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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: d91b528a22124afd79cdc73a5ed158f43b6c07bf90fa854aab581ce151abfec6
SHA3-384 hash: 9579e7a849a39fd899d8a02257571ebe92bb1d226163b9cf6f02b11af06d3cf77017a10e40e919c7030a7241aa95a2e2
SHA1 hash: e9825208623d5cd5b1eb758766f6be9fc60bdb7d
MD5 hash: 0e450aca7d45a73ba282267af8949e4e
humanhash: nitrogen-jig-florida-social
File name:m9x7k2v8b3.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:138'476 bytes
First seen:2026-02-16 13:07:44 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:hyudj9XZdTdz6N4gX5Sg3B3T/kUgiSHVMcMm47R:hyudj93Tdz6OgJSg3RQUgzMmk
TLSH T12BD3F709BF611EFBE86FCC370AE9270525CC591B22A93B75B534D418F64B28F15E39A0
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 :
58
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:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
7
Number of processes launched:
1
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=d19961de-1700-0000-6d79-8436f40b0000 pid=3060 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=225d3fe0-1700-0000-6d79-8436f90b0000 pid=3065 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=d19961de-1700-0000-6d79-8436f40b0000 pid=3060->guuid=225d3fe0-1700-0000-6d79-8436f90b0000 pid=3065 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-16 13:10:29 UTC
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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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: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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf d91b528a22124afd79cdc73a5ed158f43b6c07bf90fa854aab581ce151abfec6

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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