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Mirai


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 20 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a4610990a793a3412ec38eb60ce464c81740634eddca97b100dc330ed8781bdc
SHA3-384 hash: 8d3890069836333a8606d84d740ae5c6e2db609f82b0e043ab2c71fb474335cac24cf0581519414a7274bc08663c3dfe
SHA1 hash: ccb56c8bc457b6b3fd16028ed3b2298fe7dfaef8
MD5 hash: a7d91cc978fbe38dedf1a6a1e81a9f17
humanhash: mike-monkey-football-massachusetts
File name:ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:173'080 bytes
First seen:2026-01-09 14:57:57 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:U7qYplBqmUtfearaTwaAEr3ASitjdd8LK1ty3JTMGvgWu18/fQRpSci:U2YplBqmUtmacB6rw3JZXuaWBi
TLSH T135043A1BB8C090FDC4E9C17447FEB536E972B09E227CB15B1788AE321E4DE201B6C995
telfhash t10f51ab742ea17c6c61d79619b34eedeafc730a206dd270a5af2769d1cd0abcc0d42417
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 ab5ef31b72e330ac9df0f5cb16dc51d3599483a9554ed19a842ff6c453cdaf17
File size (compressed) :64'204 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :173'080 bytes
Format:linux/amd64
Packed file: ab5ef31b72e330ac9df0f5cb16dc51d3599483a9554ed19a842ff6c453cdaf17

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
40
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Kills processes
Sends data to a server
Deleting a recently created file
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Receives data from a server
Locks files
Runs as daemon
DNS request
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gafgyt mirai obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.64.le
First seen:
2026-01-09T12:07:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-09T13:04:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=cf8755b0-1800-0000-5746-5c7d940a0000 pid=2708 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=75b344b2-1800-0000-5746-5c7d9c0a0000 pid=2716 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=cf8755b0-1800-0000-5746-5c7d940a0000 pid=2708->guuid=75b344b2-1800-0000-5746-5c7d9c0a0000 pid=2716 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=75b344b2-1800-0000-5746-5c7d9c0a0000 pid=2716->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=4cc85bb2-1800-0000-5746-5c7d9e0a0000 pid=2718 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=75b344b2-1800-0000-5746-5c7d9c0a0000 pid=2716->guuid=4cc85bb2-1800-0000-5746-5c7d9e0a0000 pid=2718 clone guuid=da326ab2-1800-0000-5746-5c7da00a0000 pid=2720 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=75b344b2-1800-0000-5746-5c7d9c0a0000 pid=2716->guuid=da326ab2-1800-0000-5746-5c7da00a0000 pid=2720 clone guuid=3b9118ee-1800-0000-5746-5c7db20a0000 pid=2738 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file guuid=75b344b2-1800-0000-5746-5c7d9c0a0000 pid=2716->guuid=3b9118ee-1800-0000-5746-5c7db20a0000 pid=2738 clone guuid=21afc218-1a00-0000-5746-5c7dbb0a0000 pid=2747 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=75b344b2-1800-0000-5746-5c7d9c0a0000 pid=2716->guuid=21afc218-1a00-0000-5746-5c7dbb0a0000 pid=2747 clone guuid=9b8b6c54-1a00-0000-5746-5c7dbd0a0000 pid=2749 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=75b344b2-1800-0000-5746-5c7d9c0a0000 pid=2716->guuid=9b8b6c54-1a00-0000-5746-5c7dbd0a0000 pid=2749 clone guuid=a2f11990-1a00-0000-5746-5c7dbe0a0000 pid=2750 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=75b344b2-1800-0000-5746-5c7d9c0a0000 pid=2716->guuid=a2f11990-1a00-0000-5746-5c7dbe0a0000 pid=2750 clone guuid=20122290-1a00-0000-5746-5c7dbf0a0000 pid=2751 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data zombie guuid=75b344b2-1800-0000-5746-5c7d9c0a0000 pid=2716->guuid=20122290-1a00-0000-5746-5c7dbf0a0000 pid=2751 clone guuid=e33160b2-1800-0000-5746-5c7d9f0a0000 pid=2719 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=4cc85bb2-1800-0000-5746-5c7d9e0a0000 pid=2718->guuid=e33160b2-1800-0000-5746-5c7d9f0a0000 pid=2719 clone guuid=3aca29ee-1800-0000-5746-5c7db30a0000 pid=2739 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=3b9118ee-1800-0000-5746-5c7db20a0000 pid=2738->guuid=3aca29ee-1800-0000-5746-5c7db30a0000 pid=2739 clone guuid=8996d429-1900-0000-5746-5c7db50a0000 pid=2741 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=3b9118ee-1800-0000-5746-5c7db20a0000 pid=2738->guuid=8996d429-1900-0000-5746-5c7db50a0000 pid=2741 clone guuid=36f68165-1900-0000-5746-5c7db80a0000 pid=2744 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=3b9118ee-1800-0000-5746-5c7db20a0000 pid=2738->guuid=36f68165-1900-0000-5746-5c7db80a0000 pid=2744 clone guuid=58e38665-1900-0000-5746-5c7db90a0000 pid=2745 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data zombie guuid=3b9118ee-1800-0000-5746-5c7db20a0000 pid=2738->guuid=58e38665-1900-0000-5746-5c7db90a0000 pid=2745 clone guuid=58e38665-1900-0000-5746-5c7db90a0000 pid=2745->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con 4f6baed0-9587-596c-82b3-fd721afe4cc1 10.0.2.3:53 guuid=58e38665-1900-0000-5746-5c7db90a0000 pid=2745->4f6baed0-9587-596c-82b3-fd721afe4cc1 send: 2052B 3ec2bfaf-8e71-5eeb-b8ce-6ffe78958b80 weifang.serveftp.com:3778 guuid=58e38665-1900-0000-5746-5c7db90a0000 pid=2745->3ec2bfaf-8e71-5eeb-b8ce-6ffe78958b80 send: 265B guuid=20122290-1a00-0000-5746-5c7dbf0a0000 pid=2751->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=20122290-1a00-0000-5746-5c7dbf0a0000 pid=2751->4f6baed0-9587-596c-82b3-fd721afe4cc1 send: 1596B guuid=20122290-1a00-0000-5746-5c7dbf0a0000 pid=2751->3ec2bfaf-8e71-5eeb-b8ce-6ffe78958b80 send: 205B
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Reads system files that contain records of logged in users
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Sample tries to kill a massive number of system processes
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1847363 Sample: ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.x86_64.elf Startdate: 09/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 143 weifang.serveftp.com 45.83.207.173, 3778, 46684, 46688 CLOUVIDERClouvider-GlobalASNGB Netherlands 2->143 145 34.254.182.186, 443, 54670 AMAZON-02US United States 2->145 147 Found malware configuration 2->147 149 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->149 151 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->151 153 3 other signatures 2->153 15 systemd gdm3 2->15         started        17 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.x86_64.elf 2->17         started        19 systemd gpu-manager 2->19         started        21 38 other processes 2->21 signatures3 process4 signatures5 24 gdm3 gdm-session-worker 15->24         started        26 gdm3 gdm-session-worker 15->26         started        34 3 other processes 15->34 28 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.x86_64.elf 17->28         started        30 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.x86_64.elf 17->30         started        36 5 other processes 17->36 38 8 other processes 19->38 155 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 21->155 157 Reads system files that contain records of logged in users 21->157 32 accounts-daemon language-validate 21->32         started        40 4 other processes 21->40 process6 process7 42 gdm-session-worker gdm-x-session 24->42         started        44 gdm-session-worker gdm-wayland-session 26->44         started        46 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.x86_64.elf 28->46         started        57 4 other processes 30->57 49 language-validate language-options 32->49         started        51 sh grep 38->51         started        53 sh grep 38->53         started        55 sh grep 38->55         started        59 5 other processes 38->59 signatures8 61 gdm-x-session dbus-run-session 42->61         started        63 gdm-x-session Xorg Xorg.wrap Xorg 42->63         started        65 gdm-x-session Default 42->65         started        67 gdm-wayland-session dbus-run-session 44->67         started        167 Sample tries to kill a massive number of system processes 46->167 169 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 46->169 69 language-options sh 49->69         started        process9 process10 71 dbus-run-session dbus-daemon 61->71         started        74 dbus-run-session gnome-session gnome-session-binary 1 61->74         started        76 Xorg sh 63->76         started        78 Xorg sh 63->78         started        80 dbus-run-session dbus-daemon 67->80         started        82 dbus-run-session gnome-session gnome-session-binary 1 67->82         started        84 sh locale 69->84         started        86 sh grep 69->86         started        signatures11 159 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 71->159 161 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 71->161 88 dbus-daemon 71->88         started        90 dbus-daemon 71->90         started        99 9 other processes 71->99 92 gnome-session-binary sh gnome-shell 74->92         started        101 18 other processes 74->101 95 sh xkbcomp 76->95         started        97 sh xkbcomp 78->97         started        103 7 other processes 80->103 105 2 other processes 82->105 process12 signatures13 107 dbus-daemon at-spi-bus-launcher 88->107         started        109 dbus-daemon gjs 90->109         started        163 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 92->163 112 gnome-shell ibus-daemon 92->112         started        122 9 other processes 99->122 114 gsd-print-notifications 101->114         started        116 gnome-session-check-accelerated gnome-session-check-accelerated-gl-helper 101->116         started        118 gnome-session-check-accelerated gnome-session-check-accelerated-gles-helper 101->118         started        120 dbus-daemon false 103->120         started        124 6 other processes 103->124 process14 signatures15 126 at-spi-bus-launcher dbus-daemon 107->126         started        165 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 109->165 129 ibus-daemon 112->129         started        131 ibus-daemon ibus-memconf 112->131         started        133 ibus-daemon ibus-engine-simple 112->133         started        135 gsd-print-notifications gsd-printer 114->135         started        process16 signatures17 171 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 126->171 173 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 126->173 137 dbus-daemon 126->137         started        139 ibus-daemon ibus-x11 129->139         started        process18 process19 141 dbus-daemon at-spi2-registryd 137->141         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-09 14:58:41 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:lzrd defense_evasion discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to tmp directory
Reads system network configuration
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan mirai gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_807911a2 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d0c57a2e Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_0cd591cd Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a33a8363 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_520deeb8 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_6a77af0f Linux_Trojan_Mirai_01e4a728 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_e0cf29e2 Linux_Gafgyt_May_2024
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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_28a2fe0c
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_d0c57a2e
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_01e4a728
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_520deeb8
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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf a4610990a793a3412ec38eb60ce464c81740634eddca97b100dc330ed8781bdc

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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