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Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: f8f45807b488bf5cc522b74a1a8c4f4e983ac952b2ff1f2b4639e93f93b1e4c4
SHA3-384 hash: ad0e17090fffe0adfc8bfad0838b496c285c38ca7553485a10243d085ccd6a499e7e9dd4a7ea9f34221ab887ef939f02
SHA1 hash: d9ff17cf3dd96e53bfb4e71c561a78712a2b5e6f
MD5 hash: 21a6320e27a045d299564d007949832a
humanhash: mirror-mississippi-equal-papa
File name:mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:105'668 bytes
First seen:2026-01-04 22:52:45 UTC
Last seen:2026-01-05 21:29:50 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:X774B8PhdWllcoUuj12HAuGnNgkC5Wq9ebkZpz6BRFXcbfLvTe0n:hPVHArnK1WqNpz6BR9cfK0n
TLSH T119A3A91E6E319FBDF578873047B74B30939D63D623E19685E2ACD1141F6024E681FBA8
telfhash t1a521af4848b823f097704d992addff77e5b130df1b266e378e11a9a9a5bdd425e00c1c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
92
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Kills processes
Creating a file
Removes directories from a temporary directory
Deleting a recently created file
Sends data to a server
Removes directories
Substitutes an application name
Kills critical processes
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-01-04T20:22:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-05T16:19:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=8813e140-1800-0000-9580-a694fa0c0000 pid=3322 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=b3d9ed43-1800-0000-9580-a694fb0c0000 pid=3323 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=8813e140-1800-0000-9580-a694fa0c0000 pid=3322->guuid=b3d9ed43-1800-0000-9580-a694fb0c0000 pid=3323 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
80 / 100
Signature
Deletes system log files
Manipulation of devices in /dev
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1844555 Sample: mips.elf Startdate: 05/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 80 39 196.251.100.100, 41708, 6970 ANGANI-ASKE Seychelles 2->39 41 91.208.206.49, 6699 ALEXHOSTMD unknown 2->41 43 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->43 45 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->45 47 Yara detected Mirai 2->47 10 mips.elf 2->10         started        12 systemd rsyslogd 2->12         started        15 gnome-session-binary sh gnome-shell 2->15         started        17 18 other processes 2->17 signatures3 process4 file5 19 mips.elf 10->19         started        37 /var/log/kern.log, ASCII 12->37 dropped process6 signatures7 49 Sample deletes itself 19->49 22 mips.elf 19->22         started        process8 process9 24 mips.elf 22->24         started        27 mips.elf 22->27         started        signatures10 51 Manipulation of devices in /dev 24->51 53 Deletes system log files 24->53 29 mips.elf 24->29         started        31 mips.elf 24->31         started        33 mips.elf 24->33         started        35 72 other processes 24->35 55 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 27->55 process11
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-04 22:54:21 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 defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Deletes log files
Enumerates running processes
Deletes itself
Deletes system logs
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-8041698-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
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 f8f45807b488bf5cc522b74a1a8c4f4e983ac952b2ff1f2b4639e93f93b1e4c4

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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