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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ef056928746baa0b5ca79fc3fbfdd624d980daa59ac2f17dd4b6671f2efce169
SHA3-384 hash: 6b40f9e687dba71f791b759e67e5b4b6ab8240f8f090a9bf0e11d6f3264b0cd041d6f6feb7691acd1cbd042cb02faee0
SHA1 hash: f110101fe74d026c7094fccbe4167c14a6fdfdfd
MD5 hash: b3abb7abda04ce7422f7ed7be00d539b
humanhash: beryllium-georgia-west-equal
File name:mipsrouter
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:101'800 bytes
First seen:2026-10-17 14:12:25 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:h9sPBG1EtETc4H1rYWcEyVfKsUCiAh+QR6n4kVgGMZEHdzcP9n0VJuMvBI8Sihk:hePg1EtEQWrY1tICWQs/Hdy90VQCBPI
TLSH T157A3029A631446CBE5AE697E87932340A6046FE66C81DF4E58D6C38FCCB61B12D037D1
TrID 50.1% (.) ELF Executable and Linkable format (Linux) (4022/12)
49.8% (.O) ELF Executable and Linkable format (generic) (4000/1)
Magika unknown
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai UPX
File size (compressed) :101'800 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :334'064 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Unpacked file: bc8597005d1e89a264d3ec58a3b75ac4f7283dfc6c6b5f4639c694cf1f4ee734

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
98
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file
Launching a process
Sets a written file as executable
Receives data from a server
Manages services
Sets a file as executable
Kills processes
Connection attempt
Collects information on the CPU
Collects information on the RAM
Locks files
Sends data to a server
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Writes files to system subdirectory
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Kills critical processes
Deleting of the original file
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-10-17T09:09:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-19T09:10:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=6039c5bd-1800-0000-c01b-e065900c0000 pid=3216 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=1f5d5ec0-1800-0000-c01b-e065930c0000 pid=3219 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=6039c5bd-1800-0000-c01b-e065900c0000 pid=3216->guuid=1f5d5ec0-1800-0000-c01b-e065930c0000 pid=3219 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2026-10-17 14:13:17 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
10 of 24 (41.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
antivm defense_evasion discovery exection execution persistence privilege_escalation upx
Behaviour
Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Writes file to shm directory
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Checks CPU configuration
Reads system network configuration
UPX packed file
Creates/modifies Cron job
Deletes log files
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies rc script
Modifies systemd
Deletes itself
Deletes system logs
Modifies the /etc/hosts DNS resolution file
Modifies the dynamic linker configuration file
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_IoT_DVR_Botnet_Hama_UPX
Author:Serhii Kocherhan
Description:Detects packed and unpacked ELF IoT/DVR botnet variants targeting UPX compression structures and uncompressed code
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
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:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Mirai

elf ef056928746baa0b5ca79fc3fbfdd624d980daa59ac2f17dd4b6671f2efce169

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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