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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 20 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: c8a95d34a2888680a4d1911c62d12c44f19ff8b15834f6219d9fa0ac17f68c7d
SHA3-384 hash: 33aafce527e16a931656cabf8e6c17c93c41cdf234f72acb62770dd15f9d6b3d628f40b27b8561de687c3415f7019186
SHA1 hash: 976abbd9c129a89f250ef87e9e874d555c6db046
MD5 hash: 35363aaa9b987a33508998e5b121e342
humanhash: ceiling-cat-nineteen-california
File name:akuma_i686
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:390'420 bytes
First seen:2026-10-12 06:32:38 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 6144:S+r+CD4pKNNDoK+arNQkSKXMx+2bb/ltGcyfhluqisK+hSCoHV2371/RPMhQC:S+r+CEpK7DoK+0NQMvilSfjuru3Eh
TLSH T17E847D82FBE3C0F1D8830D71002BB77B9F755826803ADA9BE7D52D659856B01923A77C
telfhash t1f6f189b33abe4dec27809942d30a1b16ed0ad77b58e432f644f316952277e429eb5c31
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 :
86
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a process from a recently created file
Opens a port
Manages services
Launching a process
Collects information on the RAM
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Sets a written file as executable
Kills processes
Sends data to a server
Creating a file
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
true
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
8
Number of processes launched:
5
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Anti-VM
Persistence
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-10-12T04:31:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-12T04:52:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=c3dc80d9-1800-0000-8dad-0e70b00c0000 pid=3248 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=adbf25dc-1800-0000-8dad-0e70b50c0000 pid=3253 /tmp/sample.bin write-config write-file guuid=c3dc80d9-1800-0000-8dad-0e70b00c0000 pid=3248->guuid=adbf25dc-1800-0000-8dad-0e70b50c0000 pid=3253 execve guuid=f3263cdf-1800-0000-8dad-0e70bb0c0000 pid=3259 /usr/bin/dash guuid=adbf25dc-1800-0000-8dad-0e70b50c0000 pid=3253->guuid=f3263cdf-1800-0000-8dad-0e70bb0c0000 pid=3259 execve guuid=eaefc3df-1800-0000-8dad-0e70be0c0000 pid=3262 /usr/bin/dash guuid=adbf25dc-1800-0000-8dad-0e70b50c0000 pid=3253->guuid=eaefc3df-1800-0000-8dad-0e70be0c0000 pid=3262 execve guuid=9da15619-1900-0000-8dad-0e70560d0000 pid=3414 /usr/bin/dash guuid=adbf25dc-1800-0000-8dad-0e70b50c0000 pid=3253->guuid=9da15619-1900-0000-8dad-0e70560d0000 pid=3414 execve guuid=0d939c55-1900-0000-8dad-0e70110e0000 pid=3601 /tmp/sample.bin write-file guuid=adbf25dc-1800-0000-8dad-0e70b50c0000 pid=3253->guuid=0d939c55-1900-0000-8dad-0e70110e0000 pid=3601 clone guuid=2f79a155-1900-0000-8dad-0e70120e0000 pid=3602 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data write-file guuid=adbf25dc-1800-0000-8dad-0e70b50c0000 pid=3253->guuid=2f79a155-1900-0000-8dad-0e70120e0000 pid=3602 execve guuid=cfeff0df-1800-0000-8dad-0e70bf0c0000 pid=3263 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=eaefc3df-1800-0000-8dad-0e70be0c0000 pid=3262->guuid=cfeff0df-1800-0000-8dad-0e70bf0c0000 pid=3263 execve guuid=b39a8b19-1900-0000-8dad-0e70570d0000 pid=3415 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=9da15619-1900-0000-8dad-0e70560d0000 pid=3414->guuid=b39a8b19-1900-0000-8dad-0e70570d0000 pid=3415 execve guuid=c4678d1a-1900-0000-8dad-0e705a0d0000 pid=3418 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install guuid=b39a8b19-1900-0000-8dad-0e70570d0000 pid=3415->guuid=c4678d1a-1900-0000-8dad-0e705a0d0000 pid=3418 execve guuid=e0b3da1a-1900-0000-8dad-0e705c0d0000 pid=3420 /usr/bin/getopt guuid=c4678d1a-1900-0000-8dad-0e705a0d0000 pid=3418->guuid=e0b3da1a-1900-0000-8dad-0e705c0d0000 pid=3420 execve guuid=701b161b-1900-0000-8dad-0e705e0d0000 pid=3422 /usr/sbin/update-rc.d guuid=c4678d1a-1900-0000-8dad-0e705a0d0000 pid=3418->guuid=701b161b-1900-0000-8dad-0e705e0d0000 pid=3422 execve guuid=27f97953-1900-0000-8dad-0e70070e0000 pid=3591 /usr/sbin/update-rc.d guuid=c4678d1a-1900-0000-8dad-0e705a0d0000 pid=3418->guuid=27f97953-1900-0000-8dad-0e70070e0000 pid=3591 execve guuid=03854e1d-1900-0000-8dad-0e70660d0000 pid=3430 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=701b161b-1900-0000-8dad-0e705e0d0000 pid=3422->guuid=03854e1d-1900-0000-8dad-0e70660d0000 pid=3430 execve guuid=03fcb155-1900-0000-8dad-0e70130e0000 pid=3603 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=0d939c55-1900-0000-8dad-0e70110e0000 pid=3601->guuid=03fcb155-1900-0000-8dad-0e70130e0000 pid=3603 execve guuid=1d01b855-1900-0000-8dad-0e70140e0000 pid=3604 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=0d939c55-1900-0000-8dad-0e70110e0000 pid=3601->guuid=1d01b855-1900-0000-8dad-0e70140e0000 pid=3604 execve b27da35a-4fe2-5445-ae73-595bd79fb534 85.137.53.167:25565 guuid=2f79a155-1900-0000-8dad-0e70120e0000 pid=3602->b27da35a-4fe2-5445-ae73-595bd79fb534 send: 21B
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-12 06:33:18 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
20 of 38 (52.63%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  6/10
Tags:
credential_access discovery linux persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies systemd
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ach_202503_elf_Mirai
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files
Rule name:CoinMiner_Strings
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects mining pool protocol string in Executable
Reference:https://minergate.com/faq/what-pool-address
Rule name:CoinMiner_Strings_RID2DDE
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects mining pool protocol string in Executable
Reference:https://minergate.com/faq/what-pool-address
Rule name:deepfield_katana_mirai_elf
Author:Nokia Deepfield ERT
Description:Katana Mirai variant (DDoS bot with rootkit)
Rule name:ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
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:generic_IG_stealer
Author:RE4rensics
Description:Detects stealers that interacts with IG endpoints after stealing IG cookies
Rule name:Linux_Akuma_Bot
Author:KSI Digital
Description:akuma IoT bot ELF (Mirai-based): plain-text persistence strings for its systemd-network-helper service and init scripts
Reference:https://github.com/ksi-digital/threat-research/tree/main/akuma-loader
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:MIRAI_TELNETCURL_payload
Author:AfterPacket
Description:Mirai-lineage ELF payload carrying the leaked-source decoy domain
Reference:https://github.com/Afterpacket/drosera-threat-intel
Rule name:NSVPS_Mirai_Busybox_Staging
Author:sanad (NSVPS-SOC)
Description:Mirai-style busybox wget/tftp payload staging seen in NSVPS honeypot
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
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
Rule name:Web_Generic_Binary_URL_Download
Author:Serhii Kocherhan
Description:Detects files containing HTTP or HTTPS links pointing directly to .bin payload extensions.

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf c8a95d34a2888680a4d1911c62d12c44f19ff8b15834f6219d9fa0ac17f68c7d

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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