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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 15 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 17652fcaee707ba0ef407cdcffa68b9aabbc142685731f0dfd4f869a35f5f653
SHA3-384 hash: daec67fa743c8304c5ec452933c920a7af2e0c12f054ee89a6520d9fee4713990f14719539aeffe69273e1b37e982864
SHA1 hash: 7930321efc9737ee0221e6f3206bc07ec2d2e60a
MD5 hash: 3a4025456dc1772e7bca7f02fb12cdde
humanhash: spring-five-september-snake
File name:akuma_mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:571'996 bytes
First seen:2026-10-12 07:46:11 UTC
Last seen:2026-10-13 06:06:57 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 12288:YxDaNR/1q2Ps0UoRnsFMv5/eVFX9G8+amfI5xx6eOM2N0au94aJVA0K6BMC:YxDPFMR/eVFX9G8+Ni7xahw4u
TLSH T16DC46C03AF440DDBC85BCD3B066D1F5B25CDA49352A5227A3538EE19BD1DA0A4EB3C78
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 :
92
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file
Collects information on the RAM
Connection attempt
Opens a port
Launching a process
Sets a written file as executable
Manages services
Runs as daemon
Sends data to a server
Creating a process from a recently created file
Kills processes
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-10-12T06:19:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-12T06:36:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=a1fd1e42-1a00-0000-b9b6-25c2ae0b0000 pid=2990 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=a8813744-1a00-0000-b9b6-25c2b40b0000 pid=2996 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=a1fd1e42-1a00-0000-b9b6-25c2ae0b0000 pid=2990->guuid=a8813744-1a00-0000-b9b6-25c2b40b0000 pid=2996 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-12 07:47:18 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 38 (44.74%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  6/10
Tags:
credential_access discovery persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies systemd
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ach_202503_elf_Mirai
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files
Rule name:CoinMiner_Strings
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects mining pool protocol string in Executable
Reference:https://minergate.com/faq/what-pool-address
Rule name:CoinMiner_Strings_RID2DDE
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects mining pool protocol string in Executable
Reference:https://minergate.com/faq/what-pool-address
Rule name:deepfield_katana_mirai_elf
Author:Nokia Deepfield ERT
Description:Katana Mirai variant (DDoS bot with rootkit)
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:generic_IG_stealer
Author:RE4rensics
Description:Detects stealers that interacts with IG endpoints after stealing IG cookies
Rule name:Linux_Akuma_Bot
Author:KSI Digital
Description:akuma IoT bot ELF (Mirai-based): plain-text persistence strings for its systemd-network-helper service and init scripts
Reference:https://github.com/ksi-digital/threat-research/tree/main/akuma-loader
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:MIRAI_TELNETCURL_payload
Author:AfterPacket
Description:Mirai-lineage ELF payload carrying the leaked-source decoy domain
Reference:https://github.com/Afterpacket/drosera-threat-intel
Rule name:NSVPS_Mirai_Busybox_Staging
Author:sanad (NSVPS-SOC)
Description:Mirai-style busybox wget/tftp payload staging seen in NSVPS honeypot
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
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
Rule name:Web_Generic_Binary_URL_Download
Author:Serhii Kocherhan
Description:Detects files containing HTTP or HTTPS links pointing directly to .bin payload extensions.

File information


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

Web download

Mirai

elf 17652fcaee707ba0ef407cdcffa68b9aabbc142685731f0dfd4f869a35f5f653

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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