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Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 21ceb64e54a5baefbfaf0f6ce3c821a94655f5db3948817f9e9ad0f2e4b1c0fa
SHA3-384 hash: d3054ab676ed310e739faf2229b37137fbd170d7d980859e487c608aa9035dc621d1566fd50acada6027fedb5b95db0e
SHA1 hash: e8bc51975c60deef89eeaf1e38b6ef7d4334c11a
MD5 hash: c3629e05b3d5e3f0b4803d2c54ebc504
humanhash: princess-spaghetti-potato-floor
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:163'788 bytes
First seen:2025-12-16 23:15:23 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:YQPPTNen/zJXtnU1IHesYx5i88bmzLxkjDpImCwUAuihGpcGQpgeNwIlxSEwwTtC:YQPbstdnU1IHesYx5i88bmzLxkjDpIma
TLSH T1C8F3C5083B614EBBE86FCD7744E84B49198C654622B83B357A70E904FA4B65F0AF3C75
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 :
1
# of downloads :
84
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Creating a file
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Substitutes an application name
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-12-16T21:31:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-12-17T00:31:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=3b8c231d-2200-0000-99c7-647b6d0a0000 pid=2669 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=2796be1f-2200-0000-99c7-647b740a0000 pid=2676 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=3b8c231d-2200-0000-99c7-647b6d0a0000 pid=2669->guuid=2796be1f-2200-0000-99c7-647b740a0000 pid=2676 execve guuid=a08fae22-2200-0000-99c7-647b7d0a0000 pid=2685 /usr/bin/dash guuid=2796be1f-2200-0000-99c7-647b740a0000 pid=2676->guuid=a08fae22-2200-0000-99c7-647b7d0a0000 pid=2685 clone guuid=ae75c522-2200-0000-99c7-647b7e0a0000 pid=2686 /usr/bin/dash guuid=2796be1f-2200-0000-99c7-647b740a0000 pid=2676->guuid=ae75c522-2200-0000-99c7-647b7e0a0000 pid=2686 clone guuid=19670a23-2200-0000-99c7-647b7f0a0000 pid=2687 /usr/bin/dash guuid=2796be1f-2200-0000-99c7-647b740a0000 pid=2676->guuid=19670a23-2200-0000-99c7-647b7f0a0000 pid=2687 clone
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
64 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Connects to many IPs within the same subnet mask (likely port scanning)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample scans a subnet
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1834448 Sample: mpsl.elf Startdate: 17/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 64 24 31.140.131.121, 23 TURKCELL-ASTurkcellASTR Turkey 2->24 26 31.140.131.122, 23 TURKCELL-ASTurkcellASTR Turkey 2->26 28 100 other IPs or domains 2->28 30 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->30 32 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->32 34 Connects to many IPs within the same subnet mask (likely port scanning) 2->34 36 Sample scans a subnet 2->36 8 systemd snap-failure 2->8         started        10 mpsl.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 process5 12 snap-failure systemctl 8->12         started        14 snap-failure 8->14         started        16 mpsl.elf 10->16         started        process6 18 mpsl.elf 16->18         started        20 mpsl.elf 16->20         started        22 mpsl.elf 16->22         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-16 23:16:37 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 23 (65.22%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
credential_access discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Renames itself
Creates a large amount of network flows
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7755770-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 21ceb64e54a5baefbfaf0f6ce3c821a94655f5db3948817f9e9ad0f2e4b1c0fa

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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