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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: c98e5215787ff8bbe2a79d4afb6d6ef27d96ac75273bf220b915779c8f4b0192
SHA3-384 hash: 6c27c66fa49006a304b17077721cc5ea1ddb340753fe3e6dda2d1a89b13f03afb1facba5fe43d0c45cd1e289fbed2e52
SHA1 hash: a756a8ddc55faf7c91dd5388e60e1ad5996021ca
MD5 hash: 72537698846e50085560083c582c34ba
humanhash: fillet-neptune-yankee-bacon
File name:main_ppc
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:142'224 bytes
First seen:2026-10-03 00:40:00 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:5/7DXIulWXYnnxfYKZN1dPcreLQNeltTlBvAndSI82aXcqxEMBWei:d4Xix3NLXQNgtcn8di
TLSH T1D3D34B05730C0A57D1633EB03A3F27E1D3EFAAD121E4F641255F9A8AA271D325586ECE
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
112
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Kills processes
Creating a file
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
Substitutes an application name
Traces processes
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bash bashlite exploit lolbin mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-10-02T20:41:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-04T18:51:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=bd89c6d3-1a00-0000-067a-ef8cf20b0000 pid=3058 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=060603d9-1a00-0000-067a-ef8cf30b0000 pid=3059 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=bd89c6d3-1a00-0000-067a-ef8cf20b0000 pid=3058->guuid=060603d9-1a00-0000-067a-ef8cf30b0000 pid=3059 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-03 00:40:30 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
linux
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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: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 c98e5215787ff8bbe2a79d4afb6d6ef27d96ac75273bf220b915779c8f4b0192

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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