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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 9 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a5e7c269d1ea72deabc9af437c777bee482f792ae79b4fa7a889d3a302dd227e
SHA3-384 hash: 0f597c32f0cc818759aec3ba519fc56601007994b595fdc738cad9ef56b7e3e9a9e40112faeeda7d0019512dc90a04c8
SHA1 hash: ed734274d7fb88bdee83f728d5bcbabd313170f1
MD5 hash: cab142d62f210616bcd32957c85e81f7
humanhash: low-bacon-nuts-spring
File name:bin.i686
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:192'996 bytes
First seen:2026-05-02 19:02:16 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:6EiSTK4eSqV34Uux2ZBO6Llpvh96xKTUdDtXqaholpki:6BSTKGAbBNx4PXqawki
TLSH T1F6142C45BA43CEF3E51304F011B7963E0B30ED3A4826D599EB68BEB4D637AC162157AC
telfhash t1ba91287a6daa1adc67e0d902d58b1361dd1ce17f352035bd0ab226c832b3f4167a5c3a
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 :
49
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Gathering data
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
DNS request
Mounts file systems
Runs as daemon
Kills processes
Creating a file
Opens a port
Deleting a recently created file
Sends data to a server
Removes directories
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc masquerade
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
true
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
142
Number of processes launched:
10
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Anti-VM
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:
2026-05-02T15:55:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-05-03T03:22:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-05-02 19:03:41 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
22 of 36 (61.11%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Deletes Audit logs
Deletes itself
Deletes journal logs
Deletes system logs
Modifies Watchdog functionality
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CVE_2017_17215
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects exploitation attempt of CVE-2017-17215
Rule name:ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
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:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_1
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects ELF Mirai variant
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_1_RID2F39
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects ELF Mirai variant
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 a5e7c269d1ea72deabc9af437c777bee482f792ae79b4fa7a889d3a302dd227e

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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