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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: f8167aadea0051860bcacf6c7de8f7248b5f34bf2ec14d1e7311f18d33784ea3
SHA3-384 hash: f99043dde8cf29f51631d7b093a8bdb066b854e08ca0f2eeb54587b9b9defa9b9871a95fb5acf73c067d13da60135d44
SHA1 hash: 7991b61319e68eac57e62fe3c866883da69f4b92
MD5 hash: 55b6dafed1825882db5a153d4d07c555
humanhash: alpha-ceiling-twenty-red
File name:iran.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:181'724 bytes
First seen:2026-10-01 11:52:14 UTC
Last seen:2026-10-03 00:41:15 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:lztNU83DqivGqMy44mf0QCrMWhTVUzlNuICnk:lZNU8zqi+vdMQKhuzlA5k
TLSH T1AF04975E6E228F6EF67CC73047B74A30975D23D627E1D684E2ACC1145F2029E641FBA8
telfhash t140419f18097417b0a3355c9e19adff76d6a730eb7e135c378e51e8aaeb699834d20c0c
Magika elf
Reporter BlinkzSec
Tags:mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
67
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Sets a written file as executable
Changes access rights for a written file
Launching a process
Runs as daemon
Kills processes
Manages services
Creating a file
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Deleting of the original file
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-10-01T10:00:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-02T16:56:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=ca691dbb-1a00-0000-e394-0b7742090000 pid=2370 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=e1dca2bd-1a00-0000-e394-0b7746090000 pid=2374 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=ca691dbb-1a00-0000-e394-0b7742090000 pid=2370->guuid=e1dca2bd-1a00-0000-e394-0b7746090000 pid=2374 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-01 11:51:33 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
13 of 24 (54.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
flylegitbot
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:flylegitbot botnet discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Creates/modifies Cron job
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies systemd
Write file to user bin folder
Deletes itself
Detects FlyLegitBot
Family: FlyLegitBot
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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_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: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


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

Web download

Mirai

elf f8167aadea0051860bcacf6c7de8f7248b5f34bf2ec14d1e7311f18d33784ea3

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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