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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 17 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a2a6d8a0b14a5c8108e8a0678ce60b43fff05f5d5ac8088482895746e645b18e
SHA3-384 hash: ca66122804b90134884b6561325531e33b3d23eb63f7e63eedc15170bdd4fd7dcdbff42f453d39b8049aa5d11baab576
SHA1 hash: 322db6464e2b2e724a051fb3bae8829defc9874b
MD5 hash: 1091309f6f7b31e55744901f79829bd2
humanhash: harry-angel-beer-massachusetts
File name:nerv.x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:101'232 bytes
First seen:2026-08-20 05:19:49 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:EpSf3dIub3tZGahSksTYjSSkYQ2V1E1oRi6LbDMfsNs2/Uu:MSmub3tZrhSYjSSWiax6HDJs2
TLSH T16BA33903B4C088FDC18AC17817AF763AD972F56E0139F1FB2BD0EA166D4DE215A1EA54
telfhash t1cb317d701d9d28a850eb5729734ee0f9e9b1092504f235e65d37ecd2cf57b804ea50d3
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 :
1
# of downloads :
61
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
DNS request
Creating a file
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
Collects information on the CPU
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Traces processes
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
2
Number of processes launched:
2
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Anti-Debugging
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=c741ac2c-1b00-0000-844b-f40ba1090000 pid=2465 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=1f43c72e-1b00-0000-844b-f40ba6090000 pid=2470 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=c741ac2c-1b00-0000-844b-f40ba1090000 pid=2465->guuid=1f43c72e-1b00-0000-844b-f40ba6090000 pid=2470 execve guuid=1224222f-1b00-0000-844b-f40ba8090000 pid=2472 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data write-file zombie guuid=1f43c72e-1b00-0000-844b-f40ba6090000 pid=2470->guuid=1224222f-1b00-0000-844b-f40ba8090000 pid=2472 clone 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=1224222f-1b00-0000-844b-f40ba8090000 pid=2472->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 68B 2d14bdd0-af1a-58f3-90b1-f5923476e699 servers.opik.net:6621 guuid=1224222f-1b00-0000-844b-f40ba8090000 pid=2472->2d14bdd0-af1a-58f3-90b1-f5923476e699 send: 24B
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-19 15:19:15 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 38 (47.37%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai antivm botnet discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Checks CPU configuration
Traces itself
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
servers.opik.net
89.190.156.145
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:dsc
Author:Aaron DeVera
Description:Discord domains
Rule name:ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
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_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_e0cf29e2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MatchByteSequence
Author:Generated by ChatGPT
Description:Rule to match specific byte sequence: 89 C8 C1 E8 08 31 D1 31 C8
Rule name:meth_stackstrings
Author:Willi Ballenthin
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 a2a6d8a0b14a5c8108e8a0678ce60b43fff05f5d5ac8088482895746e645b18e

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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