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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 026fd2ca1011f46ecf8513ef9e7c74b5e7b9a0fca4dc818fecc5da4a20942b26
SHA3-384 hash: f7625cfa0a3ef904b2ca3a8c2cb825142e5d128e439e09dd79ff4c028f08e15503dbed0df5b9db6a2300ee1cb5b55006
SHA1 hash: 62346a2f941ace34cf4d0053678faf45e8295a66
MD5 hash: ad274224ef1a996f87d6fd2efa74256b
humanhash: video-muppet-lactose-ack
File name:pmpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:97'736 bytes
First seen:2026-09-26 01:06:35 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:LvGefaZSdtUq4/xl4ExO29zyN0ZNhdZp54crFCZeLs/h5J:LOefaZSdg59zm0Hr6eoJ
TLSH T12EA3F506BB650FF7DC6FCD3706A9070225CCA51B22B83B767674C928B50B65B4AE3874
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-dec


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UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 5e871e0b378818f970f9c66a04ca0edb9ecfa9d9cb3f4c84d5d450774530a5b0
File size (compressed) :38'112 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :97'736 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Packed file: 5e871e0b378818f970f9c66a04ca0edb9ecfa9d9cb3f4c84d5d450774530a5b0

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
100
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Kills processes
Creating a file
Sends data to a server
Kills critical processes
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bash lolbin
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-09-25T23:33:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-27T18:44:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=42b3a3cd-1c00-0000-5872-94a27e0a0000 pid=2686 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=b2a4a0d2-1c00-0000-5872-94a2840a0000 pid=2692 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=42b3a3cd-1c00-0000-5872-94a27e0a0000 pid=2686->guuid=b2a4a0d2-1c00-0000-5872-94a2840a0000 pid=2692 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-26 01:06:45 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 23 (65.22%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to shm directory
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:telebot_framework
Author:vietdx.mb
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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Mirai

elf 026fd2ca1011f46ecf8513ef9e7c74b5e7b9a0fca4dc818fecc5da4a20942b26

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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