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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: f98f9ae6fc927faeb11fa38c4fc8151a619debbe23da9931354466a2d8878b3c
SHA3-384 hash: da902a541d6cce5dad1b9a50a47c50d413a5eb4b246fa78e2002e4c6a6f2f1c995a58ac07f8fb623514d2681d78c261d
SHA1 hash: 908042149986c7694a68b061e40fa693b4ae5cc8
MD5 hash: f225d83b26430e26bd8df7b409b03d6b
humanhash: quebec-arkansas-wisconsin-high
File name:nz.m68k
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:96'740 bytes
First seen:2026-03-30 00:28:59 UTC
Last seen:2026-03-30 06:56:39 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:jsdLEbXJld3puE6tRknqUDP4JX1ougFWSmfBPD8bcjabkH5A2gk0z/z/V4yFKGCF:jbuHt4qUDP4J4wSmfZn2wA9kqzFKGCJr
TLSH T1D19318C6F401DC7DF80FDABB4463690EB631E2611A831B266757BE53AD321E05927F82
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
97
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Gathering data
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
lolbin masquerade remote
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-03-29T21:33:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-03-30T08:48:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=cd81f35c-1b00-0000-8f15-6236260a0000 pid=2598 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=0757c95e-1b00-0000-8f15-62362c0a0000 pid=2604 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=cd81f35c-1b00-0000-8f15-6236260a0000 pid=2598->guuid=0757c95e-1b00-0000-8f15-62362c0a0000 pid=2604 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-30 00:29:47 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai linux
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious single byte XORed keyword 'Mozilla/5.0' - it uses yara's XOR modifier and therefore cannot print the XOR key. You can use the CyberChef recipe linked in the reference field to brute force the used key.
Reference:https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/#recipe=XOR_Brute_Force()
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_RID2DB4
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
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


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

Web download

Mirai

elf f98f9ae6fc927faeb11fa38c4fc8151a619debbe23da9931354466a2d8878b3c

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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