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Mirai


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: e656648d870a231a168978684937def622ddbc3a3a7168311a82add2c7bd381a
SHA3-384 hash: 6ee66afd3bee0525757f77acd93724569ce4583c6653a1e6dbf1c9f291e642e8a03ca3db0a6536d7cc98cdc9ec759cd6
SHA1 hash: a21410fc12316604c2ca97ef1bae1b61135a8ae0
MD5 hash: 1b4598b3cf92f256574cc884d7def01a
humanhash: victor-tango-johnny-salami
File name:px86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:811'072 bytes
First seen:2026-01-12 02:10:24 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 12288:0sIe+kqclpQHY17nUaZq7uXpmSTj+gglQ:0sIe+kqclpN1hZouXtTjU
TLSH T1A8054C1AE2E370FDC197C030079F9B726939F4790211AEBB21D4A6353D46ED12B29B67
telfhash t1a38127304bf928a067dbc601b313f4b55a7209b576ec35f426326da4ef91fc21da2927
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 :
98
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Kills processes
Opens a port
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.64.le
First seen:
2026-01-11T22:32:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-12T01:54:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=37051c15-1700-0000-69db-5ca5030e0000 pid=3587 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=93ddac17-1700-0000-69db-5ca50b0e0000 pid=3595 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file net guuid=37051c15-1700-0000-69db-5ca5030e0000 pid=3587->guuid=93ddac17-1700-0000-69db-5ca50b0e0000 pid=3595 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=93ddac17-1700-0000-69db-5ca50b0e0000 pid=3595->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=82bde717-1700-0000-69db-5ca50c0e0000 pid=3596 /tmp/sample.bin net zombie guuid=93ddac17-1700-0000-69db-5ca50b0e0000 pid=3595->guuid=82bde717-1700-0000-69db-5ca50c0e0000 pid=3596 clone e051fb59-1b64-57b4-924e-37e421a30e39 2.57.122.170:18129 guuid=82bde717-1700-0000-69db-5ca50c0e0000 pid=3596->e051fb59-1b64-57b4-924e-37e421a30e39 con guuid=6243f617-1700-0000-69db-5ca50d0e0000 pid=3597 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=82bde717-1700-0000-69db-5ca50c0e0000 pid=3596->guuid=6243f617-1700-0000-69db-5ca50d0e0000 pid=3597 clone guuid=7000fb17-1700-0000-69db-5ca50e0e0000 pid=3598 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=82bde717-1700-0000-69db-5ca50c0e0000 pid=3596->guuid=7000fb17-1700-0000-69db-5ca50e0e0000 pid=3598 clone
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
60 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1848711 Sample: px86.elf Startdate: 12/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 60 21 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->21 23 2.57.122.170, 18129, 53314, 53316 DATACENTERRO Romania 2->23 25 3 other IPs or domains 2->25 27 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->27 29 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->29 8 px86.elf 2->8         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 31 Sample deletes itself 8->31 15 px86.elf 8->15         started        process6 process7 17 px86.elf 15->17         started        19 px86.elf 15->19         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-12 02:11:42 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 37 (40.54%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:mirai defense_evasion discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9858729-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:F01_s1ckrule
Author:s1ckb017
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
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 e656648d870a231a168978684937def622ddbc3a3a7168311a82add2c7bd381a

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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