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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 19 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: e980c3c6f0dffddc681b5fb6700d9a32c25ce79c791e27666ca80bb1d2a7c621
SHA3-384 hash: 3762e68ed3a7262ff03506de2f5c25415585a41564394a462e7876384da13555965438f43392011cd35f78af1423f70c
SHA1 hash: 44b3b9d4f14b169c87347e3b883eeafd97e6158c
MD5 hash: f7d91ba153ec0a5e3ec81bc9cb133f14
humanhash: illinois-freddie-seventeen-vermont
File name:tony.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:70'740 bytes
First seen:2026-04-05 20:27:22 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:cHylDp6MobFJT9jlFVwVvM0Vc8Hq5VlZSQ5:cHydp6MI19jTuVvFa8HqJ5
TLSH T16B635AC9F983D5F6F857093010BBFF679D72D6BE21A8DA03D3A85176AD12602E402E5C
telfhash t1c131fbf71dbe4ce4b3e06401d76e1796196ae57b196439b88273cc9023e9dd140b9c38
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 upx-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 215cb89e6c95ba74ea76a8f51d13943fba308f97aa936a472a6741a15f1373a8
File size (compressed) :35'676 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :70'740 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Packed file: 215cb89e6c95ba74ea76a8f51d13943fba308f97aa936a472a6741a15f1373a8

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
49
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Gathering data
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
Locks files
Sends data to a server
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Connection attempt
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade mirai obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
51
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
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-04-05T17:37:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-04-05T18:16:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=4b494a93-1800-0000-e717-8e93b30d0000 pid=3507 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=e1fd6c95-1800-0000-e717-8e93bb0d0000 pid=3515 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=4b494a93-1800-0000-e717-8e93b30d0000 pid=3507->guuid=e1fd6c95-1800-0000-e717-8e93bb0d0000 pid=3515 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=e1fd6c95-1800-0000-e717-8e93bb0d0000 pid=3515->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=e242a495-1800-0000-e717-8e93bc0d0000 pid=3516 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=e1fd6c95-1800-0000-e717-8e93bb0d0000 pid=3515->guuid=e242a495-1800-0000-e717-8e93bc0d0000 pid=3516 clone guuid=bbb898c1-1900-0000-e717-8e93ee100000 pid=4334 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=e1fd6c95-1800-0000-e717-8e93bb0d0000 pid=3515->guuid=bbb898c1-1900-0000-e717-8e93ee100000 pid=4334 clone guuid=2298a1c1-1900-0000-e717-8e93ef100000 pid=4335 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=e1fd6c95-1800-0000-e717-8e93bb0d0000 pid=3515->guuid=2298a1c1-1900-0000-e717-8e93ef100000 pid=4335 clone guuid=0fe8e195-1800-0000-e717-8e93bd0d0000 pid=3517 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=e242a495-1800-0000-e717-8e93bc0d0000 pid=3516->guuid=0fe8e195-1800-0000-e717-8e93bd0d0000 pid=3517 clone guuid=c69fe895-1800-0000-e717-8e93be0d0000 pid=3518 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=e242a495-1800-0000-e717-8e93bc0d0000 pid=3516->guuid=c69fe895-1800-0000-e717-8e93be0d0000 pid=3518 clone guuid=c69fe895-1800-0000-e717-8e93be0d0000 pid=3518->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con 502375b1-1305-58a7-ad1e-e5d51541fd57 176.65.139.25:3778 guuid=c69fe895-1800-0000-e717-8e93be0d0000 pid=3518->502375b1-1305-58a7-ad1e-e5d51541fd57 send: 200B guuid=2298a1c1-1900-0000-e717-8e93ef100000 pid=4335->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=2298a1c1-1900-0000-e717-8e93ef100000 pid=4335->502375b1-1305-58a7-ad1e-e5d51541fd57 send: 195B
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-04-05 20:28:15 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
27 of 38 (71.05%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:lzrd defense_evasion discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to tmp directory
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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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_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_804f8e7c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_93fc3657
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_99d78950
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_a68e498c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_ae9d0fa6
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_b14f4c5d
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_fa3ad9d0
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious single byte XORed keyword 'Mozilla/5.0' - it uses yara's XOR modifier and therefore cannot print the XOR key. You can use the CyberChef recipe linked in the reference field to brute force the used key.
Reference:https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/#recipe=XOR_Brute_Force()
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_RID2DB4
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:Internal Research
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


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Web download

Mirai

elf e980c3c6f0dffddc681b5fb6700d9a32c25ce79c791e27666ca80bb1d2a7c621

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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