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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: fcaef1b71107e674191b9fbaf42edfb71c56c8155df6a6994c8f9355f2a0f985
SHA3-384 hash: 17f0416dfd6875311fd550759920fb3050eef35bb71ca0f55cd31c50f05d02a573d0bc00c0a1b1e0a16b9d79829d7d34
SHA1 hash: 472ad05d1068b88f273d98231d91febcc94b639f
MD5 hash: 3351a3139e956221d31afe9a5f477748
humanhash: mockingbird-muppet-alaska-comet
File name:zero.mipsel
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:190'796 bytes
First seen:2026-06-11 14:42:51 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:v4kFjoJY5KDOn5Khs8TuE1FLR1f194hwTsz+rc8ItEh:v4kFjoJMuO5KuA3F11f19yVzH8iE
TLSH T15C14D70A6F610FFBDCABDD3706E90B0229CC645722A43B363674D928F54B64B59D3C68
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-dec


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abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 5fbe02421d2a64401d7fa66a68dbc0833cd405512331a64919fb831887a5d5fa
File size (compressed) :58'012 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :190'796 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Packed file: 5fbe02421d2a64401d7fa66a68dbc0833cd405512331a64919fb831887a5d5fa

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
51
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=5d3048b1-1800-0000-79fe-c37df9080000 pid=2297 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=52ce72b3-1800-0000-79fe-c37dfb080000 pid=2299 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=5d3048b1-1800-0000-79fe-c37df9080000 pid=2297->guuid=52ce72b3-1800-0000-79fe-c37dfb080000 pid=2299 execve
Gathering data
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
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_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:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
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/

File information


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

Web download

Mirai

elf fcaef1b71107e674191b9fbaf42edfb71c56c8155df6a6994c8f9355f2a0f985

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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