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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 18 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ec5fee242f7ffecc2bd42923efb13c9868f53b09c7f2122843d0bc805974c8c0
SHA3-384 hash: 2e3af1fce5a911bf343b2a59887ccd89b1c9d5c4e29e77db562d25e393aa59e1ce0788e6acf5216b01bc7631f68d341a
SHA1 hash: 3e372ea0e36b02a03fe3bfdf2637cc983626e04f
MD5 hash: e4ff6363a528de0a83981512cacbd307
humanhash: bulldog-avocado-nuts-mike
File name:debug
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:131'144 bytes
First seen:2026-01-14 02:04:31 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:iTSykZiFrp2OID3BAWOVDoGE3tq5NvBEIo:cSvZihIDeoGEdquIo
TLSH T1DCD36CC9E6CFD0F5EC1216713026BB365AB2ED3B0239DF47D7A8963198A3980C61675C
telfhash t1e751f0b9b6760dfc9bd09903a28e67316d0da73b356436b605f75931223a90250bbc3c
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 8722364e6484393e70c820ce1cc25a6835bf671eee7d535c27906e39e9a59835
File size (compressed) :52'996 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :131'144 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Packed file: 8722364e6484393e70c820ce1cc25a6835bf671eee7d535c27906e39e9a59835

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
125
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gafgyt mirai obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-01-13T23:13:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-14T00:03:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=a69382fc-1700-0000-47a8-777f670a0000 pid=2663 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=03f055fe-1700-0000-47a8-777f6e0a0000 pid=2670 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data guuid=a69382fc-1700-0000-47a8-777f670a0000 pid=2663->guuid=03f055fe-1700-0000-47a8-777f6e0a0000 pid=2670 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=03f055fe-1700-0000-47a8-777f6e0a0000 pid=2670->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 246B a310898c-33df-55d0-904e-f8bb056491eb lolzzmortex.duckdns.org:8080 guuid=03f055fe-1700-0000-47a8-777f6e0a0000 pid=2670->a310898c-33df-55d0-904e-f8bb056491eb send: 4B guuid=6996903a-1800-0000-47a8-777fea0a0000 pid=2794 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=03f055fe-1700-0000-47a8-777f6e0a0000 pid=2670->guuid=6996903a-1800-0000-47a8-777fea0a0000 pid=2794 clone
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
76 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Uses dynamic DNS services
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1850347 Sample: debug.elf Startdate: 14/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 76 17 lolzzmortex.duckdns.org 2->17 19 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->19 21 4 other IPs or domains 2->21 23 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->23 25 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->25 27 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->27 29 Yara detected Mirai 2->29 7 debug.elf 2->7         started        9 dash rm 2->9         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        13 python3.8 dpkg 2->13         started        signatures3 31 Uses dynamic DNS services 17->31 process4 process5 15 debug.elf 7->15         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-14 02:09:34 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 24 (79.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai defense_evasion discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
lolzzmortex.duckdns.org
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan mirai gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_5bf62ce4 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_fa3ad9d0 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_b14f4c5d Linux_Trojan_Mirai_93fc3657 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_804f8e7c Linux_Trojan_Mirai_99d78950 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_a68e498c Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f Linux_Trojan_Mirai_ae9d0fa6 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_Yakuza
Author:NDA0E
Description:Yakuza botnet
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_5bf62ce4
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
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:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
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 ec5fee242f7ffecc2bd42923efb13c9868f53b09c7f2122843d0bc805974c8c0

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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