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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 15 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 2988472bee31e0dec5d8bbc97fb6f76ad01acdfb1ac5e67ba9ad59860b71ca23
SHA3-384 hash: 85b88ff7125ee6730aa24400fa94b0e9325a2a9e7567c9b956de23620c6156ec45fba620d4ce7cd74c5b59a409d04e28
SHA1 hash: 87958331aa0089ef329a21727b93371e59c76d53
MD5 hash: 3ee3c2384d8ee461354f96ce151f9f19
humanhash: connecticut-eight-sad-fix
File name:Mystic.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:146'468 bytes
First seen:2026-08-11 09:52:37 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:XXE83SK8IAQdWQaljsm/nENAUkzXCRVB728:XXEuSK8I7EQalj9vyAUkro2
TLSH T1BFE3C709BB610EF7E85BCC3B05ED270628CC596726A93F767634D818B54B24F26E3D60
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 upx-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 7859e4d26e81ddd6562e7ce8fec5a5777e4572f3e38da1f0438823b858033d5f
File size (compressed) :48'128 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :146'468 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Packed file: 7859e4d26e81ddd6562e7ce8fec5a5777e4572f3e38da1f0438823b858033d5f

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
52
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Receives data from a server
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
botnet masquerade mirai obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-08-11T07:36:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-08-12T04:55:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=f8dfea22-2200-0000-e2cd-4b4a7e080000 pid=2174 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=7d6dbe26-2200-0000-e2cd-4b4a87080000 pid=2183 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=f8dfea22-2200-0000-e2cd-4b4a7e080000 pid=2174->guuid=7d6dbe26-2200-0000-e2cd-4b4a87080000 pid=2183 execve
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1955844 Sample: Mystic.mpsl.elf Startdate: 11/08/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 20 181.214.136.12, 35758, 35760, 35762 CDNEXTGB Japan 2->20 22 Found malware configuration 2->22 24 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->24 26 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->26 28 3 other signatures 2->28 8 Mystic.mpsl.elf 2->8         started        signatures3 process4 process5 10 Mystic.mpsl.elf 8->10         started        12 Mystic.mpsl.elf 8->12         started        14 Mystic.mpsl.elf 8->14         started        process6 16 Mystic.mpsl.elf 10->16         started        18 Mystic.mpsl.elf 10->18         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-11 09:57:36 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:lzrd botnet defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
181.214.136.12
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_Yakuza
Author:NDA0E
Description:Yakuza botnet
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:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Mirai_Generic
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_2
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects ELF malware Mirai related
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_2_RID2F3A
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects ELF malware Mirai related
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware_RID2EF6
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
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: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

File information


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

Web download

Mirai

elf 2988472bee31e0dec5d8bbc97fb6f76ad01acdfb1ac5e67ba9ad59860b71ca23

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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