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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 2048ae9e29fdee5701aed81102fef12e1db78e8fa9f427f4cb84844edc10cef8
SHA3-384 hash: 104eca1bba621a30544ea7bea0bd9d18b983a39ebf62d09a749de6d153f7e065a1a4bda44420fed05c2e4fd326b1119d
SHA1 hash: cd5cc3bcd2d9724142fb689471473246a00ced7c
MD5 hash: 24dff65ecc024d52ae579ce8347610c9
humanhash: double-finch-charlie-magazine
File name:nshmpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:190'024 bytes
First seen:2025-12-02 17:24:07 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:gdbQ+ylOFS7Sm/40uQ0utYMkOk9A8HLN:gdbQBOmSK40l+bOUvH
TLSH T15404C81AAF610FBBDC6FDE3706E9070639CCA50722A43B363674D528F54A54B49E3C68
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 :
76
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
mirai
Result
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Sends malformed DNS queries
Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1824699 Sample: nshmpsl.elf Startdate: 02/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 28 mirai.48101.online. [malformed] 2->28 30 ihatemylife.racist.black. [malformed] 2->30 32 105 other IPs or domains 2->32 36 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->36 38 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->38 40 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->40 44 2 other signatures 2->44 9 dash rm nshmpsl.elf 2->9         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        13 dash cut 2->13         started        15 7 other processes 2->15 signatures3 42 Sends malformed DNS queries 30->42 process4 process5 17 nshmpsl.elf 9->17         started        20 nshmpsl.elf 9->20         started        signatures6 34 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 17->34 22 nshmpsl.elf 17->22         started        24 nshmpsl.elf 20->24         started        process7 process8 26 nshmpsl.elf 22->26         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-02 17:07:36 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
23 of 36 (63.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
hailbot
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:hailbot discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Renames itself
Contacts a large (29438) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
botnet mirai Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7355719-0
YARA:
MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_1
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CVE_2017_17215
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects exploitation attempt of CVE-2017-17215
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_1
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects ELF Mirai variant
Reference:Internal Research
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 2048ae9e29fdee5701aed81102fef12e1db78e8fa9f427f4cb84844edc10cef8

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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