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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: e18e8c55c914b1dfb208fb9b87f73eb3db8ced972d8b96b2fe11d347662c2621
SHA3-384 hash: 4cf49b49665b4d543294e16677f6f775f0ff7c4e188848a968f7cbc75cad9ffb80adeafc2ecbeb01cbb84e574d5f3346
SHA1 hash: c2cfd43cf8ecd18cf8a65b17c18649915ee86fa2
MD5 hash: 825b3d491f62c7432675fa8488ac862d
humanhash: angel-coffee-pip-early
File name:johen.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:43'272 bytes
First seen:2026-02-21 06:30:18 UTC
Last seen:2026-02-21 07:24:53 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:hVKH+MeiZH7vnvd68KHyM5Fg1/WKbJjCn7SVv4P0Fb+gJJgGlzDpbuR1Jh:hV+1eObvnvd65HyMjiW4+7SVvi0FaKVu
TLSH T17E13F1B804124AF6DA09E67216F30F134D819FE2CC07FC4B999A7586D8E9C9D1C737A9
TrID 50.1% (.) ELF Executable and Linkable format (Linux) (4022/12)
49.8% (.O) ELF Executable and Linkable format (generic) (4000/1)
Magika unknown
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai UPX
File size (compressed) :43'272 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :117'968 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Unpacked file: 4bfac56420e108bba9c9366c1279d194f7cd20933bd8e56c57edd2a3ba63205b

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
71
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
37
Number of processes launched:
6
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
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=c0081f4a-1a00-0000-81f5-0a20f3090000 pid=2547 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=1d95084d-1a00-0000-81f5-0a20f8090000 pid=2552 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=c0081f4a-1a00-0000-81f5-0a20f3090000 pid=2547->guuid=1d95084d-1a00-0000-81f5-0a20f8090000 pid=2552 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-20 20:59:23 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
14 of 36 (38.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Mirai
Mirai family
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf e18e8c55c914b1dfb208fb9b87f73eb3db8ced972d8b96b2fe11d347662c2621

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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