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Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 11 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: afecb4714ccff78f49a77be2ec0b8a92e7115f5cc19a4fe8e249141d2e0362d8
SHA3-384 hash: 0da257cc20f51144ad209225ffd2feea724142028315fec238ce7606866ef5c7f19f63c8a7c0ef95fb6f34bf325125fe
SHA1 hash: 4433109ceb7be4e8250eda78851124a9cbae39a0
MD5 hash: afabafa18898b872368413cea3db8907
humanhash: louisiana-mexico-arkansas-double
File name:x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:141'608 bytes
First seen:2026-08-25 21:30:36 UTC
Last seen:2026-08-26 05:54:18 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:YsNY4/ARVHval+eboa/TPVHUf5kfTDG1u1EssMZc/T03ImIys61X1h5oD:64IRVirQkDGGEssMOgh5oD
TLSH T144D37CC16DE3E0B1E953457A46AF931A8736D4370208DA52FB2E68387F46110E7BB79C
telfhash t1cf51e9fb2f7e08e9b7445c05931d6b101d4deb7b146476a245b3d815239bdc681b6c3c
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 :
2
# of downloads :
45
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Removes directories from a subdirectory of a temporary directory
Connection attempt
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Sets a written file as executable
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Receives data from a server
Collects information on the OS
Kills processes
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creates directories in a temporary directory
Creates directories in a subdirectory of a temporary directory
Creating a file
Launching a process
Deleting a recently created file
Runs as daemon
Sends data to a server
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Substitutes an application name
Unloads the kernel module
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bashlite mirai
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=ce1a4c6e-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2750d0000 pid=3445 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=00402c71-1700-0000-d4ea-28f27c0d0000 pid=3452 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file net guuid=ce1a4c6e-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2750d0000 pid=3445->guuid=00402c71-1700-0000-d4ea-28f27c0d0000 pid=3452 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=00402c71-1700-0000-d4ea-28f27c0d0000 pid=3452->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=a09e7e71-1700-0000-d4ea-28f27e0d0000 pid=3454 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file write-config write-file zombie guuid=00402c71-1700-0000-d4ea-28f27c0d0000 pid=3452->guuid=a09e7e71-1700-0000-d4ea-28f27e0d0000 pid=3454 clone guuid=6ba6f4a7-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2bf0d0000 pid=3519 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=a09e7e71-1700-0000-d4ea-28f27e0d0000 pid=3454->guuid=6ba6f4a7-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2bf0d0000 pid=3519 clone guuid=4ba4f9a7-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2c00d0000 pid=3520 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=a09e7e71-1700-0000-d4ea-28f27e0d0000 pid=3454->guuid=4ba4f9a7-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2c00d0000 pid=3520 clone guuid=4221fea7-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2c10d0000 pid=3521 /tmp/x delete-file net guuid=a09e7e71-1700-0000-d4ea-28f27e0d0000 pid=3454->guuid=4221fea7-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2c10d0000 pid=3521 execve guuid=b89b02a8-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2c20d0000 pid=3522 /tmp/sample.bin net write-file guuid=a09e7e71-1700-0000-d4ea-28f27e0d0000 pid=3454->guuid=b89b02a8-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2c20d0000 pid=3522 clone guuid=48bb11a8-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2c30d0000 pid=3523 /usr/bin/dash guuid=6ba6f4a7-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2bf0d0000 pid=3519->guuid=48bb11a8-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2c30d0000 pid=3523 execve guuid=6bb9a7a9-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2c80d0000 pid=3528 /usr/bin/dash guuid=6ba6f4a7-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2bf0d0000 pid=3519->guuid=6bb9a7a9-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2c80d0000 pid=3528 execve guuid=4221fea7-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2c10d0000 pid=3521->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=9c30f1ab-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2cd0d0000 pid=3533 /usr/bin/dash guuid=4221fea7-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2c10d0000 pid=3521->guuid=9c30f1ab-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2cd0d0000 pid=3533 execve guuid=f4d160ad-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2d40d0000 pid=3540 /tmp/x delete-file write-config write-file zombie guuid=4221fea7-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2c10d0000 pid=3521->guuid=f4d160ad-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2d40d0000 pid=3540 clone 753e308f-647b-5f4b-8a28-fe89dd00047a 198.144.179.82:55650 guuid=b89b02a8-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2c20d0000 pid=3522->753e308f-647b-5f4b-8a28-fe89dd00047a con guuid=76ad3da8-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2c40d0000 pid=3524 /usr/bin/kmod guuid=48bb11a8-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2c30d0000 pid=3523->guuid=76ad3da8-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2c40d0000 pid=3524 execve guuid=66c658ac-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2cf0d0000 pid=3535 /usr/bin/cp guuid=9c30f1ab-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2cd0d0000 pid=3533->guuid=66c658ac-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2cf0d0000 pid=3535 execve guuid=51def1ac-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2d20d0000 pid=3538 /usr/bin/chmod guuid=9c30f1ab-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2cd0d0000 pid=3533->guuid=51def1ac-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2d20d0000 pid=3538 execve guuid=f22ca1c1-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2e10d0000 pid=3553 /tmp/x guuid=f4d160ad-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2d40d0000 pid=3540->guuid=f22ca1c1-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2e10d0000 pid=3553 clone guuid=1464a8c1-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2e20d0000 pid=3554 /tmp/x guuid=f4d160ad-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2d40d0000 pid=3540->guuid=1464a8c1-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2e20d0000 pid=3554 clone guuid=23f4adc1-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2e40d0000 pid=3556 /tmp/x guuid=f4d160ad-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2d40d0000 pid=3540->guuid=23f4adc1-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2e40d0000 pid=3556 clone guuid=1715b2c1-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2e50d0000 pid=3557 /tmp/x net send-data write-file guuid=f4d160ad-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2d40d0000 pid=3540->guuid=1715b2c1-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2e50d0000 pid=3557 clone guuid=fc7fadc1-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2e30d0000 pid=3555 /usr/bin/dash guuid=f22ca1c1-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2e10d0000 pid=3553->guuid=fc7fadc1-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2e30d0000 pid=3555 execve guuid=753718c3-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2e70d0000 pid=3559 /usr/bin/dash guuid=f22ca1c1-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2e10d0000 pid=3553->guuid=753718c3-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2e70d0000 pid=3559 execve guuid=6059eafe-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2c20e0000 pid=3778 /usr/bin/dash guuid=f22ca1c1-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2e10d0000 pid=3553->guuid=6059eafe-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2c20e0000 pid=3778 execve guuid=668cc53a-1800-0000-d4ea-28f2a50f0000 pid=4005 /usr/bin/dash guuid=f22ca1c1-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2e10d0000 pid=3553->guuid=668cc53a-1800-0000-d4ea-28f2a50f0000 pid=4005 execve guuid=f09ab176-1800-0000-d4ea-28f287100000 pid=4231 /usr/bin/dash guuid=f22ca1c1-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2e10d0000 pid=3553->guuid=f09ab176-1800-0000-d4ea-28f287100000 pid=4231 execve guuid=175ae5c1-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2e60d0000 pid=3558 /usr/bin/kmod guuid=fc7fadc1-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2e30d0000 pid=3555->guuid=175ae5c1-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2e60d0000 pid=3558 execve guuid=1715b2c1-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2e50d0000 pid=3557->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=1715b2c1-1700-0000-d4ea-28f2e50d0000 pid=3557->753e308f-647b-5f4b-8a28-fe89dd00047a send: 7B guuid=8f70df76-1800-0000-d4ea-28f289100000 pid=4233 /usr/bin/rm guuid=f09ab176-1800-0000-d4ea-28f287100000 pid=4231->guuid=8f70df76-1800-0000-d4ea-28f289100000 pid=4233 execve guuid=1ab40677-1800-0000-d4ea-28f28a100000 pid=4234 /usr/bin/rm guuid=f09ab176-1800-0000-d4ea-28f287100000 pid=4231->guuid=1ab40677-1800-0000-d4ea-28f28a100000 pid=4234 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-25 21:31:19 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
14 of 35 (40.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery execution linux persistence privilege_escalation rootkit
Behaviour
Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Creates/modifies Cron job
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Reads list of loaded kernel modules
Deletes itself
Loads a kernel module
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:F01_s1ckrule
Author:s1ckb017
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Rootkit_Generic_61229bdf
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_5bf62ce4
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_5f7b67b8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
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


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Web download

Mirai

elf afecb4714ccff78f49a77be2ec0b8a92e7115f5cc19a4fe8e249141d2e0362d8

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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