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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: f50cd291a2efa1439b1a597564c0ece3d3348a5522e90c08f1399cf3352b8c56
SHA3-384 hash: 53f4f42a680091724b3ae4ecd5fb264be48ac007a5147d4cad5a5887d78faf6b0a6006e72775cdee7856bcf35c9e1e24
SHA1 hash: 425b32737655c84262a8f8e0374f4d17bdbf9379
MD5 hash: 3479f371d7e403c29dc0f550e0938531
humanhash: beryllium-apart-winter-india
File name:rebirth.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:134'260 bytes
First seen:2026-03-28 18:20:38 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:lPYZ9x/fU4vqj8dhnr9+ALdKC/1HRs0ywYV7DTvv:lPk9x/fUWqj8330C/xhhiTvv
TLSH T1BCD3D80E2E619F7DF769C33547B78E21A39923D622E0C686E27CE5111E6034E641FFA4
telfhash t19521625c4a7822e4b7315c9c1a9dff7be66130df2b226d378e10a9a977ad8815e10c0c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
57
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Kills processes
Creating a file
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
28
Number of processes launched:
6
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
37215
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
Detections:
HEUR:Exploit.Linux.CVE-2017-17215.a HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.gen
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=f03bc36b-1800-0000-5040-1cac9d0d0000 pid=3485 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=44c0a26d-1800-0000-5040-1cac9e0d0000 pid=3486 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=f03bc36b-1800-0000-5040-1cac9d0d0000 pid=3485->guuid=44c0a26d-1800-0000-5040-1cac9e0d0000 pid=3486 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-28 18:21:34 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 36 (52.78%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
credential_access defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Reads process memory
Enumerates running processes
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Renames itself
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
Contacts a large (46424) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ach_202503_elf_Mirai
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files
Rule name:CVE_2017_17215
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects exploitation attempt of CVE-2017-17215
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:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_1
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects ELF Mirai variant
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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf f50cd291a2efa1439b1a597564c0ece3d3348a5522e90c08f1399cf3352b8c56

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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