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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 20 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ae0156461b18c53091a971701728ed5c9b5608786e7b8b12b0b9a42026e17b37
SHA3-384 hash: 694885f7dc4ad65de0e690e787732861ae350891c235bd7ad09f5cc5448732c946316a04db7e06b27812f529a7337814
SHA1 hash: f7178550a9752ed7782f52011421d61750afd0c7
MD5 hash: 26839d006b1113073437b4486d1daa3c
humanhash: floor-quiet-delaware-apart
File name:nullnet_load.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:123'728 bytes
First seen:2026-03-12 00:50:19 UTC
Last seen:2026-03-13 00:05:08 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:DnKQ5vJuQmY32Bd0X2srB1JOasBa3QCr9CHGcCj/5uycPRpeWJ:uQ9QQmY3YaNDZrt
TLSH T1B8C34A866683E5F1DC014A79306BAB719A77E87B212BDFD6E3F46D32AC44501800B7BD
telfhash t10f217cab6ea64afcf3d08801c31a5761ec1ee22b794135b805a16be432f5d40b674c3a
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 :
4
# of downloads :
64
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:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
20
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
37215,2323,8083,52869,443,80,23
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
type:Mirai 161.97.148.194:1420
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-12 00:50:38 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
25 of 38 (65.79%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:ecchi credential_access defense_evasion discovery linux upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads process memory
Enumerates running processes
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Contacts a large (778506) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
161.97.148.194
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CVE_2017_17215
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects exploitation attempt of CVE-2017-17215
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_1ac392ca
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_575f5bc8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_804f8e7c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_93fc3657
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_99d78950
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_a68e498c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_ae9d0fa6
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_b14f4c5d
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_fa3ad9d0
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_1
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects ELF Mirai variant
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_1_RID2F39
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects ELF Mirai variant
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:testlumma
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 ae0156461b18c53091a971701728ed5c9b5608786e7b8b12b0b9a42026e17b37

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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