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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 13 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: dfe46ef90c4c4093466ef4aacbefe911cef37492c57c41e186bed298a03cebfd
SHA3-384 hash: 272a8739aa921a300d900405d6576e5345477ba5a983dcce80e26562545055ce6333e7f13cafb0c62995e6b0c1c24c6e
SHA1 hash: 8a9f323e509fbcb482de2a75cbf274c8bb9122ae
MD5 hash: 65288d4b562d93949a16294b456924d8
humanhash: enemy-oxygen-seven-wisconsin
File name:ext4
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:139'026 bytes
First seen:2026-10-07 07:07:13 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:CEwomT4xrdsi4+IjNl36Z9P9LZcYuX1aBprG+NJDdkJoYWU7hL95:JwomT4xxDIjNl36Z9PdZcNGbDdkJoYWw
TLSH T1BED33ADFDA1C0357C49B4AB0EC6727F78768A9B11291D1C4A2CBEEC107726742126FE5
telfhash t146212142627d8e293ff249249c6c07b12956652272807f70ef6ec1c41537009b565d9f
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
104
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Deletes a file
Kills processes
Sets a written file as executable
Creates or modifies symbolic links
Deleting a recently created file
Runs as daemon
Changes access rights for a written file
Creating a file
Launching a process
Connection attempt
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Manages services
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Kills critical processes
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-10-06T12:52:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-06T13:15:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=b5cc6b31-1900-0000-2006-7ce197040000 pid=1175 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=31172f35-1900-0000-2006-7ce19c040000 pid=1180 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=b5cc6b31-1900-0000-2006-7ce197040000 pid=1175->guuid=31172f35-1900-0000-2006-7ce19c040000 pid=1180 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-06 17:43:46 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
20 of 36 (55.56%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt botnet linux
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
64.89.161.96:55487
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:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:ELF_DDoS_Gafgyt_Variant
Author:Serhii Kocherhan
Description:Detects Gafgyt (Qbot) / Mirai variant with specific DDoS functions (vseattack, ftcp, SendHTTPHex) and recon routines
Rule name:ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:Linux_Gafgyt_Generic
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Mal_LNX_Gafgyt_Botnet_ELF
Author:Phatcharadol Thangplub
Description:Use to detect Gafgyt botnet, and there variants.
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
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 dfe46ef90c4c4093466ef4aacbefe911cef37492c57c41e186bed298a03cebfd

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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