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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: f8a94465e9304bde873bd3c8cd1f939097b7312fc1c7845c8499b274e16bd869
SHA3-384 hash: 36f04239fc372f2bb324f564d6e87d80943d9ce084f5a34c0ed4720cdbd9e110c111458066aacd4c50437b87f2fd6087
SHA1 hash: fd0fdb7bd334d69697bc4e0acdf0a3e00dc87252
MD5 hash: 998021039613cc8301cd6c83e768ef16
humanhash: eighteen-lamp-timing-timing
File name:pmips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:35'608 bytes
First seen:2026-01-10 13:09:01 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:GgSwD/E0ugQhyY4qYZGpus1A3GJyEr5XWZWvJgGlzDpbuR1JU:Lc0KMqFpA5I5XWZOVJu2
TLSH T113F2E0AD86005E6EC06908FD8BE10FC22E104FBFB152D248B61FBAAFEE0755479974D1
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
File size (compressed) :35'608 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :93'356 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Unpacked file: fe44614f4833e78bdc4307e9f39f80324d5a13f34c42b01fc749031c4393fa75

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
89
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Kills processes
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-01-10T11:25:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-10T16:03:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=37462528-1b00-0000-4975-4f8ca60b0000 pid=2982 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=f200902a-1b00-0000-4975-4f8cac0b0000 pid=2988 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=37462528-1b00-0000-4975-4f8ca60b0000 pid=2982->guuid=f200902a-1b00-0000-4975-4f8cac0b0000 pid=2988 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
64 / 100
Signature
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample is packed with UPX
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1847899 Sample: pmips.elf Startdate: 10/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 64 19 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->19 21 158.94.208.27, 18129, 46100, 46102 JANETJiscServicesLimitedGB United Kingdom 2->21 23 2 other IPs or domains 2->23 25 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->25 27 Yara detected Mirai 2->27 29 Sample is packed with UPX 2->29 8 pmips.elf 2->8         started        11 python3.8 dpkg 2->11         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 31 Sample deletes itself 8->31 13 pmips.elf 8->13         started        process6 process7 15 pmips.elf 13->15         started        17 pmips.elf 13->17         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-10 13:09:41 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
13 of 24 (54.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Mirai
Mirai family
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf f8a94465e9304bde873bd3c8cd1f939097b7312fc1c7845c8499b274e16bd869

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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