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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ec1b4a9cf4b4a58f7f23bd68c093eb3c45166ac7a687d020041bab79efb363ad
SHA3-384 hash: dd2607e291f571747ed11942f74d37df39b201c26cc2fe3ea3851fc6ceb09069098c52651fc94462f13cd3f702905a6f
SHA1 hash: 8682fbf419d065c74e07896e7081ea1d0d3a5f06
MD5 hash: 18aa6928602b8baa5e633e6aa846b016
humanhash: football-august-dakota-hotel
File name:violetmips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:119'204 bytes
First seen:2026-03-23 20:51:09 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:M1IDWev/v087Y9Ariripjrgeg/SZJhmZNNzEFVe5prBpB+IOVqBtTYeENvdfsvlL:wEW8f7oAVgeqzr0IOVO9Qfsve+
TLSH T1C4C3D85E6E329F6DF16CC3314BB78A20D35923C623E1D685E2ACD6151E6038E581FB98
telfhash t196217f58497423e0a7355c991baeffb6d1a130df07226d3b8e14ac6daa6dd815d00c0c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
84
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gafgyt mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
8
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
23,2323
Behaviour
Process Renaming
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:Exploit.Linux.DLink.a HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=cefbde5d-1900-0000-bf13-28313a0b0000 pid=2874 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=58e9f05f-1900-0000-bf13-2831400b0000 pid=2880 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=cefbde5d-1900-0000-bf13-28313a0b0000 pid=2874->guuid=58e9f05f-1900-0000-bf13-2831400b0000 pid=2880 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-23 20:51:23 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 36 (44.44%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Contacts a large (1438) amount of remote hosts
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:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
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 ec1b4a9cf4b4a58f7f23bd68c093eb3c45166ac7a687d020041bab79efb363ad

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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