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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 9 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 1126ff66050524c1a9eeda89db25ad6c2b3b373282f1a2c5e6697e22ee25c54c
SHA3-384 hash: c3292e872f74e2475a644393dab7f5d5b825067a2e1aea10f52d25fd00cb8334f2d35b4767eb5010640bb81b9e71dbfa
SHA1 hash: 8dd0904b0d021b7c6b70babd74c89a1e8350289e
MD5 hash: be6a8e08039353d786a71932a3ec9223
humanhash: football-comet-alabama-monkey
File name:nuclear.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:252'680 bytes
First seen:2026-03-18 04:07:11 UTC
Last seen:2026-03-18 19:57:29 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:dopMix379N5BaQ85SKRmu2aJZnqfuqlepGdUQRbHyUzF1l5Jjk1Y7/CLcg:dopMix3NbAFqNeoUQRuUzPxjkY7CJ
TLSH T186340A16AFA10FBBDCABDD3705EA170129CCA44721A43B393674D928F54E64B49E3C78
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 :
2
# of downloads :
101
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
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
DNS request
Substitutes an application name
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
87.120.191.32
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
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=07a779fa-1800-0000-b76d-b420140f0000 pid=3860 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=089c62fc-1800-0000-b76d-b4201c0f0000 pid=3868 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=07a779fa-1800-0000-b76d-b420140f0000 pid=3860->guuid=089c62fc-1800-0000-b76d-b4201c0f0000 pid=3868 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-18 04:08:37 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Contacts a large (47101) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
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: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_Generic_Threat_3bcc1630
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0bce98a2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious single byte XORed keyword 'Mozilla/5.0' - it uses yara's XOR modifier and therefore cannot print the XOR key. You can use the CyberChef recipe linked in the reference field to brute force the used key.
Reference:https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/#recipe=XOR_Brute_Force()
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_RID2DB4
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 1126ff66050524c1a9eeda89db25ad6c2b3b373282f1a2c5e6697e22ee25c54c

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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