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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: b8fa97666d0142c19b6805aecc2fe20e598b00a5f68dc0592dc922d1779bb2c8
SHA3-384 hash: 6c23a973b50028d5bee480259a81fc07163b932c36b7748319168e9ffb5cf91b014eb31bc08e48b60a4f7264e993cad5
SHA1 hash: 16e57411002611e94db2a10bee96f010b62d4754
MD5 hash: 5841646679b867811d348ca6108be382
humanhash: helium-grey-muppet-maine
File name:mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:240'428 bytes
First seen:2026-11-08 04:21:03 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 6144:ba+8ZsRsgER1xM5EiqxmnmtevUspIlm9KeJpWO:eIaNR1xM5EiqxMrMO
TLSH T135343C6BFA14EF2FC40F933459B3C72056D65D622EA21A9A2354C79C7E311B91E0B7E0
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
78
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
true
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
207
Number of processes launched:
13
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Anti-VM
Persistence
Process Renaming
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
type: 1.0.0.1:80
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=3eb79888-1600-0000-c0b9-e76af40d0000 pid=3572 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=e8ff178b-1600-0000-c0b9-e76afd0d0000 pid=3581 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=3eb79888-1600-0000-c0b9-e76af40d0000 pid=3572->guuid=e8ff178b-1600-0000-c0b9-e76afd0d0000 pid=3581 execve guuid=70ac748d-1600-0000-c0b9-e76a030e0000 pid=3587 /usr/bin/dash guuid=e8ff178b-1600-0000-c0b9-e76afd0d0000 pid=3581->guuid=70ac748d-1600-0000-c0b9-e76a030e0000 pid=3587 clone guuid=139e788d-1600-0000-c0b9-e76a040e0000 pid=3588 /usr/bin/dash guuid=e8ff178b-1600-0000-c0b9-e76afd0d0000 pid=3581->guuid=139e788d-1600-0000-c0b9-e76a040e0000 pid=3588 clone guuid=22e37b8d-1600-0000-c0b9-e76a050e0000 pid=3589 /usr/bin/dash guuid=e8ff178b-1600-0000-c0b9-e76afd0d0000 pid=3581->guuid=22e37b8d-1600-0000-c0b9-e76a050e0000 pid=3589 clone guuid=c63af88d-1600-0000-c0b9-e76a0b0e0000 pid=3595 /usr/bin/dash guuid=e8ff178b-1600-0000-c0b9-e76afd0d0000 pid=3581->guuid=c63af88d-1600-0000-c0b9-e76a0b0e0000 pid=3595 clone guuid=5f8c8b8d-1600-0000-c0b9-e76a060e0000 pid=3590 /usr/bin/dash guuid=70ac748d-1600-0000-c0b9-e76a030e0000 pid=3587->guuid=5f8c8b8d-1600-0000-c0b9-e76a060e0000 pid=3590 clone guuid=2c57a28d-1600-0000-c0b9-e76a070e0000 pid=3591 /usr/bin/dash guuid=70ac748d-1600-0000-c0b9-e76a030e0000 pid=3587->guuid=2c57a28d-1600-0000-c0b9-e76a070e0000 pid=3591 clone
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-11-07 13:29:58 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
11 of 38 (28.95%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  6/10
Tags:
credential_access discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
Creates/modifies Cron job
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies systemd
Malware Family:
Malicious:
True
Tags:
elf
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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:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:golang
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_da28eb8b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:LIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_0daebbb8
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (elf, etat binaire)
Rule name:telebot_framework
Author:vietdx.mb
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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags
Rule name:vmdetect
Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques

File information


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

Web download

Mirai

elf b8fa97666d0142c19b6805aecc2fe20e598b00a5f68dc0592dc922d1779bb2c8

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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