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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ad172b52efb6cf2e25db8a8a813ae6197f8e62ec7eecaa44ca1d23b5687e3f37
SHA3-384 hash: fd5e89a7b4399445ef7ed8f2392cdf8168e96b6aba2618ca7638c09d699e1aeeee4b674a307989d5e1d524c02d069beb
SHA1 hash: 44cad968dcdd38443bb979aefa6f170a9e4322b4
MD5 hash: 33b4c14a547d2421d478f06ec6de5f74
humanhash: lithium-robert-alaska-hotel
File name:arm5
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:135'180 bytes
First seen:2026-11-08 18:54:19 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:4vZKMnViejhnV0lgvGou7t1KTwtKSddaJ7:MKIjFnAN7t1BKSddaJ7
TLSH T1A8D32996FA61DA10C9A42CFAEA1F45CC33030B5DC2EE7B158D1197642FCF6D54E7AA20
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 :
87
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
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
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=58e12908-1b00-0000-36de-7fc5ef0a0000 pid=2799 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=ed76930c-1b00-0000-36de-7fc5f00a0000 pid=2800 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=58e12908-1b00-0000-36de-7fc5ef0a0000 pid=2799->guuid=ed76930c-1b00-0000-36de-7fc5f00a0000 pid=2800 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre
Score:
64 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Executes the "iptables" command to insert, remove and/or manipulate rules
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 2000910 Sample: arm5.elf Startdate: 08/11/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 64 46 61.46.24.234, 23 ZAQJCOMCoLtdJP Japan 2->46 48 140.189.96.224, 23 WISCNET1-AS-WiscNetUS United States 2->48 50 98 other IPs or domains 2->50 52 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->52 54 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->54 10 arm5.elf 2->10         started        12 xfce4-panel wrapper-2.0 2->12         started        14 xfce4-panel wrapper-2.0 2->14         started        16 9 other processes 2->16 signatures3 process4 process5 18 arm5.elf 10->18         started        process6 20 arm5.elf 18->20         started        22 arm5.elf 18->22         started        25 arm5.elf 18->25         started        signatures7 27 arm5.elf sh 20->27         started        29 arm5.elf sh 20->29         started        31 arm5.elf sh 20->31         started        33 2 other processes 20->33 58 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 22->58 process8 process9 35 sh iptables 27->35         started        38 sh busybox 29->38         started        40 sh busybox 31->40         started        42 sh 33->42         started        44 sh 33->44         started        signatures10 56 Executes the "iptables" command to insert, remove and/or manipulate rules 35->56
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-11-08 19:21:00 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
12 of 38 (31.58%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Contacts a large (1891) amount of remote hosts
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:LIN_Downloader_Unknown_WgetChmodExecute
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Script shell downloader : wget+curl, chmod 777, execution, effacement (rm -rf) - botnet style
Reference:misses_archive / grappe 5.182.210.174
Rule name:NSVPS_Mirai_Busybox_Staging
Author:sanad (NSVPS-SOC)
Description:Mirai-style busybox wget/tftp payload staging seen in NSVPS honeypot
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:test_rule_vldslv
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 ad172b52efb6cf2e25db8a8a813ae6197f8e62ec7eecaa44ca1d23b5687e3f37

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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