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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a6464b4ab96f2efbc141fde253e61a0c18a35716431b8ce4e58b984b7f9367c3
SHA3-384 hash: dfeb43af432f7a9d5dfbb679e78caf9b8d84d408157a2daa3d87c125e82206b8027afad89e6ab3d9570a73d17e68dad7
SHA1 hash: 2c422bed6a11efe351475ae83cb66329bebfabd7
MD5 hash: ae2d0da8125fbd2807a95fdcaa1bcb2b
humanhash: twelve-eighteen-skylark-william
File name:pmips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:97'912 bytes
First seen:2026-03-11 01:07:32 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:V4poNIjCa2VBI9mUpZrLNjkWQGjeuvFXz361d64m:rNIjn2VBIBhLdkWfjz25m
TLSH T16CA3D91E6F31DFBDF269823147B78A21979833D627E1D685E19CD2005E6034E681FFA8
telfhash t15e11824c497823f5db355c992baeef77e16130df5b226d378e00a9adaa6dc424d00c1c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai upx-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 c8fd4bfc20af78f548302c064270bd845617516981a9e992604f0bee83643f61
File size (compressed) :38'948 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :97'912 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Packed file: c8fd4bfc20af78f548302c064270bd845617516981a9e992604f0bee83643f61

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
143
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
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=c1987337-2000-0000-0744-0ebda20a0000 pid=2722 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=2f77713a-2000-0000-0744-0ebdaa0a0000 pid=2730 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=c1987337-2000-0000-0744-0ebda20a0000 pid=2722->guuid=2f77713a-2000-0000-0744-0ebdaa0a0000 pid=2730 execve guuid=9c039746-2000-0000-0744-0ebdad0a0000 pid=2733 /usr/bin/dash guuid=2f77713a-2000-0000-0744-0ebdaa0a0000 pid=2730->guuid=9c039746-2000-0000-0744-0ebdad0a0000 pid=2733 clone guuid=c7eda746-2000-0000-0744-0ebdae0a0000 pid=2734 /usr/bin/dash guuid=9c039746-2000-0000-0744-0ebdad0a0000 pid=2733->guuid=c7eda746-2000-0000-0744-0ebdae0a0000 pid=2734 clone guuid=58b9ae46-2000-0000-0744-0ebdaf0a0000 pid=2735 /usr/bin/dash guuid=9c039746-2000-0000-0744-0ebdad0a0000 pid=2733->guuid=58b9ae46-2000-0000-0744-0ebdaf0a0000 pid=2735 clone
Gathering data
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-11 01:08:31 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 24 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:mirai defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
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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:enterpriseunix2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise UNIX
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 a6464b4ab96f2efbc141fde253e61a0c18a35716431b8ce4e58b984b7f9367c3

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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