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Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 17 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: bf178ed57633c1d44a944e0458ece64735b156fbed3f9481aa1c3a02fa53a01c
SHA3-384 hash: 756dffeb74148a6eeca0fcfffade83aa6b0ae5851a1021d58a09871eaae8ab2381644637e4727728a0210b0936657a28
SHA1 hash: c4130f0448a82317a73abb505790bf5f782de31a
MD5 hash: acc025d06fdbeb467de83b9a40cb4a30
humanhash: oklahoma-maine-video-nine
File name:nullnet_load.x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:79'552 bytes
First seen:2026-02-16 08:09:01 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:ON6Uvn6A2QP/RWnAIJUtRMXGXe1FXJVUMvTCYXczYffjkE9:M6y6g/R8AIJUtIfXJVUMbCYXVff
TLSH T11A732A42B98586EDC088E53807BF7539C416F4BD1379B1EB37C0BF1B2809E611B1E96A
telfhash t1411126713edd0d6091e39b3a324ae2e56562087405e039c6ad77f8f3df06b580c664e3
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 :
1
# of downloads :
46
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
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
Substitutes an application name
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
1
Number of processes launched:
7
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
2323,37215,23
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
type:Mirai 91.92.242.240:1420
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.64.le
Detections:
HEUR:Exploit.Linux.CVE-2017-17215.a HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.gen HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.fg HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.dx HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.ez HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=56f18ef1-1600-0000-c536-d17ba90e0000 pid=3753 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=819efef3-1600-0000-c536-d17bb50e0000 pid=3765 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=56f18ef1-1600-0000-c536-d17ba90e0000 pid=3753->guuid=819efef3-1600-0000-c536-d17bb50e0000 pid=3765 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=819efef3-1600-0000-c536-d17bb50e0000 pid=3765->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=bdc429f4-1600-0000-c536-d17bb70e0000 pid=3767 /tmp/sample.bin zombie guuid=819efef3-1600-0000-c536-d17bb50e0000 pid=3765->guuid=bdc429f4-1600-0000-c536-d17bb70e0000 pid=3767 clone guuid=ab162cf4-1600-0000-c536-d17bb80e0000 pid=3768 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=819efef3-1600-0000-c536-d17bb50e0000 pid=3765->guuid=ab162cf4-1600-0000-c536-d17bb80e0000 pid=3768 clone guuid=ab162cf4-1600-0000-c536-d17bb80e0000 pid=3768->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con 4d04d5f1-fae4-5048-8bbf-e97271e10066 91.92.242.240:1420 guuid=ab162cf4-1600-0000-c536-d17bb80e0000 pid=3768->4d04d5f1-fae4-5048-8bbf-e97271e10066 send: 9B guuid=12f94cf4-1600-0000-c536-d17bba0e0000 pid=3770 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=ab162cf4-1600-0000-c536-d17bb80e0000 pid=3768->guuid=12f94cf4-1600-0000-c536-d17bba0e0000 pid=3770 clone guuid=ab0856f4-1600-0000-c536-d17bbb0e0000 pid=3771 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=ab162cf4-1600-0000-c536-d17bb80e0000 pid=3768->guuid=ab0856f4-1600-0000-c536-d17bbb0e0000 pid=3771 clone guuid=e54d5df4-1600-0000-c536-d17bbc0e0000 pid=3772 /tmp/sample.bin net net-scan send-data guuid=ab162cf4-1600-0000-c536-d17bb80e0000 pid=3768->guuid=e54d5df4-1600-0000-c536-d17bbc0e0000 pid=3772 clone guuid=495a64f4-1600-0000-c536-d17bbd0e0000 pid=3773 /tmp/sample.bin net net-scan send-data guuid=ab162cf4-1600-0000-c536-d17bb80e0000 pid=3768->guuid=495a64f4-1600-0000-c536-d17bbd0e0000 pid=3773 clone guuid=e54d5df4-1600-0000-c536-d17bbc0e0000 pid=3772->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=e54d5df4-1600-0000-c536-d17bbc0e0000 pid=3772|send-data send-data to 4097 IP addresses review logs to see them all guuid=e54d5df4-1600-0000-c536-d17bbc0e0000 pid=3772->guuid=e54d5df4-1600-0000-c536-d17bbc0e0000 pid=3772|send-data send guuid=495a64f4-1600-0000-c536-d17bbd0e0000 pid=3773->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con 74f24987-b371-5fdf-a6d0-12b3ad84c35a 41.42.246.184:37215 guuid=495a64f4-1600-0000-c536-d17bbd0e0000 pid=3773->74f24987-b371-5fdf-a6d0-12b3ad84c35a send: 40B guuid=495a64f4-1600-0000-c536-d17bbd0e0000 pid=3773|send-data send-data to 4097 IP addresses review logs to see them all guuid=495a64f4-1600-0000-c536-d17bbd0e0000 pid=3773->guuid=495a64f4-1600-0000-c536-d17bbd0e0000 pid=3773|send-data send
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-16 11:19:11 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
20 of 24 (83.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:ecchi credential_access defense_evasion discovery linux upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads process memory
Enumerates running processes
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Contacts a large (70860) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
91.92.242.240
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CVE_2017_17215
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects exploitation attempt of CVE-2017-17215
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_0cd591cd
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_807911a2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a33a8363
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_01e4a728
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_520deeb8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_575f5bc8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_6a77af0f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_e0cf29e2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_1
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects ELF Mirai variant
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_1_RID2F39
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects ELF Mirai variant
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 bf178ed57633c1d44a944e0458ece64735b156fbed3f9481aa1c3a02fa53a01c

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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