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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 21 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a66945cecdcbd17b30aff446095c7d661a97dfcacdc39b1a4a1de4aa9c19161a
SHA3-384 hash: a1b2b3b143a004c9cd8d5be96630555618bea41f11fe60a11d758347d0d5703562f9e6c4e44c923da2c5f3689e1986a9
SHA1 hash: 0740de66cfbb19cbb7a561aeca722543bdb28b0b
MD5 hash: 0517e4d80b51bd0611f4494b3ff6e6d3
humanhash: uranus-india-blossom-mockingbird
File name:nz.x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:119'248 bytes
First seen:2026-07-25 16:57:31 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:9QUXFHNzBNaH/41XvHWCh690jCCqRTdJrTqytsXBmL:6UXFtzBNaf41/HWCsJrTWXBmL
TLSH T1E6C30802B9C18DFDC089C034577FB93AD825F0DE0239B2AB6BD4AF27694DE901A1DE55
telfhash t1562147742ee3395ca2d7438a730eee2ad5f20a116cc2b5969f0b7de84905fc41d42462
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 8163638bf3fc8356f3fed714b003ca5017e3837c759497861c82aabdf6de5074
File size (compressed) :50'064 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :119'248 bytes
Format:linux/amd64
Packed file: 8163638bf3fc8356f3fed714b003ca5017e3837c759497861c82aabdf6de5074

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
90
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
DNS request
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.64.le
First seen:
2026-07-25T14:49:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-25T16:36:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=abf49428-1900-0000-cd88-33123d030000 pid=829 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=84c1332a-1900-0000-cd88-33123e030000 pid=830 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=abf49428-1900-0000-cd88-33123d030000 pid=829->guuid=84c1332a-1900-0000-cd88-33123e030000 pid=830 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=84c1332a-1900-0000-cd88-33123e030000 pid=830->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=0951632a-1900-0000-cd88-33123f030000 pid=831 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=84c1332a-1900-0000-cd88-33123e030000 pid=830->guuid=0951632a-1900-0000-cd88-33123f030000 pid=831 clone guuid=fa3cd654-1a00-0000-cd88-331216040000 pid=1046 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=84c1332a-1900-0000-cd88-33123e030000 pid=830->guuid=fa3cd654-1a00-0000-cd88-331216040000 pid=1046 clone guuid=a8a3dd54-1a00-0000-cd88-331217040000 pid=1047 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data zombie guuid=84c1332a-1900-0000-cd88-33123e030000 pid=830->guuid=a8a3dd54-1a00-0000-cd88-331217040000 pid=1047 clone guuid=63c86a2a-1900-0000-cd88-331240030000 pid=832 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=0951632a-1900-0000-cd88-33123f030000 pid=831->guuid=63c86a2a-1900-0000-cd88-331240030000 pid=832 clone guuid=8145792a-1900-0000-cd88-331241030000 pid=833 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data zombie guuid=0951632a-1900-0000-cd88-33123f030000 pid=831->guuid=8145792a-1900-0000-cd88-331241030000 pid=833 clone guuid=8145792a-1900-0000-cd88-331241030000 pid=833->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 186B 568f303d-70aa-55ae-8d86-adcf42ab29d5 wqok85qtq.net:69 guuid=8145792a-1900-0000-cd88-331241030000 pid=833->568f303d-70aa-55ae-8d86-adcf42ab29d5 send: 4B guuid=a8a3dd54-1a00-0000-cd88-331217040000 pid=1047->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 155B guuid=a8a3dd54-1a00-0000-cd88-331217040000 pid=1047->568f303d-70aa-55ae-8d86-adcf42ab29d5 send: 4B
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-07-25 16:59:33 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
wqok85qtq.net
Malware family:
Mirai.CondiBot
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_Yakuza
Author:NDA0E
Description:Yakuza botnet
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_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_6a77af0f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_e0cf29e2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:meth_stackstrings
Author:Willi Ballenthin
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


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Web download

Mirai

elf a66945cecdcbd17b30aff446095c7d661a97dfcacdc39b1a4a1de4aa9c19161a

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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