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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ef3acaa9f6394dbd124a1e8d587ebdb72f0b09f5da63759383e3f7ccf4d5b1ac
SHA3-384 hash: c3cef6a1252d5eae42639032305cbb528dfc5a631e73e0cc7b43927cf2887a4a6ac95a876807b057335d7def14decd24
SHA1 hash: 3c65ffc68c1fb3a1c48f4c21693568ac3cf441dd
MD5 hash: 83223072a229434c955f3131ff2325c6
humanhash: michigan-uniform-may-island
File name:iran.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:156'680 bytes
First seen:2026-01-29 16:41:16 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:p+fTcKot8sp2MKypYz8ZOfGQ+v3eB/hub8mXRCTUGk4onuftL4VxgdbK:pYlybKpzEOfGQ+vEubTt4ouftL4UdO
TLSH T129E3885A6E228FAEF67C873147F74A20976D23D623E1D684D2ACC1141F6038E545FBAC
telfhash t1a74160184e7813f463385c4d169def36e6a330da7e265d338e11e86ba77d9824e10d1c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
47
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
35
Number of processes launched:
3
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:
Unknown
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-01-29T14:12:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-29T18:01:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=5dd789da-1900-0000-2e3d-92c5d1080000 pid=2257 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=747d59dc-1900-0000-2e3d-92c5d5080000 pid=2261 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=5dd789da-1900-0000-2e3d-92c5d1080000 pid=2257->guuid=747d59dc-1900-0000-2e3d-92c5d5080000 pid=2261 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
60 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1859931 Sample: iran.mips.elf Startdate: 29/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 60 17 31.56.120.29, 46442, 46444, 46446 RASANAIR Iran (ISLAMIC Republic Of) 2->17 19 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->19 21 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->21 23 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->23 8 iran.mips.elf 2->8         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 process5 12 iran.mips.elf 8->12         started        process6 14 iran.mips.elf 12->14         started        signatures7 25 Sample deletes itself 14->25
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-29 16:35:41 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 24 (62.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Deletes itself
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_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:has_telegram_urls
Author:Aaron DeVera<aaron@backchannel.re>
Description:Detects Telegram URLs
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf ef3acaa9f6394dbd124a1e8d587ebdb72f0b09f5da63759383e3f7ccf4d5b1ac

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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