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Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: b6cf4d5129600d70554ea8c800d2f1ef2cc416466faf249829e2b0abab5a804c
SHA3-384 hash: e4dcd9f4acc76f70445f47805d73237f21c07a8eb370af0e227474e2190cf20005017357e045065d7aeaf920691897e5
SHA1 hash: 242b6beae2dd4529e3c644f48315073d9236813a
MD5 hash: 0b219f51436f8e27fe11a59c2f789fbe
humanhash: fruit-quiet-shade-victor
File name:pmips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:93'496 bytes
First seen:2026-01-12 01:39:53 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:pbk3IJ73TfwvDhMoagqybQXo1hcd6e8Vgykgs/Fd:lfJ7D4v1Ma1b/1h0mkDd
TLSH T16D93B91E6E218FBDF768873047B78A21A75833D627E1D685E25CD6006F6038D641FFA8
telfhash t17a118e184a7413f497305c896beeef77e1a130df4b266d238e00e8ad6bad9425e00c1c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
102
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
Runs as daemon
Kills processes
Opens a port
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-01-11T22:31:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-11T23:00:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=c532953c-1c00-0000-424d-753fd3080000 pid=2259 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=0c80353e-1c00-0000-424d-753fda080000 pid=2266 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=c532953c-1c00-0000-424d-753fd3080000 pid=2259->guuid=0c80353e-1c00-0000-424d-753fda080000 pid=2266 execve guuid=c082db3e-1c00-0000-424d-753fde080000 pid=2270 /usr/bin/dash guuid=0c80353e-1c00-0000-424d-753fda080000 pid=2266->guuid=c082db3e-1c00-0000-424d-753fde080000 pid=2270 clone guuid=2addea3e-1c00-0000-424d-753fdf080000 pid=2271 /usr/bin/dash guuid=0c80353e-1c00-0000-424d-753fda080000 pid=2266->guuid=2addea3e-1c00-0000-424d-753fdf080000 pid=2271 clone
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
68 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1848695 Sample: pmips.elf Startdate: 12/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 68 19 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->19 21 2.57.122.170, 18129, 52530, 52532 DATACENTERRO Romania 2->21 23 2 other IPs or domains 2->23 25 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->25 27 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->27 29 Yara detected Mirai 2->29 8 pmips.elf 2->8         started        11 python3.8 dpkg 2->11         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 31 Sample deletes itself 8->31 13 pmips.elf 8->13         started        process6 process7 15 pmips.elf 13->15         started        17 pmips.elf 13->17         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-12 01:40:40 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 24 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:mirai defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9858729-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf b6cf4d5129600d70554ea8c800d2f1ef2cc416466faf249829e2b0abab5a804c

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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