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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 13 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ef3cf49438fed56243199d7fbb2d0830bb155a565934f3ea2b626d9195980ac4
SHA3-384 hash: af1e5b918e1b58e7ebe3ed9005d96ebbe78f93ddb01f4adef517110f65cd185fd145f707214e08a4282084c734c0e4b7
SHA1 hash: c4503a0098209d6990ce21fe32660e95281db17d
MD5 hash: 301939a4be2ea310e864b97d4c98492c
humanhash: seven-black-summer-lamp
File name:morte.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:71'824 bytes
First seen:2026-02-21 07:30:34 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:OtlZD4krzJx/JE8xNPLjQs633/xgAMInc7WM0TabX:OnmkrXpxpLX633Jg3QI+K
TLSH T182636BC2AB43C0F4E8261171607BF7726A72E53A1069DF87D729D831ED53A02D66A3DC
telfhash t1c931d4f70ebe1deab3d8ac40c35d1fe62d69ea3b156076900533886522e3f8144b9c39
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 ac1d812b2df6a55e4626d79960bdc623cc3010d596f42609d3b18d297cdf93e3
File size (compressed) :38'960 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :71'824 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Packed file: ac1d812b2df6a55e4626d79960bdc623cc3010d596f42609d3b18d297cdf93e3

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
45
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
1
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
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=a38e5ecc-1d00-0000-cfa0-c75d97090000 pid=2455 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=c67fefcd-1d00-0000-cfa0-c75d9b090000 pid=2459 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=a38e5ecc-1d00-0000-cfa0-c75d97090000 pid=2455->guuid=c67fefcd-1d00-0000-cfa0-c75d9b090000 pid=2459 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=c67fefcd-1d00-0000-cfa0-c75d9b090000 pid=2459->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=960814ce-1d00-0000-cfa0-c75d9d090000 pid=2461 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=c67fefcd-1d00-0000-cfa0-c75d9b090000 pid=2459->guuid=960814ce-1d00-0000-cfa0-c75d9d090000 pid=2461 clone guuid=a3fa24ce-1d00-0000-cfa0-c75d9e090000 pid=2462 /tmp/sample.bin write-config zombie guuid=960814ce-1d00-0000-cfa0-c75d9d090000 pid=2461->guuid=a3fa24ce-1d00-0000-cfa0-c75d9e090000 pid=2462 clone guuid=4b319dd1-1d00-0000-cfa0-c75daa090000 pid=2474 /usr/bin/dash guuid=a3fa24ce-1d00-0000-cfa0-c75d9e090000 pid=2462->guuid=4b319dd1-1d00-0000-cfa0-c75daa090000 pid=2474 execve guuid=16fa2bd4-1d00-0000-cfa0-c75db4090000 pid=2484 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file dns net send-data guuid=a3fa24ce-1d00-0000-cfa0-c75d9e090000 pid=2462->guuid=16fa2bd4-1d00-0000-cfa0-c75db4090000 pid=2484 clone guuid=cec623d2-1d00-0000-cfa0-c75dac090000 pid=2476 /usr/bin/cp guuid=4b319dd1-1d00-0000-cfa0-c75daa090000 pid=2474->guuid=cec623d2-1d00-0000-cfa0-c75dac090000 pid=2476 execve guuid=16fa2bd4-1d00-0000-cfa0-c75db4090000 pid=2484->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 4930B 80245be9-b83b-5cc1-bdae-c6279c7a7863 87.121.84.49:1337 guuid=16fa2bd4-1d00-0000-cfa0-c75db4090000 pid=2484->80245be9-b83b-5cc1-bdae-c6279c7a7863 send: 406B
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-21 07:31:21 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 23 (65.22%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet credential_access discovery linux persistence
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Write file to user bin folder
Deletes itself
Mirai
Mirai family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
last.galaxias.cc
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_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
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_Trojan_Gafgyt_5bf62ce4
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9
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_99d78950
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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf ef3cf49438fed56243199d7fbb2d0830bb155a565934f3ea2b626d9195980ac4

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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