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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ac2f4d26740dbb0b9c2d00c15ebbda2b781a4205690c05d96f3014319f1ae8f0
SHA3-384 hash: ba4cd3d6113a0f7182a6a7f3a8f90b9f3fd829466034785e1beabf4e2cb195f19bb9688040bfbfd55a619c1999dc59c1
SHA1 hash: 785cc9ccd8b3503cb741f8a7b7cc9f8c161e7dd2
MD5 hash: 4fefdd18db48156d9812875ee412e975
humanhash: carolina-indigo-nineteen-uniform
File name:ppc
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:322'456 bytes
First seen:2026-09-22 15:44:15 UTC
Last seen:2026-09-23 06:42:42 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 6144:lbOCPhaLc/Ezlh9yVJsCTcYUEgDxJ8Y18SzPW8f6ks777777777777776a77777z:wCPhtEQT4EYHPGkM
TLSH T1CD644C02731C0A43E2672EF0373B17E1D3EF999134E5E684790FAA9992B1D325589DCE
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
86
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Mounts file systems
Kills processes
Opens a port
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Creating a file
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-09-22T13:18:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-24T09:28:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=80221ebd-1b00-0000-d2e6-2379c7080000 pid=2247 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=d8fe33c1-1b00-0000-d2e6-2379d1080000 pid=2257 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=80221ebd-1b00-0000-d2e6-2379c7080000 pid=2247->guuid=d8fe33c1-1b00-0000-d2e6-2379d1080000 pid=2257 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-22 15:45:26 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 38 (47.37%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
linux
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:deepfield_potassium_mirai_variant
Author:Nokia Deepfield ERT
Description:Detects Potassium Mirai variant (ChaCha20 table, HTTP C2 with token/guid, .woof dropper). Also known as Woof (internal) and Dichter (related variant with Dutch C2 domains, same key material).
Reference:Internal analysis of sample 6ef4ce02; external: @deobfuscately
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:MIRAI_TELNETCURL_payload
Author:AfterPacket
Description:Mirai-lineage ELF payload carrying the leaked-source decoy domain
Reference:https://github.com/Afterpacket/drosera-threat-intel
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:VPNFilter
Author:Christiaan Beek @ McAfee Advanced Threat Research
Description:Filter for 2nd stage malware used in VPNfilter attack
Reference:https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/05/VPNFilter.html

File information


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

Web download

Mirai

elf ac2f4d26740dbb0b9c2d00c15ebbda2b781a4205690c05d96f3014319f1ae8f0

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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