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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a8c55e579790c6ffe5239b837488f71456bde46f3b89a3ec31bf37aa9ebd2686
SHA3-384 hash: f5600ba56f2116ae5a282f91e16937400f8a723c666139bfce71903d1455cacae6777bd4a3809583e1916bc9057cd132
SHA1 hash: 858e396ca469fec13d9247f48bd28c72d7306237
MD5 hash: 01f4cbfcce1586d4201457cd6af87ba6
humanhash: harry-september-nitrogen-mockingbird
File name:tux.sh4
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:79'380 bytes
First seen:2026-03-16 03:21:45 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:fAwGMCk+vLLezabjykmk9KKDOVD7qV/OCch5yjH7yGw:fsj3j9NDgG/OF077yH
TLSH T128739E73D8295D94C1800AB5B4E49FB64B63B804928B2FF659A6C2B9D447FDCF6083F4
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 :
88
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
a c2 socket address and a scan socket address
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gafgyt iz1h9 masquerade mirai obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.c HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=6a448fd8-1600-0000-99b5-2689f60d0000 pid=3574 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=340123da-1600-0000-99b5-2689fc0d0000 pid=3580 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=6a448fd8-1600-0000-99b5-2689f60d0000 pid=3574->guuid=340123da-1600-0000-99b5-2689fc0d0000 pid=3580 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-16 01:52:03 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
13 of 22 (59.09%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai 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: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 a8c55e579790c6ffe5239b837488f71456bde46f3b89a3ec31bf37aa9ebd2686

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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