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Database Entry


Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: b9f8a36131fdec35b7bf835b48117850b493e21e9f4902455229d1602f2c9689
SHA3-384 hash: f08c9dfc9b540d667fff93a5e6ca427ce852793192b9c0db0313c032e59ac3ae37d349a77e4b2de4762539b197b62d87
SHA1 hash: 442f488fbfb1e422c24a4abf9f273ff34b63122f
MD5 hash: 1cf8d5444f06b408cffc66232fe12dd0
humanhash: music-october-florida-summer
File name:splppc
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Signature Mirai
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File size:110'404 bytes
First seen:2026-01-28 23:01:11 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:M9zcHjOZNjcn49ekrLYIHiv29lqXMS0uwmy/xzaxVyePg0ay6arrGTqe+ZrX3T:zOng4NqvA/CC056Z6X3T
TLSH T127B34901B3690447F2A74DB1283F6BF593EED1A221F0F285694EDB0F8175A321596FCA
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
111
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Detection(s):
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7755770-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9801524-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9885259-0
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Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-6735924-0
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Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Deletes a file
Receives data from a server
Kills processes
Creating a file
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Creating a process from a recently created file
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gafgyt mirai
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/697a954d12c4ad8c085927a8/reports/265ca1d8-bbd7-4b50-9487-30ca0d15ca59/overview
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/1a85aabe-39bf-41fe-b3a3-fdaa38524d8f
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=090042c1-1700-0000-0719-bcc1640c0000 pid=3172 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=1d039dc4-1700-0000-0719-bcc1650c0000 pid=3173 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=090042c1-1700-0000-0719-bcc1640c0000 pid=3172->guuid=1d039dc4-1700-0000-0719-bcc1650c0000 pid=3173 execve
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/92525cb5-7d00-4424-9609-28de492cbff2
Result
Threat name:
Mirai
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
92 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1859498
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Connects to many IPs within the same subnet mask (likely port scanning)
Drops invisible ELF files
Reads system files that contain records of logged in users
Sample deletes itself
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Sends malformed DNS queries
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1859498 Sample: splppc.elf Startdate: 29/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 92 148 slursontel.ru. [malformed] 2->148 150 seris.gd. [malformed] 2->150 152 102 other IPs or domains 2->152 162 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->162 164 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->164 166 Yara detected Mirai 2->166 168 Connects to many IPs within the same subnet mask (likely port scanning) 2->168 15 systemd gdm3 2->15         started        17 splppc.elf .systemd-journald 2->17         started        21 systemd gpu-manager 2->21         started        23 34 other processes 2->23 signatures3 170 Sends malformed DNS queries 150->170 process4 file5 25 gdm3 gdm-session-worker 15->25         started        27 gdm3 gdm-session-worker 15->27         started        38 3 other processes 15->38 144 /dev/shm/.systemd-journald, ELF 17->144 dropped 154 Drops invisible ELF files 17->154 156 Sample deletes itself 17->156 29 .systemd-journald 17->29         started        32 gpu-manager sh 21->32         started        34 gpu-manager sh 21->34         started        40 6 other processes 21->40 146 /var/log/wtmp, data 23->146 dropped 158 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 23->158 160 Reads system files that contain records of logged in users 23->160 36 accounts-daemon language-validate 23->36         started        42 4 other processes 23->42 signatures6 process7 signatures8 44 gdm-session-worker gdm-x-session 25->44         started        46 gdm-session-worker gdm-wayland-session 27->46         started        176 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 29->176 58 2 other processes 29->58 48 sh grep 32->48         started        50 sh grep 34->50         started        52 language-validate language-options 36->52         started        54 sh grep 40->54         started        56 sh grep 40->56         started        60 4 other processes 40->60 process9 process10 62 gdm-x-session dbus-run-session 44->62         started        64 gdm-x-session Xorg Xorg.wrap Xorg 44->64         started        66 gdm-x-session Default 44->66         started        68 gdm-wayland-session dbus-run-session 46->68         started        70 language-options sh 52->70         started        process11 72 dbus-run-session dbus-daemon 62->72         started        75 dbus-run-session gnome-session gnome-session-binary 62->75         started        77 Xorg sh 64->77         started        79 Xorg sh 64->79         started        81 dbus-run-session dbus-daemon 68->81         started        83 dbus-run-session gnome-session gnome-session-binary 1 68->83         started        85 sh locale 70->85         started        87 sh grep 70->87         started        signatures12 172 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 72->172 174 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 72->174 89 dbus-daemon 72->89         started        91 dbus-daemon 72->91         started        100 9 other processes 72->100 93 gnome-session-binary sh gnome-shell 75->93         started        102 18 other processes 75->102 96 sh xkbcomp 77->96         started        98 sh xkbcomp 79->98         started        104 7 other processes 81->104 106 2 other processes 83->106 process13 signatures14 108 dbus-daemon at-spi-bus-launcher 89->108         started        110 dbus-daemon gjs 91->110         started        178 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 93->178 113 gnome-shell ibus-daemon 93->113         started        121 9 other processes 100->121 115 gsd-print-notifications 102->115         started        123 2 other processes 102->123 117 dbus-daemon false 104->117         started        119 dbus-daemon false 104->119         started        125 5 other processes 104->125 process15 signatures16 127 at-spi-bus-launcher dbus-daemon 108->127         started        180 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 110->180 130 ibus-daemon 113->130         started        132 ibus-daemon ibus-memconf 113->132         started        134 ibus-daemon ibus-engine-simple 113->134         started        136 gsd-print-notifications gsd-printer 115->136         started        process17 signatures18 182 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 127->182 184 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 127->184 138 dbus-daemon 127->138         started        140 ibus-daemon ibus-x11 130->140         started        process19 process20 142 dbus-daemon at-spi2-registryd 138->142         started       
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/b9f8a36131fdec35b7bf835b48117850b493e21e9f4902455229d1602f2c9689
Detection:
mirai
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/b9f8a36131fdec35b7bf835b48117850b493e21e9f4902455229d1602f2c9689/
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-28 23:01:32 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
13 of 36 (36.11%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=xh4kgyjr7xwdln57qnnuqelykc2jhyq6t5eqerksfhiwalzms2eq._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
linux
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260128-2zrdmsc15h/
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/b9f8a36131fdec35b7bf835b48117850b493e21e9f4902455229d1602f2c9689

YARA Signatures

MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Create hunting rule
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
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Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:unixredflags3
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information

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

Web download

Mirai

elf b9f8a36131fdec35b7bf835b48117850b493e21e9f4902455229d1602f2c9689

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3739202/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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