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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: c021ac9e198c744c1aada58ff4888b24a2f48bb4c4af4f2e0d6dff97c0de22ad
SHA3-384 hash: 9293e7a3a20d757aa4a5a870781f7a2024eaa83c9cdf9eeb7e9795b4771ecf0729f5beca8073a73a0307f5d4665c5ca3
SHA1 hash: 4a35332ca83ab2cb02e6ee06eaeacd037e263f86
MD5 hash: 210cfb1b40d8d5ff0014cd86b4b6b80c
humanhash: low-foxtrot-india-network
File name:mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:78'212 bytes
First seen:2026-01-02 19:28:21 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:YEHsLzkJy3+nPulf7DDBj0dZj8EGXUJ9P4aNgkVrsdxuFTytce/VJu5:YWMr3RzDFj0ZDG29A2DsdIFxKVQ5
TLSH T1B973020CCAE21ADACF0211754232CB916DE013794F55DE4DFAEF9E6F8C5C2E52A43691
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 gafgyt mirai UPX
File size (compressed) :78'212 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :258'888 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Unpacked file: 2277cbe612b03390ce0aeb301e7f4364b3c4d0d129a5f322d5f7dd883cd950fa

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
55
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gafgyt mirai obfuscated packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-01-02T16:36:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-02T17:29:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=f903f455-1a00-0000-015b-ab05670a0000 pid=2663 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=82843259-1a00-0000-015b-ab05720a0000 pid=2674 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=f903f455-1a00-0000-015b-ab05670a0000 pid=2663->guuid=82843259-1a00-0000-015b-ab05720a0000 pid=2674 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
60 / 100
Signature
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Yara detected Gafgyt
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1843801 Sample: mips.elf Startdate: 02/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 60 33 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->33 35 teamc2.duckdns.org 151.242.30.13, 12121, 42432 RASANAIR Iran (ISLAMIC Republic Of) 2->35 37 2 other IPs or domains 2->37 39 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->39 41 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->41 43 Sample is packed with UPX 2->43 8 mips.elf 2->8         started        11 python3.8 dpkg 2->11         started        13 python3.8 dpkg 2->13         started        signatures3 process4 file5 31 /usr/local/bin/infinitd, ELF 8->31 dropped 15 mips.elf sh 8->15         started        17 mips.elf sh 8->17         started        19 mips.elf 8->19         started        21 2 other processes 8->21 process6 process7 23 sh systemctl 15->23         started        25 sh systemctl 17->25         started        27 mips.elf 19->27         started        29 mips.elf 19->29         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Multiverze
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-02 19:29:15 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
12 of 24 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery persistence privilege_escalation upx
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
UPX packed file
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Modifies systemd
Write file to user bin folder
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Mirai
Mirai family
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf c021ac9e198c744c1aada58ff4888b24a2f48bb4c4af4f2e0d6dff97c0de22ad

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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