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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 22 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: aa6976a2df1dc3352e784d1875b15ba90a6e3d4f237a1d7ad7e4e874c3f9e7d3
SHA3-384 hash: e026564c9b3535700d75e0a3a6c6e53cb5ddc446e7f4f82a59c92ba3e3ef0d55c5e7bffc1d9c7fce09e3da057160a144
SHA1 hash: 6df452403cbdc6568f8ce07bf098924a5e69b5fb
MD5 hash: 945cca9cea383d1e4bcd9b51e0d18535
humanhash: cat-double-cola-october
File name:manta.armv7l
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:989'008 bytes
First seen:2026-10-22 15:29:23 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 12288:Q7ctAOqMKzgwkic/4AirEZk8u2lEHljUH9V/yDMI9yCK6+1UafM1CFhlXVvrKpRN:p3qsirr8u2ojC7/iMTBD1thlNr
TLSH T1BF25E11AE6032F45C8D682BA5C46C6914652D86B32F39F4A5E836AFF387CE315F38351
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
77
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Creating a file
Collects information on the RAM
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Runs as daemon
Launching a process
Sets a written file as executable
DNS request
Manages services
Writes files to system directory
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
custom
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
0
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
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-10-22T09:21:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-23T13:17:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-22 15:30:33 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
10 of 38 (26.32%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
command_and_control defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to shm directory
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Modifies Bash startup script
Creates/modifies Cron job
Creates/modifies environment variables
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Modifies systemd
Write file to user bin folder
Outbound SSH connection to public host
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ach_202503_elf_Mirai
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files
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:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:exploit_any_poppopret
Author:Jeff White [karttoon@gmail.com] @noottrak
Description:Identify POP -> POP -> RET opcodes for quick ROP Gadget creation in target binaries.
Rule name:F01_s1ckrule
Author:s1ckb017
Rule name:JP_Lure_Content_Hunt
Author:sumeshi
Description:Hunts for files containing Japanese kana text or common Japanese lure terminology
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:linux_generic_irc_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:Find new ELF IRC samples
Rule name:malwareelf55503
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:MIRAI_OHSHIT_payload
Author:AfterPacket
Description:MIRAI_OHSHIT ELF payload -- compiled-in C2 set, all architectures
Reference:https://github.com/Afterpacket/drosera-threat-intel
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
Rule name:telebot_framework
Author:vietdx.mb
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
Rule name:Web_Generic_Binary_URL_Download
Author:Serhii Kocherhan
Description:Detects files containing HTTP or HTTPS links pointing directly to .bin payload extensions.

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Mirai

elf aa6976a2df1dc3352e784d1875b15ba90a6e3d4f237a1d7ad7e4e874c3f9e7d3

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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