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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 18feb21998dca47116dafc1a73d1873514c23f4d120c8f98282d690c2c061c5f
SHA3-384 hash: c6b782b3639fe79b90bd695a3adab9cf0c2fa691331c6200270e06c7a7a3f67f2bff5db37063def5f6c94dc1ccf3b666
SHA1 hash: 7c3aea36a85bd108828bf4aa15ef04932a7b74a6
MD5 hash: 41e830222ab135a165a76710c90560d4
humanhash: tennis-edward-pasta-arkansas
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:73'124 bytes
First seen:2026-06-26 19:58:57 UTC
Last seen:2026-06-28 04:53:16 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:BlCzKFmFNBRRxFODz9VzLPAtPtUCQLCthQPpwxAp3VFjXWOknJnXSLp:fCzlfxADz7zLo/UCLhByVVlkVSV
TLSH T1C263021E92ED379ED42DA9FF76FB132C2C80F4C1251206691F798565CA57802EDEE428
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai UPX
File size (compressed) :73'124 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :265'012 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Unpacked file: c60d7f885f481f6e8194f01551640da1e45e493c90edebeecfa0deb7a89b838a

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
91
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
DNS request
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Kills processes
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
mirai packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-06-26T16:21:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-06-27T12:58:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=e8b49072-1900-0000-4d88-94b19a100000 pid=4250 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=4c001375-1900-0000-4d88-94b1a1100000 pid=4257 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=e8b49072-1900-0000-4d88-94b19a100000 pid=4250->guuid=4c001375-1900-0000-4d88-94b1a1100000 pid=4257 execve guuid=37d30277-1900-0000-4d88-94b1a7100000 pid=4263 /usr/bin/dash guuid=4c001375-1900-0000-4d88-94b1a1100000 pid=4257->guuid=37d30277-1900-0000-4d88-94b1a7100000 pid=4263 clone guuid=a0200c77-1900-0000-4d88-94b1a8100000 pid=4264 /usr/bin/dash guuid=4c001375-1900-0000-4d88-94b1a1100000 pid=4257->guuid=a0200c77-1900-0000-4d88-94b1a8100000 pid=4264 clone guuid=ad701277-1900-0000-4d88-94b1a9100000 pid=4265 /usr/bin/dash guuid=4c001375-1900-0000-4d88-94b1a1100000 pid=4257->guuid=ad701277-1900-0000-4d88-94b1a9100000 pid=4265 clone guuid=267e1b77-1900-0000-4d88-94b1aa100000 pid=4266 /usr/bin/dash guuid=4c001375-1900-0000-4d88-94b1a1100000 pid=4257->guuid=267e1b77-1900-0000-4d88-94b1aa100000 pid=4266 clone
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Multiverze
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-06-26 19:59:35 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 38 (47.37%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet discovery upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Family: Mirai
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
Reference:Internal Research
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:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 18feb21998dca47116dafc1a73d1873514c23f4d120c8f98282d690c2c061c5f

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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