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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ff2973aace841c8e229d2e9669a17a5d94d9cc31dbd3bb15943c3396dc7a854a
SHA3-384 hash: 7400a3a716ba4007bec158a02cebb8beda7b3d35914e30e717501a3a825a46edd2a72b19cd25ed5b91eb4b04a35a94f2
SHA1 hash: 6262c6c88921e9d25cad42a919600b288dabd15c
MD5 hash: 4e25cf4a1c059b209456daed81d9e870
humanhash: sweet-uranus-black-indigo
File name:mipsel
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:73'020 bytes
First seen:2026-08-19 02:06:55 UTC
Last seen:2026-08-19 03:36:22 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:fc44mGmR+150aPO5YJBn+mfg6vWNNfYIzp3RgIP7oBA:Nyc+1zPOSr+re4BgGou
TLSH T1E06302C4FC01388FC90FAA7260E921299F15A3912385DBBD5374CF9DA789DA14E0F0E5
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) :73'020 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :226'436 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Unpacked file: 48bfd55b0d324004eb98a3ca12dd25c77c7bf004d12b26cdcdb515b6c692ea03

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
63
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file
Sets a file as executable
Runs as daemon
Kills processes
Locks files
Launching a process
Kills critical processes
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=1455a439-1a00-0000-e5da-b0fcc3070000 pid=1987 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=f77de83b-1a00-0000-e5da-b0fccb070000 pid=1995 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=1455a439-1a00-0000-e5da-b0fcc3070000 pid=1987->guuid=f77de83b-1a00-0000-e5da-b0fccb070000 pid=1995 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad.mine
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Deletes system log files
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample is packed with UPX
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1960099 Sample: mipsel.elf Startdate: 19/08/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 123 83.168.69.141, 43114, 43116, 43118 SKYPASS-ASPL Poland 2->123 125 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->125 131 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->131 133 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->133 135 Yara detected Mirai 2->135 137 Sample is packed with UPX 2->137 14 mipsel.elf 2->14         started        17 gvfsd-fuse fusermount 2->17         started        19 gnome-session-binary sh gsd-print-notifications 2->19         started        21 20 other processes 2->21 signatures3 process4 signatures5 145 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 14->145 23 mipsel.elf 14->23         started        147 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 17->147 25 gsd-print-notifications 19->25         started        process6 process7 27 mipsel.elf 23->27         started        30 gsd-print-notifications gsd-printer 25->30         started        signatures8 143 Sample deletes itself 27->143 32 mipsel.elf 27->32         started        36 mipsel.elf 27->36         started        38 mipsel.elf iptables 27->38         started        40 mipsel.elf iptables 27->40         started        process9 file10 113 /etc/systemd/system/anobot.service, ASCII 32->113 dropped 115 /etc/hosts, ASCII 32->115 dropped 127 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 32->127 129 Deletes system log files 32->129 42 mipsel.elf 32->42         started        44 mipsel.elf 32->44         started        46 mipsel.elf 32->46         started        48 20 other processes 32->48 signatures11 process12 file13 51 mipsel.elf 42->51         started        54 mipsel.elf 42->54         started        56 mipsel.elf 42->56         started        63 17 other processes 42->63 58 mipsel.elf 44->58         started        60 mipsel.elf 44->60         started        65 20 other processes 44->65 67 12 other processes 46->67 117 /run/.watchdog.pid, ASCII 48->117 dropped 69 16 other processes 48->69 process14 file15 139 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 51->139 141 Deletes system log files 51->141 71 21 other processes 51->71 73 16 other processes 54->73 75 2 other processes 56->75 77 17 other processes 58->77 119 /run/.iptables.rules, ASCII 60->119 dropped 79 15 other processes 60->79 81 30 other processes 63->81 83 34 other processes 65->83 85 18 other processes 67->85 121 /run/.disabled.list, ASCII 69->121 dropped 87 10 other processes 69->87 signatures16 process17 process18 89 mipsel.elf 71->89         started        91 mipsel.elf 71->91         started        93 mipsel.elf 71->93         started        95 13 other processes 71->95 process19 97 mipsel.elf iptables 89->97         started        99 mipsel.elf iptables 89->99         started        101 mipsel.elf iptables 91->101         started        103 mipsel.elf iptables 91->103         started        105 mipsel.elf iptables 93->105         started        107 mipsel.elf iptables 93->107         started        109 mipsel.elf iptables 95->109         started        111 mipsel.elf iptables 95->111         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Exploit.FlyLegitBot
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-19 02:11:11 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
10 of 36 (27.78%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
antivm discovery upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Checks CPU configuration
Enumerates running processes
Deletes itself
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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:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf ff2973aace841c8e229d2e9669a17a5d94d9cc31dbd3bb15943c3396dc7a854a

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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