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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 12 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a669fa44cfa2be303f1264055a488b9752517de95afb8ebff7a2b5274678ef66
SHA3-384 hash: 965a4a5a5964254c62ea585edf0f4744689c3b2728ae253abedee78b2ba07b5e560f181c2842a35e6a4ce639b47f0252
SHA1 hash: 5ac083fef6db640d86cd0cf36cf2eebd2838e2d3
MD5 hash: 21bae1ca8516c830350301adf0d5c775
humanhash: montana-fanta-april-kentucky
File name:tux.arm7
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:151'085 bytes
First seen:2026-03-25 02:59:15 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:KqDqmPAG0HkzJE7EFSzakRE4cb12zXP0YWDNifFrSM/9Ni2:KqDLAGoSKakRE4cbAzrecfFmM/9Ni2
TLSH T127E33B46EB818F13C0D21775BAAF424533239B64D3DB73069928AFB43F8679E4E63605
telfhash t12121d2325b3556266a61cd648cfda3e2552c83165749eb33cf22c4cc641e09ee637c4f
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
39
Origin country :
DE DE
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
Runs as daemon
Kills processes
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
base64 bashlite botnet gafgyt gcc masquerade mirai mirai obfuscated obfuscated rust
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
2
Number of processes launched:
1
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=89881a8a-1800-0000-2ba0-ae1cf30c0000 pid=3315 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=682a268c-1800-0000-2ba0-ae1cf80c0000 pid=3320 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=89881a8a-1800-0000-2ba0-ae1cf30c0000 pid=3315->guuid=682a268c-1800-0000-2ba0-ae1cf80c0000 pid=3320 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-25 03:00:35 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
21 of 36 (58.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:mirai credential_access defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads process memory
Enumerates running processes
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Contacts a large (23519) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
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_Threat_8299c877
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MAL_ARM_LNX_Mirai_Mar13_2022
Author:Mehmet Ali Kerimoglu a.k.a. CYB3RMX
Description:Detects new ARM Mirai variant
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware_RID2EF6
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
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 a669fa44cfa2be303f1264055a488b9752517de95afb8ebff7a2b5274678ef66

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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