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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: f66c5b09c71ca78bb0efbf562654b790cfa5832a285aeefd0c80efbd754a1391
SHA3-384 hash: e256c33ffadad9d20ecfca79cbedb6dc1a29c277fe711bb8c72cd132fef1addc0f3ab5586dc1250aa2af01d656cf48f9
SHA1 hash: 1af87c07c78eea08dd7519727dc77c457a165a43
MD5 hash: 5228c18e6cb93a267804ca9ab581e616
humanhash: enemy-twenty-ohio-india
File name:f66c5b09c71ca78bb0efbf562654b790cfa5832a285aeefd0c80efbd754a1391.elf
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:222'048 bytes
First seen:2026-08-13 19:04:04 UTC
Last seen:2026-08-15 01:20:47 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 6144:moYUqL9fi4frETmrCiR2hZfri50aYY+XBYukm:mojuLfrETmrCwm1um
TLSH T1AE24A55E6E328F7EF668C73447B74B30976D23D626E1D694E1ACC1102E2035E641FBA8
telfhash t1b04190180a7817f0a6756d5e04ddff66d6a330db7e166c238e21e86eeb69b435d10c0c
Magika elf
Reporter whack_sh
Tags:elf exe mirai whack.sh
File size (compressed) :71'836 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :222'048 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Packed file: 8edbfc6979fddbb9e65748ad45293732de87d4bb1e6437412f3335258f1045ea

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
122
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file
Manages services
Runs as daemon
Kills processes
Locks files
Launching a process
Deletes a file
Kills critical processes
Substitutes an application name
Writes symbolic links to system directory
Writes files to system directory
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bash lolbin mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
true
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
82
Number of processes launched:
30
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Anti-VM
Process Renaming
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-08-13T17:13:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-08-14T00:49:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=b14a4bcb-1600-0000-4455-cf584d0d0000 pid=3405 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=0c1db8cd-1600-0000-4455-cf584e0d0000 pid=3406 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=b14a4bcb-1600-0000-4455-cf584d0d0000 pid=3405->guuid=0c1db8cd-1600-0000-4455-cf584e0d0000 pid=3406 execve guuid=23f28bcf-1600-0000-4455-cf58500d0000 pid=3408 /usr/bin/dash guuid=0c1db8cd-1600-0000-4455-cf584e0d0000 pid=3406->guuid=23f28bcf-1600-0000-4455-cf58500d0000 pid=3408 clone guuid=7facc1cf-1600-0000-4455-cf58510d0000 pid=3409 /usr/bin/dash guuid=0c1db8cd-1600-0000-4455-cf584e0d0000 pid=3406->guuid=7facc1cf-1600-0000-4455-cf58510d0000 pid=3409 clone guuid=2274eacf-1600-0000-4455-cf58530d0000 pid=3411 /usr/bin/dash guuid=0c1db8cd-1600-0000-4455-cf584e0d0000 pid=3406->guuid=2274eacf-1600-0000-4455-cf58530d0000 pid=3411 clone
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-13 19:04:34 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
10 of 36 (27.78%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
antivm defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Checks CPU configuration
Deletes log files
Disables SELinux
Enumerates running processes
Indicator Removal: Clear Command History
Deletes itself
Deletes system logs
Disables AppArmor Mandatory Access Control
Flushes firewall rules
Modifies the /etc/hosts DNS resolution file
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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:has_telegram_urls
Author:Aaron DeVera<aaron@backchannel.re>
Description:Detects Telegram URLs
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:test_rule_vldslv
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
Rule name:virustotal
Author:Tracel

File information


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

Web download

Mirai

elf f66c5b09c71ca78bb0efbf562654b790cfa5832a285aeefd0c80efbd754a1391

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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