8vAcb4H6HN7qzN994iIbl:oRC+fo+4Ax+AJkt9HL0ceutl
TLSH T1D6C33905730C0943E2673EF03B3F27E193EFDA8131A4EA41255FAA8A91B1D32558ADDD
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
89
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
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:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=a13531b8-1800-0000-06ce-80b1a0090000 pid=2464 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=320e7ebb-1800-0000-06ce-80b1a3090000 pid=2467 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=a13531b8-1800-0000-06ce-80b1a0090000 pid=2464->guuid=320e7ebb-1800-0000-06ce-80b1a3090000 pid=2467 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.mine
Score:
76 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Mirai
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1889220 Sample: Polar.ppc.elf Startdate: 25/03/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 76 29 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->29 31 moiamonprime.myddns.me 143.20.185.225, 32420, 58326 LANCAMANTOANISERVICOSDEINFORMATICALTDA-MEBR United States 2->31 33 5 other IPs or domains 2->33 35 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->35 37 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->37 39 Yara detected Mirai 2->39 41 Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner 2->41 10 Polar.ppc.elf 2->10         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 dash rm 2->15         started        17 python3.8 dpkg 2->17         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 43 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->43 19 Polar.ppc.elf 10->19         started        21 Polar.ppc.elf 10->21         started        process6 process7 23 Polar.ppc.elf 19->23         started        process8 25 Polar.ppc.elf sh 23->25         started        process9 27 sh wget 25->27         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-25 22:10:38 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
13 of 36 (36.11%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai linux
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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: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


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Mirai

elf a20c9a9232db0bc4380701a32e1991f41f7d47b7736ca0a1d75bd4b7276c8151

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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