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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a61da6cabb976e7544e9957e4e5103c7055da05a1d150235f61b5249fcc44623
SHA3-384 hash: 061c6eb9f6e4b7420ad309e92cfb8d809a319fa18a49c79afba3db05ad8a5baa997973ea8a19cea2717f757adf1262c3
SHA1 hash: 65fbb7fbef9d1ba8f2d81021e4c9c161cc46fd29
MD5 hash: 39b5d02e401e1e94ed911cad0372c922
humanhash: timing-nitrogen-nitrogen-papa
File name:Space.ppc
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:75'184 bytes
First seen:2026-03-25 12:17:53 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:k3fm9vWGC9nCFwUzQz4ln7IHl+94tCy/fV06t:IfmhxCMRkg7IF+7S0A
TLSH T1F2735B41B38C0D43D1971DB03A3F2BD6D7AFE9D122E4FA852A5F9B8691B1933054ADC8
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai upx-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 d1b7d5ad4d54bd395372985d1e1cf1938f904db95880b72f703904e7c66b7219
File size (compressed) :35'108 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :75'184 bytes
Format:linux/ppc32
Packed file: d1b7d5ad4d54bd395372985d1e1cf1938f904db95880b72f703904e7c66b7219

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
94
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Sends data to a server
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Connection attempt
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-03-25T09:27:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-03-25T09:52:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=c78381b8-1e00-0000-633b-bcca3e140000 pid=5182 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=aabda4bc-1e00-0000-633b-bcca3f140000 pid=5183 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=c78381b8-1e00-0000-633b-bcca3e140000 pid=5182->guuid=aabda4bc-1e00-0000-633b-bcca3f140000 pid=5183 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-25 12:19:33 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:lzrd linux
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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_28a2fe0c
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: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 a61da6cabb976e7544e9957e4e5103c7055da05a1d150235f61b5249fcc44623

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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