A cross-platform win32-based Mirai spreader and botnet is in the wild and previously discussed publicly. Windows spreader variant pushing Mirai to and from Windows devices is not new. Windows bots spreading method for Mirai is very limited as well it only delivers the Mirai bots to a Linux host from a Windows host if it successfully brute forces a remote telnet connection. It spreads both its own bot code and the new Mirai addition in stages using multiple web resources and servers.”]
Source: https://securelist.com/newish-mirai-spreader-poses-new-risks/77621/