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Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 003a5dd31ede5ac5eced85099b69b1470257ee0a653c97275dc4d17be042626d
SHA3-384 hash: b115e539e0a86926bda6ca5222a07c8be4011ba819a5590037cba584314d6de0c8bc362050645fc1e10af90f4d168534
SHA1 hash: a42844356368f18c896fd898bb963a6c1d7de77a
MD5 hash: d16fcd5a5960edc5e7b058f8c6381982
humanhash: venus-michigan-hamper-north
File name:shadow.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:100'312 bytes
First seen:2025-12-30 16:18:40 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:CAfbx5Jo0hHQTT0vesyKot7vBi4gBI8p6TJvrymbiEK+:CAfbxnVA0Wsxot7vBi0rx
TLSH T19CA3A5196FB25FF7E82ECC3705981B4524CD270621597B3AFC38D564FA4A65B0AD38B0
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

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
70
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade mirai obfuscated
Result
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
60 / 100
Signature
Performs DNS TXT record lookups
Sample deletes itself
Sends malformed DNS queries
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1842147 Sample: shadow.mpsl.elf Startdate: 30/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 60 22 H. [malformed] 2->22 24 kurol.io 2->24 26 5 other IPs or domains 2->26 28 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->28 9 shadow.mpsl.elf 2->9         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        14 dash rm 2->14         started        signatures3 30 Sends malformed DNS queries 22->30 32 Performs DNS TXT record lookups 24->32 process4 signatures5 34 Sample deletes itself 9->34 16 shadow.mpsl.elf 9->16         started        process6 process7 18 shadow.mpsl.elf 16->18         started        process8 20 shadow.mpsl.elf 18->20         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-30 16:19:14 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
13 of 36 (36.11%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-1
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 003a5dd31ede5ac5eced85099b69b1470257ee0a653c97275dc4d17be042626d

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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