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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a8eebc74628e2b5072fd0a1d9aa7fe72a313080c4c45b5c9ae7dfd7669839c4c
SHA3-384 hash: b2aeb76211a88e193c5c38feba2a37c2e1861b67da07f7536e5eacd8b9e2b259db0b0f812e791bd238121f79dc88dae2
SHA1 hash: 051484facd95190b7939f551a088bc8c032ef94c
MD5 hash: 885894361f0d130388f563df9f1db4d2
humanhash: bluebird-cold-september-illinois
File name:morte.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:144'696 bytes
First seen:2026-08-01 21:41:02 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:6F+6uk9hckUGXZy9q/uleW0AJsPQDfHFwLH6EDq0Rp6+P+po5C5DB1xnXtJji3fZ:6F+6uk9hckUGXZy9q/uleW0AJsPQDAHt
TLSH T164E3E71E7E618F3CFBA9C23447B78E26965933C637E1C585D1ACDA001E6024E641FFA8
telfhash t1b7115e1c493822f097725c9d5aeeff72e5a030df46365e378e10e8a9ab6dd429d00c2c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai upx-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 918e199ab86aaa150ec2293524ae865bb7840cf04daead4c64921849acfc9655
File size (compressed) :48'512 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :144'696 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Packed file: 918e199ab86aaa150ec2293524ae865bb7840cf04daead4c64921849acfc9655

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
85
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:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-08-01T19:57:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-08-02T04:43:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=225ecb07-1c00-0000-e5a1-1bbb4d070000 pid=1869 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=91791e0b-1c00-0000-e5a1-1bbb52070000 pid=1874 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=225ecb07-1c00-0000-e5a1-1bbb4d070000 pid=1869->guuid=91791e0b-1c00-0000-e5a1-1bbb52070000 pid=1874 execve guuid=dd8e110e-1c00-0000-e5a1-1bbb57070000 pid=1879 /usr/bin/dash guuid=91791e0b-1c00-0000-e5a1-1bbb52070000 pid=1874->guuid=dd8e110e-1c00-0000-e5a1-1bbb57070000 pid=1879 clone
Gathering data
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-01 21:44:41 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
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
s3o65awrf56.net
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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: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: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 a8eebc74628e2b5072fd0a1d9aa7fe72a313080c4c45b5c9ae7dfd7669839c4c

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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