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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: b5a1f53cbbe3b42f2b421684beed17cdebec185fc26931d930efdd4718cf86fa
SHA3-384 hash: d508dd16a9635fb5fbaa81e535881cc20e8fcbf7f7b743b46729f199ee68f7b31636627082bc0d8574be97e331f9de07
SHA1 hash: f9669f857a1fa6df442ef937e11723f1327a5cd2
MD5 hash: d22ef56994b0ed2d4b23e01504aeb87a
humanhash: california-king-alaska-video
File name:titanjr.i486
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:78'900 bytes
First seen:2026-03-03 13:55:02 UTC
Last seen:2026-03-04 12:45:23 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:YpdkzMvvGvNXHf8fq83cfKodtauUU31AAasr:8yzuu5Hf8fLWRKQ
TLSH T1D9735B85EB57D4F0D94609B011ABFB39DA30DD362014DD6BEB98FD72BC32642901A7AC
telfhash t15e31c5fa0efe1de4a7d45c00c15e6fe50a29e63b245076a34372e90117abf42903bc39
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 :
3
# of downloads :
71
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
Deleting a recently created file
Sends data to a server
Launching a process
Receives data from a server
Sets a written file as executable
Runs as daemon
Deletes a file
DNS request
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade rust
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
11
Number of processes launched:
4
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
76 / 100
Signature
Deletes system log files
Drops files in suspicious directories
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Manipulation of devices in /dev
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1877471 Sample: titanjr.i486.elf Startdate: 03/03/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 76 29 65.222.202.53, 80 CAPEREGIONALHEALTHSYSTEMUS United States 2->29 31 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->31 33 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->33 10 titanjr.i486.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 process5 12 titanjr.i486.elf 10->12         started        process6 14 titanjr.i486.elf 12->14         started        file7 27 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 14->27 dropped 39 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 14->39 41 Drops files in suspicious directories 14->41 43 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 14->43 18 titanjr.i486.elf 14->18         started        20 titanjr.i486.elf sh 14->20         started        signatures8 process9 process10 22 titanjr.i486.elf 18->22         started        25 sh cp 20->25         started        signatures11 35 Manipulation of devices in /dev 22->35 37 Deletes system log files 22->37
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-03 13:55:43 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
12 of 24 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery linux persistence
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Deletes Audit logs
Deletes journal logs
Deletes system logs
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_3a56423b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_6e8e9257
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 b5a1f53cbbe3b42f2b421684beed17cdebec185fc26931d930efdd4718cf86fa

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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