Mirai (Windows)
- First seen
- 2016-08-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- botnet, ddos
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 13:46:59
Context
Mirai is a malware that primarily targets Internet of Things (IoT) devices to form large botnets used for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The Windows variant adapts this approach to exploit Windows systems, although the original focus was on IoT.
Reports & references
- assets.virustotal.com — 2021Trends (report)
- blog.netlab.360.com — Wo Men Kan Dao De Wu Ke Lan Bei Ddosgong Ji Xi Jie (report)
- blog.netlab.360.com — Public Cloud Threat Intelligence 202203 (report)
- trustwave.com — Tough Times For Ukrainian Honeypot (report)
- Palo Alto Unit 42 — Moobot D Link Devices (report)
- enterprise.verizon.com — 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report (report)
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Mirai (report)
- dev.azure.com — Anatomy Of An Mirai Botnet Attack (report)
- incapsula.com — New Mirai Variant Ddos Us College (report)
- twitter.com — 830070569202749440 (report)
- Kaspersky — Newish Mirai Spreader Poses New Risks (report)