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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: b516ca12c85c186a1aecbeb15b354cf701b8d126241fefa719df7fd13cdff1a2
SHA3-384 hash: 79839439281f130d3ba1fa36b72a36f192467d0aafef48f0fc992df64423d81704e5762a49e08191d6a5e57d7afca1a1
SHA1 hash: 3cddbf83d7efbf4906580bcafe72ac3e42e28890
MD5 hash: 6402083b73c6f20862eaa905baf7b3cf
humanhash: nitrogen-connecticut-eleven-table
File name:px86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:67'780 bytes
First seen:2026-06-21 19:15:51 UTC
Last seen:2026-06-21 22:58:13 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:+1XF1fgJtpoikokfQUQReHemWVF/hzC85cljxUx8FFBw6nouy8tyx:OXF1fAn7kfdooemWVthzF5YFFtoutA
TLSH T1DE63F273D0BFD885F74A86764ECEB80C966464297A0C8985ACE33A1E4943BD52C187F7
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 UPX
File size (compressed) :67'780 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :160'968 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Unpacked file: 18cea76bfb55a67be23b9e006294566965c08ca336f2229bdb0dd114cd676e98

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
64
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Connection attempt
Opens a port
Kills processes
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-06-21T16:24:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-06-21T18:16:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=96d10d72-1900-0000-0c91-3d92270f0000 pid=3879 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=cb476274-1900-0000-0c91-3d92310f0000 pid=3889 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file net guuid=96d10d72-1900-0000-0c91-3d92270f0000 pid=3879->guuid=cb476274-1900-0000-0c91-3d92310f0000 pid=3889 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=cb476274-1900-0000-0c91-3d92310f0000 pid=3889->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=03b83376-1900-0000-0c91-3d92350f0000 pid=3893 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=cb476274-1900-0000-0c91-3d92310f0000 pid=3889->guuid=03b83376-1900-0000-0c91-3d92350f0000 pid=3893 clone guuid=03b83376-1900-0000-0c91-3d92350f0000 pid=3893->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con cdd9a59d-ebea-5ef6-bf59-6b5cacebbc95 62.60.159.184:18129 guuid=03b83376-1900-0000-0c91-3d92350f0000 pid=3893->cdd9a59d-ebea-5ef6-bf59-6b5cacebbc95 send: 12B guuid=62f04876-1900-0000-0c91-3d92360f0000 pid=3894 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=03b83376-1900-0000-0c91-3d92350f0000 pid=3893->guuid=62f04876-1900-0000-0c91-3d92360f0000 pid=3894 clone guuid=05d04c76-1900-0000-0c91-3d92370f0000 pid=3895 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=03b83376-1900-0000-0c91-3d92350f0000 pid=3893->guuid=05d04c76-1900-0000-0c91-3d92370f0000 pid=3895 clone
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-06-21 19:16:34 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
14 of 24 (58.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery linux upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Creates a large amount of network flows
Family: Mirai
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
Reference:Internal Research
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:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Mirai

elf b516ca12c85c186a1aecbeb15b354cf701b8d126241fefa719df7fd13cdff1a2

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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