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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: aeb2f801b05bc5a1b9c6f6189426618f21502ff0197143e7704c48a1ed404319
SHA3-384 hash: ef6a502ac5d4ae183eb155ba67f19c750d0b08cb97402b0ef64c0fa5cd4924743e58c0eedb6247fe80e9d3fe0479bf11
SHA1 hash: 76c32a27b5591e7bb10a93dda98f94eddc1457b3
MD5 hash: a50321c2c11994f29f74bb846e4c5d42
humanhash: jig-sodium-illinois-carpet
File name:mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:84'780 bytes
First seen:2026-01-20 19:13:01 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:mty6IP7s/kq0INRhES+d2EI9cdzda24TgH6RHEYc4UH6TDYyNioL/wK2nhSXrvyK:hakdX2EIuavFZJDYNoLr2QbeonMW7ia
TLSH T18983A41E7E228FADF76D823147B74E25A79833C627E1D645E16CD6002E6034E641FFA8
telfhash t19311f718893853f497b21d9e6becfb76e45171db4a265e338d40e96e9b2dd029d00c1c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
75
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
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-01-20T16:25:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-21T18:43:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Exploit.Linux.CVE-2017-17215.a
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=062e6e9f-1a00-0000-36f0-0f839d0c0000 pid=3229 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=9316a9a1-1a00-0000-36f0-0f839e0c0000 pid=3230 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=062e6e9f-1a00-0000-36f0-0f839d0c0000 pid=3229->guuid=9316a9a1-1a00-0000-36f0-0f839e0c0000 pid=3230 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Moobot
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Detected Mirai
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports
Yara detected Mirai
Yara detected Moobot
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1854284 Sample: mips.elf Startdate: 20/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 26 197.152.82.230, 37215 airtel-tz-asTZ Tanzania United Republic of 2->26 28 41.212.101.148, 37215 WANANCHI-KE Kenya 2->28 30 99 other IPs or domains 2->30 32 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->32 34 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->34 36 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->36 38 6 other signatures 2->38 8 mips.elf 2->8         started        signatures3 process4 process5 10 mips.elf sh 8->10         started        12 mips.elf 8->12         started        process6 14 sh rm 10->14         started        16 sh mkdir 10->16         started        18 sh mv 10->18         started        20 sh chmod 10->20         started        22 mips.elf 12->22         started        24 mips.elf 12->24         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-20 14:07:16 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
23 of 36 (63.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
File and Directory Permissions Modification
Contacts a large (27761) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
bot.taphoanxn.cfd
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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: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: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 aeb2f801b05bc5a1b9c6f6189426618f21502ff0197143e7704c48a1ed404319

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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