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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 14 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: aca6f7f80afec749626b5d3f97256e49b31718ea6bcd8514b4d143ee917f17c3
SHA3-384 hash: 8081551dbce3c3e799ceb96659fb7458dbbe839708d51bdbb88b64f3b07dbfad2a1dc69d25bc1822acc77daf6b0a7c90
SHA1 hash: 15253d309a03d73269d0621ea762a000c7455257
MD5 hash: 034b801ca4967457a15ce8e8766510c9
humanhash: magazine-zebra-idaho-west
File name:main_mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:202'404 bytes
First seen:2026-05-12 18:16:18 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:AUC4QQPwPf7ersp22cTfbK+uEu9UrMHR07LC8fK5DKaKfRy:JQQPwPzersp22crBn0RUCukDKaKfQ
TLSH T16714A60E6E228F7DF7A8833447B78E25975833D623E1D645D1ACD2142E6078E641FFA8
telfhash t1b24173181e7803f097356c89199dfb36d6a331db7f162d238e11e86aa779e439d11c0c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
49
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
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bash botnet gafgyt lolbin mirai obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
3
Number of processes launched:
3
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Anti-Debugging
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
type:Mirai 176.65.139.146:1995
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-05-12T15:23:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-05-12T16:52:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.hw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=c4afac7f-1700-0000-3d37-c0787e0e0000 pid=3710 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=626f6a82-1700-0000-3d37-c0788a0e0000 pid=3722 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=c4afac7f-1700-0000-3d37-c0787e0e0000 pid=3710->guuid=626f6a82-1700-0000-3d37-c0788a0e0000 pid=3722 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-05-12 18:17:33 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 24 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet discovery
Behaviour
System Network Configuration Discovery
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Deletes itself
Traces itself
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_Yakuza
Author:NDA0E
Description:Yakuza botnet
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:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_2
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects ELF malware Mirai related
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_2_RID2F3A
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects ELF malware Mirai related
Reference:Internal Research
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 aca6f7f80afec749626b5d3f97256e49b31718ea6bcd8514b4d143ee917f17c3

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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