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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: b7d96798516fa85f5c8d0bc3100236c65771d665ca2b917b95e6f4bf8c98861b
SHA3-384 hash: 54a844fcc699df94638a190de0694a6497375ddb52203a338c517dd5db0e55e36ffa188d73014c8005c48cd91af79c02
SHA1 hash: bb7913d20b6dfcc14f5375ee3e33d62ab1ac7847
MD5 hash: 7cbfab95b7fdaa38740af889d35dd43e
humanhash: hamper-xray-north-pluto
File name:goon.arm5
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:121'808 bytes
First seen:2026-01-21 12:12:11 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:A7UOWyuku5ChijzCInnwgjS76xmthwKxnt:A7RuO4uSBjS76xmteCnt
TLSH T15AC32AA6B9529612C6C625BFFB5E418C37171778D3FA31038E116F21378B82B0E7B691
telfhash t1baf0a350ce0c2cd430c901ed70b73112f1f9bdeb163231a02b99210e9891ec1702b477
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
No detections
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
expand lolbin masquerade rust
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
28
Number of processes launched:
3
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Anti-Debugging
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=093da4e5-1f00-0000-8f29-f817330a0000 pid=2611 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=0cb539e9-1f00-0000-8f29-f8173d0a0000 pid=2621 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=093da4e5-1f00-0000-8f29-f817330a0000 pid=2611->guuid=0cb539e9-1f00-0000-8f29-f8173d0a0000 pid=2621 execve
Result
Threat name:
Aquabot, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
72 / 100
Signature
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Yara detected Aquabot
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1854814 Sample: goon.arm5.elf Startdate: 21/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 72 25 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->25 27 91.189.91.42, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United Kingdom 2->27 29 91.189.91.43, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United Kingdom 2->29 33 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->33 35 Yara detected Aquabot 2->35 37 Yara detected Mirai 2->37 8 goon.arm5.elf 2->8         started        10 gvfsd-fuse fusermount 2->10         started        13 gnome-session-binary sh gsd-sharing 2->13         started        15 5 other processes 2->15 signatures3 process4 signatures5 17 goon.arm5.elf 8->17         started        41 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 10->41 process6 signatures7 31 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 17->31 20 goon.arm5.elf 17->20         started        23 goon.arm5.elf 17->23         started        process8 signatures9 39 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 20->39
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-21 12:00:26 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
10 of 36 (27.78%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
89.190.156.145
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_d94e1020
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 b7d96798516fa85f5c8d0bc3100236c65771d665ca2b917b95e6f4bf8c98861b

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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