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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: b17afb29c2de2a0d58a327c53918dbeec0207d838a914a301e1cbe14e9fc5a71
SHA3-384 hash: 8a482f1c6e7b6abb2f19644ad7b52451f2c5379fb7e9b9a8f254bd9d62995e604132e219b1dcf82b95aa90707b88b34d
SHA1 hash: 6cc55ff19e313f626720a365c13a4da6b3cf8788
MD5 hash: 6041e1c5ca471830a6447b4de00c7e2c
humanhash: carpet-august-magazine-music
File name:x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:54'352 bytes
First seen:2025-12-19 04:29:15 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:qExw/RJbnrdmc+7pxIK4j43zkJFyDLR+eW0S6:I/Rdnrdmvp4kDkHyD1VWc
TLSH T1983329C0A543E8F5FC56057411B3E3B38BB3F9790069D9C7D369A532A8A2A51E6073CC
telfhash t1af217cb71db949fcb7e0b544c76f66a3193ac1a706b465b4407a1c8527f1dc2c0ba83d
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 :
42
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
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
DNS request
Mounts file systems
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Creating a file
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-12-18T23:02:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-12-19T03:51:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=85343454-1900-0000-81fe-620359140000 pid=5209 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=465b5456-1900-0000-81fe-62035d140000 pid=5213 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=85343454-1900-0000-81fe-620359140000 pid=5209->guuid=465b5456-1900-0000-81fe-62035d140000 pid=5213 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=465b5456-1900-0000-81fe-62035d140000 pid=5213->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=7599a75a-1900-0000-81fe-62035e140000 pid=5214 /home/sandbox/ dns net send-data zombie guuid=465b5456-1900-0000-81fe-62035d140000 pid=5213->guuid=7599a75a-1900-0000-81fe-62035e140000 pid=5214 clone guuid=7599a75a-1900-0000-81fe-62035e140000 pid=5214->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con 28064cf3-1023-5341-8222-1d2ca68f2c33 152.53.15.127:53 guuid=7599a75a-1900-0000-81fe-62035e140000 pid=5214->28064cf3-1023-5341-8222-1d2ca68f2c33 send: 30B b7f22dff-36ca-56fe-b940-e18740a057c3 bunnybots.ru:38241 guuid=7599a75a-1900-0000-81fe-62035e140000 pid=5214->b7f22dff-36ca-56fe-b940-e18740a057c3 send: 7B
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
68 / 100
Signature
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1836086 Sample: x86.elf Startdate: 19/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 68 17 bunnybots.ru 83.229.17.118, 38241, 58894 SKYVISIONGB United Kingdom 2->17 19 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->19 21 3 other IPs or domains 2->21 23 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->23 25 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->25 27 Yara detected Mirai 2->27 29 Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning) 2->29 7 x86.elf 2->7         started        9 udisksd dumpe2fs 2->9         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        signatures3 process4 process5 15 x86.elf 7->15         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-19 04:30:23 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 24 (62.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai defense_evasion linux
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Renames itself
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan mirai Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9866113-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Mirai_b14f4c5d Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9
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_b14f4c5d
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf b17afb29c2de2a0d58a327c53918dbeec0207d838a914a301e1cbe14e9fc5a71

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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