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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: c859725375e28257c471a3f46b2cf1083d7bdb3d3a3020f9dfa9fd6e8fc4dd40
SHA3-384 hash: b28e6613a4bbeb27fd689d46b276fca1e4fc534815ec85bb4193e1fad36ee81a63404cbcaacef5928942d983df6e9be9
SHA1 hash: ff6aa9375504f7aa19963e4fd3d9dba90fb246c1
MD5 hash: a91107a22199509e57e5daa076b8773b
humanhash: west-helium-kitten-diet
File name:wife.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:52'580 bytes
First seen:2026-05-19 23:35:00 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:/Fwstm8fGHJmFadpIvUe/mD1Gnw/cRpRlXhN0RTnouy8B8p:9f04IdpY3nw4RlXhN+outB8p
TLSH T11B33F181DDAA4BC0CC18913F1608358A3A59F90ADB4D8BBA6DD570718CC7FB9547CAE4
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 UPX
File size (compressed) :52'580 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :126'492 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Unpacked file: a31a8d7d5f83a0c737be21f4211fc33867f9141643be35aac0a599c807c8f2ac

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
79
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Kills processes
Changes access rights for a file
Sends data to a server
Creating a file
Deletes a file
Receives data from a server
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Connection attempt
Kills critical processes
Substitutes an application name
Deletes a system binary file
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-05-18T16:26:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-05-20T00:37:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=9deb993a-1700-0000-93f8-842c650e0000 pid=3685 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=a6a36a3c-1700-0000-93f8-842c700e0000 pid=3696 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=9deb993a-1700-0000-93f8-842c650e0000 pid=3685->guuid=a6a36a3c-1700-0000-93f8-842c700e0000 pid=3696 execve guuid=d8c20e3d-1700-0000-93f8-842c740e0000 pid=3700 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=a6a36a3c-1700-0000-93f8-842c700e0000 pid=3696->guuid=d8c20e3d-1700-0000-93f8-842c740e0000 pid=3700 clone guuid=6bf6183d-1700-0000-93f8-842c750e0000 pid=3701 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file dns net send-data write-file zombie guuid=d8c20e3d-1700-0000-93f8-842c740e0000 pid=3700->guuid=6bf6183d-1700-0000-93f8-842c750e0000 pid=3701 clone 4f6baed0-9587-596c-82b3-fd721afe4cc1 10.0.2.3:53 guuid=6bf6183d-1700-0000-93f8-842c750e0000 pid=3701->4f6baed0-9587-596c-82b3-fd721afe4cc1 send: 45B f4fcae0d-8693-5551-9db5-b014c559241c greatwivesforme.wifenet.lol:1337 guuid=6bf6183d-1700-0000-93f8-842c750e0000 pid=3701->f4fcae0d-8693-5551-9db5-b014c559241c send: 32B d93b5911-7e33-573b-b6da-b01954a6f3e6 9.9.9.9:12345 guuid=6bf6183d-1700-0000-93f8-842c750e0000 pid=3701->d93b5911-7e33-573b-b6da-b01954a6f3e6 send: 4193280B
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-05-18 21:23:25 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 37 (43.24%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  6/10
Tags:
credential_access discovery linux upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads process memory
Enumerates running processes
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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:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
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:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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

Web download

Mirai

elf c859725375e28257c471a3f46b2cf1083d7bdb3d3a3020f9dfa9fd6e8fc4dd40

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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