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MalwareBazaar Database

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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ec8dc99e36906cdfd88d6bbf0ebe1b409a420fbb8051b30181225bf3e94cd362
SHA3-384 hash: 0e17c05b72b60fcec99ad6c4005f1e9180886a841afbb579cfe560fea102b7fe000ca2597cb111d5867c7113ff407e19
SHA1 hash: 8a730eccbca3ffa689d229fc000852c7bfb85cb3
MD5 hash: bf7c11e353ed313c0bb4fdb2e80b0092
humanhash: cat-jig-avocado-carbon
File name:pmips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:97'736 bytes
First seen:2026-09-22 04:10:26 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:yk8NZJjWAanPscve4meOeuCyTPHvwIp/read7Q1Qs/Rd/uP:WZJjBan0zhHvlp/o1F/c
TLSH T113A3C91E6E218FBDF369C33047B78E21A79837D626E1D685E26CD6011E6034E641FFA4
telfhash t173217f5c4d7412e48b321d9e2baeff76e19030de0b326d378e11aaadba6d9425d00c1c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai upx-dec


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abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 aad92045b93fc25e3729fddcc6ab97e8d0932788e40369da15632ad5e4d60a74
File size (compressed) :37'076 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :97'736 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Packed file: aad92045b93fc25e3729fddcc6ab97e8d0932788e40369da15632ad5e4d60a74

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
71
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file
Sends data to a server
Runs as daemon
Kills processes
Opens a port
Connection attempt
Kills critical processes
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bash lolbin
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
76
Number of processes launched:
4
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-09-22T02:20:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-23T05:08:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=e6ae9a46-1a00-0000-69d3-d57fdd0a0000 pid=2781 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=7cb17b4d-1a00-0000-69d3-d57fe70a0000 pid=2791 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=e6ae9a46-1a00-0000-69d3-d57fdd0a0000 pid=2781->guuid=7cb17b4d-1a00-0000-69d3-d57fe70a0000 pid=2791 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-22 04:11:17 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 24 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Writes file to shm directory
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
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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:telebot_framework
Author:vietdx.mb
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 ec8dc99e36906cdfd88d6bbf0ebe1b409a420fbb8051b30181225bf3e94cd362

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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