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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 02b72ed0838bc87f7669991f3828fbd6243d557b1c97e8e7e96a5e36c233d9e0
SHA3-384 hash: 59e18ad8316590855bc2bd2fd74673c45ad4092f5d3e157fc04fff8165083703992f64d5b34ac193a10759a53e69ad2a
SHA1 hash: 308805ad2af74b526bfd41abfbe02c34bfb0c93e
MD5 hash: e61e42edc28c5ba432808ac85d35fdd3
humanhash: white-one-princess-cat
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:177'760 bytes
First seen:2026-01-21 15:43:40 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:nKpzGjeNkSfcQqmav8SqaRVlnYz65DVt:nKYjeNYQqmeqavlg65D
TLSH T17904B719AB510FBBDCAFDD3702E90B0139CC955B22A93B363674D528F54E50B4AE3C68
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 :
72
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:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bash lolbin mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
7
Number of processes launched:
1
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=b56efbc4-1700-0000-2f24-e0bb040c0000 pid=3076 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=3a1ec7c6-1700-0000-2f24-e0bb0c0c0000 pid=3084 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=b56efbc4-1700-0000-2f24-e0bb040c0000 pid=3076->guuid=3a1ec7c6-1700-0000-2f24-e0bb0c0c0000 pid=3084 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
72 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1855052 Sample: mpsl.elf Startdate: 21/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 72 14 34.243.160.129, 443, 50544 AMAZON-02US United States 2->14 16 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->16 18 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->18 20 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->20 22 Yara detected Mirai 2->22 6 dash rm 2->6         started        8 dash grep 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 mpsl.elf 2->12         started        signatures3 process4
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-21 15:22:33 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
23 of 36 (63.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai
Behaviour
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Deletes itself
Traces itself
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_Yakuza
Author:NDA0E
Description:Yakuza botnet
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:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 02b72ed0838bc87f7669991f3828fbd6243d557b1c97e8e7e96a5e36c233d9e0

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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