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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 08041fe58fe8a6333f61b77e72d939b3c2c85775aa4b9d4f7639ed87e4073958
SHA3-384 hash: c574cc2d2da2b03206f7667e463bab8783dfbb925a503d5014d21e6be30f806d0c9d92ec9c881c1744044d5420416770
SHA1 hash: 062489854f53126e973d40912cf37998cce7d9a6
MD5 hash: 97d37135220d891a54c70fc11a8b3207
humanhash: alpha-queen-bulldog-oregon
File name:net.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:255'608 bytes
First seen:2026-09-17 23:07:44 UTC
Last seen:2026-09-18 07:48:21 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:hwX94di45I6KxdP7PqWODWn0HHqXElxaGjXi9J:hm94di/xx7PAO0n9lxa02
TLSH T19E44D50AAF610EF7E8AFDD3706E90B4529CC651721A83F357974D918F50A64B0AE3CB4
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 gafgyt mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
81
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bash lolbin masquerade obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-09-17T20:16:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-18T03:39:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=6e3996d7-1700-0000-a843-eb34ce0c0000 pid=3278 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=f4104cdf-1700-0000-a843-eb34de0c0000 pid=3294 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=6e3996d7-1700-0000-a843-eb34ce0c0000 pid=3278->guuid=f4104cdf-1700-0000-a843-eb34de0c0000 pid=3294 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-17 23:08:16 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
12 of 23 (52.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet credential_access defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads process memory
Creates/modifies Cron job
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies systemd
File and Directory Permissions Modification
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Family: Mirai
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ach_202503_elf_Mirai
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files
Rule name:deepfield_potassium_mirai_variant
Author:Nokia Deepfield ERT
Description:Detects Potassium Mirai variant (ChaCha20 table, HTTP C2 with token/guid, .woof dropper). Also known as Woof (internal) and Dichter (related variant with Dutch C2 domains, same key material).
Reference:Internal analysis of sample 6ef4ce02; external: @deobfuscately
Rule name:ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
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 08041fe58fe8a6333f61b77e72d939b3c2c85775aa4b9d4f7639ed87e4073958

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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