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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 9 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: c479eaa06b1794ffb433a184d0fcd117a69b9a973e2bfb3c6605ca0c3f6ce11d
SHA3-384 hash: 92fe5b997997f43472ccfed75a4f2f2c94ba41fd74ad1e9afbdd8b9dfc0c44a85b4485dd0a697c13cd3af22bcfe11ce8
SHA1 hash: 001975014dacee389455cc2d2ee2bcbc3c907e4e
MD5 hash: 11af571333b7d3dbc11e00fb12e51b4c
humanhash: timing-fix-twelve-artist
File name:c479eaa06b1794ffb433a184d0fcd117a69b9a973e2bfb3c6605ca0c3f6ce11d.elf
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:296'992 bytes
First seen:2026-08-20 20:41:00 UTC
Last seen:2026-08-20 22:10:22 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:iM4qCH1HXnm00RRYAMYcYJX2smtMap1r7UmOcmjV+cpvss4u1EssMZc/T03ImIy+:N4ujYA7cYEsWPqHx/0sZEssMOgh5oI+
TLSH T1BF54D80AAFB21FFBD86FDD3706E91606248C641722983B35753CD518BF4A64B4AE3C64
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 whack_sh
Tags:elf exe mirai whack.sh

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
146
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Kills processes
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Launching a process
Collects information on the network activity
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Connection attempt
Creating a file
Creates directories in a subdirectory of a temporary directory
Deleting a recently created file
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Collects information on the OS
Removes directories from a subdirectory of a temporary directory
Sends data to a server
Creates directories in a temporary directory
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Deleting of the original file
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=f39ec74d-1c00-0000-184a-74b5e8090000 pid=2536 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=081d794f-1c00-0000-184a-74b5ec090000 pid=2540 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=f39ec74d-1c00-0000-184a-74b5e8090000 pid=2536->guuid=081d794f-1c00-0000-184a-74b5ec090000 pid=2540 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-20 21:10:48 UTC
AV detection:
14 of 38 (36.84%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Creates/modifies Cron job
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Deletes itself
Contacts a large (307697) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:F01_s1ckrule
Author:s1ckb017
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Rootkit_Generic_61229bdf
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:SUSP_LNX_Linux_Malware_Indicators_Aug20_1
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects indicators often found in linux malware samples. Note: This detection is based on common characteristics typically associated with the mentioned threats, must be considered a clue and does not conclusively prove maliciousness.
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:SUSP_LNX_Linux_Malware_Indicators_Aug20_1_RID3621
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects indicators often found in linux malware samples
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


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Web download

Mirai

elf c479eaa06b1794ffb433a184d0fcd117a69b9a973e2bfb3c6605ca0c3f6ce11d

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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