Mirai

malware that turns computer systems running Linux into remotely controlled "bots"
Place malware Q27517815
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Mirai

Summary

Mirai is a malware[1]. Mirai ranks in the top 4% of malware entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (332 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mirai's instance of is recorded as malware[3].
  • Mirai's instance of is recorded as open-source software[4].
  • Mirai's instance of is recorded as botnet[5].
  • Mirai's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 3.0[6].
  • Mirai's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[7].
  • Mirai's programmed in is recorded as Go[8].
  • Mirai's operating system is recorded as Linux[9].
  • Mirai's operating system is recorded as Linux on embedded systems[10].
  • Mirai's has use is recorded as botnet[11].
  • Mirai's official website is recorded as https://github.com/jgamblin/Mirai-Source-Code[12].
  • Mirai's programmer is recorded as Anna-senpai[13].
  • Mirai's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/jgamblin/Mirai-Source-Code[14].
  • Mirai's name in kana is recorded as ミライ[15].
  • Mirai's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11c1xfz7h8[16].
  • Mirai's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[17].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include malware[3], open-source software[4], and botnet[5].

Why It Matters

Mirai ranks in the top 4% of malware entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (332 views/month).[2] Mirai has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] Mirai is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . incapsula.com. incapsula.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . incapsula.com. incapsula.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . hackread.com. hackread.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . techcrunch.com. techcrunch.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Mirai. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/mirai
MLA “Mirai.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/mirai.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_mirai_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Mirai}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/mirai}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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