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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 9 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: dcd2dd87f08b263385c28d1781fd7644a5b505aa927b67b63660284a6864c2a5
SHA3-384 hash: f0dd6335d5cb9acc13c84ef30d71b4390185802fdcaa91834b9098e9de7d256ce756798d745c8371711c3ee49f6c449b
SHA1 hash: 44d463b4efdb7ed7ad30362eeebd03a85dd3c240
MD5 hash: 1ae9f9014f053f2be0809f0057040233
humanhash: edward-moon-may-hotel
File name:.l
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:298'444 bytes
First seen:2026-01-04 19:32:10 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 6144:6R6Xd9Uz1pf2cSPqAg0G8PnWPfUi3bcmMziyDrXrE:6R6Xd9UzavPq8/ifUiQmQDrXrE
TLSH T1CC54E80AAF610FF7E8AFCD7342E90B0528CC641B25A93B757534E918F24A68B16D3D74
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 :
97
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
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sets a written file as executable
Runs as daemon
Manages services
Deletes a file
Creating a file
Opens a port
Collects information on the RAM
Sends data to a server
Launching a process
Substitutes an application name
Writes files to system directory
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-01-04T16:51:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-05T12:48:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Exploit.Linux.CVE-2018-10561.a HEUR:Exploit.Linux.CVE-2017-17215.a HEUR:Exploit.Linux.CVE-2014-8361.a
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=5e35bed9-1a00-0000-5246-eaf4160a0000 pid=2582 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=4a7f95db-1a00-0000-5246-eaf41c0a0000 pid=2588 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=5e35bed9-1a00-0000-5246-eaf4160a0000 pid=2582->guuid=4a7f95db-1a00-0000-5246-eaf41c0a0000 pid=2588 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Drops files in suspicious directories
Drops invisible ELF files
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1844493 Sample: .l.elf Startdate: 04/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 52 105.175.251.243, 37215 unitel-ASAO Angola 2->52 54 165.173.254.227 ZOHO-ASUS United States 2->54 56 99 other IPs or domains 2->56 58 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->58 60 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->60 62 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->62 64 2 other signatures 2->64 10 .l.elf 2->10         started        12 systemd .sh 2->12         started        14 systemd snapd-env-generator 2->14         started        16 15 other processes 2->16 signatures3 process4 process5 18 .l.elf 10->18         started        20 .sh 12->20         started        process6 22 .l.elf 18->22         started        26 .sh 20->26         started        file7 50 /usr/bin/.sh, ELF 22->50 dropped 66 Drops invisible ELF files 22->66 68 Drops files in suspicious directories 22->68 70 Sample deletes itself 22->70 28 .l.elf 22->28         started        30 .l.elf sh 22->30         started        32 .l.elf sh 22->32         started        34 2 other processes 22->34 signatures8 process9 process10 36 .l.elf 28->36         started        38 .l.elf 28->38         started        40 .l.elf 28->40         started        48 6 other processes 28->48 42 sh systemctl 30->42         started        44 sh systemctl 32->44         started        46 sh systemctl 34->46         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Exploit.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-04 19:33:13 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
13 of 24 (54.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet discovery persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies systemd
Write file to user bin folder
Deletes itself
Contacts a large (90941) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Mirai
Mirai family
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-10017641-0
YARA:
n/a
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:ach_202503_elf_Mirai
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files
Rule name:CVE_2017_17215
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects exploitation attempt of CVE-2017-17215
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:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_1ac392ca
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Mirai_Generic
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples
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 dcd2dd87f08b263385c28d1781fd7644a5b505aa927b67b63660284a6864c2a5

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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