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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 17 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: bdb39d16543c43c88c4a281f58e53d4e26adbc0c148550cfc04f10db9035e30b
SHA3-384 hash: 2dfce1c59135e243b4095276a66ef33336ddf4fecf4feb930e7f7f0e4e5471ef0090df5a4b5e23a62f4b8a24a98a1f51
SHA1 hash: 8f2e1430dd0d327e424b93b24acaad3039899ee2
MD5 hash: bdac377f0f8c4c9f7e9cde47730363a4
humanhash: iowa-enemy-double-arkansas
File name:i686
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:83'824 bytes
First seen:2026-03-02 13:58:26 UTC
Last seen:2026-03-03 06:51:47 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:RgAHn2H5PCu2jnMGNRi0FP6kb9RT/m3huCFrP+mwW0CmKU7cdwmY6SWzjx2wbZnL:RgAHm5PCu2TNU0FikbjodzmKUJmlSsEa
TLSH T1B8834A80FA8B84F5D94B493040BBF33FFB71E5794070D66DDF49AE26DD23601A2162A9
telfhash t14431c7f92b7a0ce563e05840a20e5a216d5ed77f585037b35263d938223fd4242afc39
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

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
65
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
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Creates directories in a temporary directory
Kills processes
Mounts file systems
Creating a file
Sets a written file as executable
Creates directories in a system directory
Runs as daemon
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Opens a port
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Substitutes an application name
Deletes a system binary file
Kills critical processes
Deleting of the original file
Creates or modifies files to set up autorun
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
botnet mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
true
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
112
Number of processes launched:
8
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Anti-VM
Persistence
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Moobot
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
96 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Yara detected Mirai
Yara detected Moobot
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1876795 Sample: i686.elf Startdate: 02/03/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 96 42 alanbotnet.dpdns.org 2->42 46 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->46 48 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->48 50 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->50 52 2 other signatures 2->52 8 i686.elf 2->8         started        12 udisksd dumpe2fs 2->12         started        14 udisksd dumpe2fs 2->14         started        16 20 other processes 2->16 signatures3 process4 file5 34 /etc/profile.d/zzz_path_hack.sh, ASCII 8->34 dropped 36 /etc/profile, ASCII 8->36 dropped 38 /etc/crontab, ASCII 8->38 dropped 40 9 other files (none is malicious) 8->40 dropped 54 Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile 8->54 56 Sample deletes itself 8->56 58 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 8->58 18 i686.elf 8->18         started        21 i686.elf 8->21         started        23 i686.elf 8->23         started        25 3 other processes 8->25 signatures6 process7 signatures8 44 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 18->44 27 i686.elf 18->27         started        30 i686.elf 18->30         started        32 i686.elf 18->32         started        process9 signatures10 60 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 27->60
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-02 13:59:22 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 24 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai credential_access defense_evasion discovery execution linux persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Modifies Bash startup script
Reads process memory
Creates/modifies Cron job
Creates/modifies environment variables
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies rc script
Modifies systemd
Deletes itself
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
alanbotnet.dpdns.org
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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: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:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0cb1699c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0d73971c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_268aac0b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_2e3f67a9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_3a85a418
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_485c4b13
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_70ef58f1
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_7d05725e
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_c8385b81
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware_RID2EF6
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf bdb39d16543c43c88c4a281f58e53d4e26adbc0c148550cfc04f10db9035e30b

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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