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Database Entry
Mirai
Vendor detections: 9
| SHA256 hash: | ae591dd91dc8d0d2cf618fcdc1406e8722d17ee5e4e7b27329ac56bab6566aa6 |
|---|---|
| SHA3-384 hash: | 4dc4e9ffeadb486690934b7fda63863b582a87721ee0529742ab1be5e225934d65b995cb9f6583b2893086e9e4955589 |
| SHA1 hash: | a1920491e1432eab0a9bb05bf7082c83810ed61c |
| MD5 hash: | 5ec8533590b2d9ade0ede632b6e64d53 |
| humanhash: | two-mars-oxygen-finch |
| File name: | bot.i486 |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | Mirai |
| File size: | 70'552 bytes |
| First seen: | 2026-05-13 19:04:34 UTC |
| Last seen: | Never |
| File type: | elf |
| MIME type: | application/x-executable |
| ssdeep | 1536:+NtbVyyhR1SgnHcbUU31s1R3C5moCL8b9/gkB6Vr:+7bVyyhREMMO7K//4p |
| TLSH | T1EA635D89F783E0F0E9474671006BA76D8634DE235014EE6DDB947E729D72A12B21F72C |
| telfhash | t1f931cffa2eaa08fcf7d06414c20e53a3aa25e637046179b541b3702937faf925474c7d |
| 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 :
49
Origin country :
DEVendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Detection(s):
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade mirai rust
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
151
Number of processes launched:
68
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Full report:
Behaviour
Persistence
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
Malware family:
Mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Gafgyt
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Detected Mirai
Drops files in suspicious directories
Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Sample tries to kill a massive number of system processes
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Uses dynamic DNS services
Yara detected Gafgyt
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-05-13 19:05:51 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
6 of 36 (16.67%)
Threat level:
5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
7/10
Tags:
credential_access defense_evasion discovery execution linux persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Reads process memory
Creates/modifies Cron job
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Modifies systemd
File and Directory Permissions Modification
Deletes itself
Executes dropped EXE
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
0.90
YARA Signatures
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| Rule name: | ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt |
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| Author: | 4r4 |
| Description: | Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities |
| Rule name: | linux_generic_ipv6_catcher |
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| Author: | @_lubiedo |
| Description: | ELF samples using IPv6 addresses |
| Rule name: | Linux_Trojan_Mirai_3a56423b |
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| Author: | Elastic Security |
| 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
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
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