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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 14 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: c2a7db9aeb063c7627883ce7baa87642deb3ab8fe97dba80f340e295fb00e506
SHA3-384 hash: 783e1e7e0f0788f750837d91930071639fe3b54c715e23468d1bdf3a5e0c2bd6506c5ba1e39df2ce59008b547846010e
SHA1 hash: 5bd7a5a59453ef7de256759d7e94246e72bc126f
MD5 hash: f45520d584726bad387e85c7ae18cba9
humanhash: march-gee-uniform-tennis
File name:main_ppc
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:154'516 bytes
First seen:2026-05-12 18:08:36 UTC
Last seen:2026-05-13 14:39:22 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:sRNQUJyp/5ctNypPaQSxfVWWxKL9dcCpFzeBKsuvADMBstKGMx/aKqr9xhMs:sh4faQSxJxQlFKBjnDVms
TLSH T1B1E32A02731C0A47D2632EB42A3F67E183EFDAD121E4F644255FAB8A92B1D331585ECD
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
5
# of downloads :
51
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
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bash botnet gafgyt lolbin mirai obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
Elf
First seen:
2026-05-12T15:14:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-05-12T16:52:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.hw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=1072b61a-1700-0000-c15a-3846ac0d0000 pid=3500 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=6bbb371d-1700-0000-c15a-3846b10d0000 pid=3505 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=1072b61a-1700-0000-c15a-3846ac0d0000 pid=3500->guuid=6bbb371d-1700-0000-c15a-3846b10d0000 pid=3505 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-05-12 18:09:32 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:mirai botnet linux
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_Yakuza
Author:NDA0E
Description:Yakuza botnet
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:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_2
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects ELF malware Mirai related
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_2_RID2F3A
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects ELF malware Mirai related
Reference:Internal Research
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:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious single byte XORed keyword 'Mozilla/5.0' - it uses yara's XOR modifier and therefore cannot print the XOR key. You can use the CyberChef recipe linked in the reference field to brute force the used key.
Reference:https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/#recipe=XOR_Brute_Force()
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_RID2DB4
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:Internal Research
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


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

Web download

Mirai

elf c2a7db9aeb063c7627883ce7baa87642deb3ab8fe97dba80f340e295fb00e506

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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