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Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: e4e4d4b899dc7c1b2435510a30ea4065b1d75cb9a3bc2e854dd9439cd628d663
SHA3-384 hash: 175a6a8ef720d6bdabadda7dab4d3243ba7e8df774439f73c832b349358fd4af51e4abe21483dcafa54065965ee9571c
SHA1 hash: 8a79a7d1b8198945d21c5db8e3c01939165f696e
MD5 hash: d81b3c1e531656ad0a1ea6e19d15672d
humanhash: foxtrot-quebec-earth-ack
File name:pope.i686
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Signature Mirai
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File size:248'536 bytes
First seen:2026-08-06 18:16:36 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 6144:VlexsHCfJMg7DVFSBI7vyUix+MUHSboSqiMfvaPG:hHCfJNfVFScaUikMK+PG
TLSH T10D345B03B743FAB2D45300B5375EAB616831B83464268886F7A22FF8FDB56C4964572F
telfhash t122815ab71aae4de973c4a401d34e7f51ee0ed17b185432f501f3b5d4b2a2a829375836
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 gafgyt mirai

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
71
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Detection(s):
Unix.Dropper.Mirai-9977145-0
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Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Collects information on the CPU
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc masquerade
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6a74cfca47d682c8ef65f86a/reports/f9a42b00-78a8-4c6b-b6d5-50f30eb51ca1/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-08-04T17:03:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-08-05T19:17:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/e4e4d4b899dc7c1b2435510a30ea4065b1d75cb9a3bc2e854dd9439cd628d663/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/bebad782-0e1d-43e2-98df-7733958202d8
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=590c7ffd-1d00-0000-89c4-ac3947090000 pid=2375 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=f36df4ff-1d00-0000-89c4-ac394b090000 pid=2379 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=590c7ffd-1d00-0000-89c4-ac3947090000 pid=2375->guuid=f36df4ff-1d00-0000-89c4-ac394b090000 pid=2379 execve
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/9b1add0c-97c9-47e8-9153-da0142be215b
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1953623
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Drops files in suspicious directories
Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence
Executes the "iptables" command to insert, remove and/or manipulate rules
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Modifies the '.bashrc' or '.bash_profile' file typically for persisting actions
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Protects files from modification
Sample deletes itself
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Writes identical ELF files to multiple locations
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1953623 Sample: pope.i686.elf Startdate: 06/08/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 111 67.107.106.186 XO-AS15-VerizonBusinessUS United States 2->111 113 197.251.50.113 VTL-ASNTZ Sudan 2->113 115 100 other IPs or domains 2->115 117 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->117 119 Found malware configuration 2->119 121 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->121 123 4 other signatures 2->123 11 systemd kthreadd 2->11         started        15 pope.i686.elf 2->15         started        17 systemd snapd-env-generator 2->17         started        19 12 other processes 2->19 signatures3 process4 file5 95 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root.sl~, ASCII 11->95 dropped 97 /etc/init.d/x11-common.sl~, POSIX 11->97 dropped 99 /etc/init.d/whoopsie.sl~, a 11->99 dropped 101 55 other malicious files 11->101 dropped 147 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 11->147 149 Drops files in suspicious directories 11->149 151 Sample deletes itself 11->151 153 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 11->153 21 kthreadd sh 11->21         started        23 kthreadd sh 11->23         started        25 kthreadd sh 11->25         started        31 262 other processes 11->31 27 pope.i686.elf pope.i686.elf kthreadd 15->27         started        signatures6 process7 file8 33 sh systemctl 21->33         started        35 sh systemctl 21->35         started        37 sh iptables 23->37         started        47 2 other processes 25->47 103 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root, ASCII 27->103 dropped 105 /usr/local/bin/kthreadd, ELF 27->105 dropped 107 /root/.bashrc, ASCII 27->107 dropped 109 5 other malicious files 27->109 dropped 155 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 27->155 157 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 27->157 159 Writes identical ELF files to multiple locations 27->159 161 5 other signatures 27->161 40 kthreadd kthreadd 27->40         started        43 pope.i686.elf sh 27->43         started        45 pope.i686.elf sh 27->45         started        49 3 other processes 27->49 51 8 other processes 31->51 signatures9 process10 file11 53 systemctl systemd-sysv-install 33->53         started        125 Executes the "iptables" command to insert, remove and/or manipulate rules 37->125 91 /usr/sbin/kthreadd, ELF 40->91 dropped 93 /usr/bin/kthreadd, ELF 40->93 dropped 127 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 40->127 129 Writes identical ELF files to multiple locations 40->129 131 Drops files in suspicious directories 40->131 133 2 other signatures 40->133 55 kthreadd sh 40->55         started        66 258 other processes 40->66 57 sh ln 43->57         started        60 sh ln 43->60         started        68 3 other processes 43->68 62 sh 45->62         started        64 sh iptables 49->64         started        70 4 other processes 49->70 signatures12 process13 signatures14 72 systemd-sysv-install update-rc.d 53->72         started        75 systemd-sysv-install update-rc.d 53->75         started        77 systemd-sysv-install getopt 53->77         started        79 sh iptables 55->79         started        141 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 57->141 81 sh crontab 62->81         started        83 sh grep 62->83         started        143 Executes the "iptables" command to insert, remove and/or manipulate rules 64->143 85 update-rc.d systemctl 68->85         started        145 Protects files from modification 70->145 process15 signatures16 135 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 72->135 87 update-rc.d systemctl 72->87         started        89 update-rc.d systemctl 75->89         started        137 Executes the "iptables" command to insert, remove and/or manipulate rules 79->137 139 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 81->139 process17
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/e4e4d4b899dc7c1b2435510a30ea4065b1d75cb9a3bc2e854dd9439cd628d663
Detection:
mirai
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/e4e4d4b899dc7c1b2435510a30ea4065b1d75cb9a3bc2e854dd9439cd628d663/
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-04 20:06:32 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 36 (52.78%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=4tsnjoez3r6bwjbvkefdb2samwy5oxfzuo6c5bkn3fbzzvri2zrq._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
antivm defense_evasion discovery execution linux persistence privilege_escalation
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260806-wxcjtaxera/
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Checks CPU configuration
Reads system network configuration
Modifies Bash startup script
Checks files specific to OpenVZ
Checks hardware identifiers (DMI)
Creates/modifies Cron job
Creates/modifies environment variables
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Modifies systemd
Reads hardware information
Write file to user bin folder
Writes file to system bin folder
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Contacts a large (199484) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/e4e4d4b899dc7c1b2435510a30ea4065b1d75cb9a3bc2e854dd9439cd628d663

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:CVE_2017_17215
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Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects exploitation attempt of CVE-2017-17215
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
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Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
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Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:Linux_Exploit_CVE_2017_17215_8b78a857
Create hunting rule
Author:Elastic Security
Description:Exploit code used in the ZeroBot malware
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Create hunting rule
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
Create hunting rule
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Create hunting rule
Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:unixredflags3
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information

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Web download

Mirai

elf e4e4d4b899dc7c1b2435510a30ea4065b1d75cb9a3bc2e854dd9439cd628d663

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3898075/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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