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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: b988eaa416e61ec5ecefa04265e09766e3ce90be6e6b0808335e3301fddce7d1
SHA3-384 hash: db22d959cc355c11b82916dfd3cd2ccb9c965b40bef773928eaa82da2e32aa54c009bda8bab01d94a4c7c3065b9d7ca7
SHA1 hash: 92617dcb63b3343aef540657409e592e87e69ba2
MD5 hash: 6bc5f2ac373e0a0184f0be2238fc221e
humanhash: glucose-muppet-apart-fix
File name:tux.ppc
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:87'280 bytes
First seen:2026-03-14 03:08:19 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:Ppya2ZscK8vxh0Cwpcb26d7IVPsOfwfePo2V34UBlc2G7ypA78Qu:9b6nwpcK65MVw2TV3RB2p7yeoB
TLSH T177834A02770C0A47D1A61EF4393F17E193EEE9D121F4BA882A1EDB468175E33158BED9
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
93
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
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade mirai obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.c HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=1a59d843-1600-0000-f423-693a610f0000 pid=3937 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=af135446-1600-0000-f423-693a680f0000 pid=3944 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=1a59d843-1600-0000-f423-693a610f0000 pid=3937->guuid=af135446-1600-0000-f423-693a680f0000 pid=3944 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-14 03:09:19 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai linux
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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:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf b988eaa416e61ec5ecefa04265e09766e3ce90be6e6b0808335e3301fddce7d1

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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