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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: b979f654875e5869757dde1812775dee68f1def1c0f178f87a4061604ecad09f
SHA3-384 hash: 166944bd1af18c0444241d0ac46f40d062105127b94f9c51ea17dfd09ca92fa5928b6ef84096e565abbbbe1c490dc4b2
SHA1 hash: 50a3ab89be372fd3c1cd6deb94e6562bb31f899c
MD5 hash: 63e57addc082521ae6dfb34b06ecc4f4
humanhash: mike-blue-april-virginia
File name:arm6
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:63'920 bytes
First seen:2026-09-10 15:25:32 UTC
Last seen:2026-09-11 14:31:13 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:8/+GRKAUIfHvdF3nrfgcvPWwnmUYkmynhWiPGJoMHLYeyvsbEpqriFKFZg3Ys+2o:wKdIdFzgc3qUlnhVPGJoMysrBFZg3Yv
TLSH T1405302F27B49D052EFB0B7B244B81D8EEBED197865C610A102858FE4DACB152A97D4C2
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) :63'920 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :165'824 bytes
Format:linux/arm
Unpacked file: afee7e5585ef11e0db598c1d2586b26258edbd349835bb29dcab5ef5e82a1ddd

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
29
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
DNS request
Sends data to a server
Creates directories in a temporary directory
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
Connection attempt
Unmounts file systems
Mounts file systems
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-09-10T13:36:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-11T18:31:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=bec2b808-1700-0000-4e8d-a721900d0000 pid=3472 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=611a610c-1700-0000-4e8d-a721980d0000 pid=3480 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=bec2b808-1700-0000-4e8d-a721900d0000 pid=3472->guuid=611a610c-1700-0000-4e8d-a721980d0000 pid=3480 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-10 15:26:12 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 24 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  5/10
Tags:
discovery upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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 b979f654875e5869757dde1812775dee68f1def1c0f178f87a4061604ecad09f

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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