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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: b9c96cd37bebf4d74c8eaf212e0672e729eab1de5e04108f6c55af206ba37e20
SHA3-384 hash: a53d6800e0fae0b3332dd1ee892d525babb62dc8bbe4e292789f8e405af07dbed18611004ea9cbdff28b206ac9d6f20f
SHA1 hash: 5370419263b211d38c6e6d5212e8857a9262201c
MD5 hash: 2e191414678fe8108806ef55174be433
humanhash: london-washington-jersey-cardinal
File name:vaxbot.arm
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:202'656 bytes
First seen:2026-05-01 16:31:38 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:PmC9wf2sAK00p5zDVK5tyYrWX62k3MzY7dT4jVKJ552f474DPVG4eZ2fnKG:PmCC+7K00pBDkHdWQAf47WPAJcfnKG
TLSH T18E142A85F8C18E62C6C522BFFB5E528D371653A8D2EE31039D665B21338B49B0F3B645
telfhash t1a141c066ff001eecb7d2c5a145fea11d49e931de630835634909af2f4d42dc27427823
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-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 8afb1c5c00dd89a84b05dbe9b6fe51291c896cf2db15f74e254f2e0948ad89ed
File size (compressed) :73'800 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :202'656 bytes
Format:linux/arm
Packed file: 8afb1c5c00dd89a84b05dbe9b6fe51291c896cf2db15f74e254f2e0948ad89ed

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
48
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Gathering data
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
50
Number of processes launched:
25
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
5555,23,8080
Behaviour
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-05-01T15:26:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-05-01T16:10:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=55aa7690-1900-0000-6b28-1b7b1c0b0000 pid=2844 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=b2a5a992-1900-0000-6b28-1b7b1e0b0000 pid=2846 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=55aa7690-1900-0000-6b28-1b7b1c0b0000 pid=2844->guuid=b2a5a992-1900-0000-6b28-1b7b1e0b0000 pid=2846 execve
Gathering data
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-05-01 16:34:28 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet
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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:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_d94e1020
Author:Elastic Security
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

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf b9c96cd37bebf4d74c8eaf212e0672e729eab1de5e04108f6c55af206ba37e20

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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