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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 33ede9583b474ce942e4fe36f7336b9b09552209230b4576860342ed56bd0d76
SHA3-384 hash: f33fd836b3c4d93b4a062fc7501820202fda2f605ec05be9cd7994acc342b46981527f664be7ef6aa9821e92372a2d93
SHA1 hash: d5eb05efff86af9eb62559cb98e48c7851257a08
MD5 hash: 4768b5df89b877414e044e154dc79247
humanhash: queen-harry-juliet-robert
File name:nz.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:161'084 bytes
First seen:2026-08-03 00:46:21 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:Wdrx+Fzsw8TONAdQLty5l6Gm7UxbiuyZ6RlLP4FQQm8DrfWH6:WJx+FzXUONAdQLtKlTm7UxbiuyZ6RlLm
TLSH T1BFF3F805BB610EF7E85FCC3706E9270128CDA51622A97F36B534D958F64B28B26E3D70
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


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abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 b46800eb4eb3fbc6decc75bad5ebb5b400e27200c50da23199bd1f6a07537820
File size (compressed) :52'836 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :161'084 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Packed file: b46800eb4eb3fbc6decc75bad5ebb5b400e27200c50da23199bd1f6a07537820

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
75
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
DNS request
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-08-02T22:57:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-08-04T19:21:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=27029047-1e00-0000-a431-abb244090000 pid=2372 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=1a0dc14b-1e00-0000-a431-abb248090000 pid=2376 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=27029047-1e00-0000-a431-abb244090000 pid=2372->guuid=1a0dc14b-1e00-0000-a431-abb248090000 pid=2376 execve
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
80 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1951103 Sample: nz.mpsl.elf Startdate: 03/08/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 80 22 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOS-USDepartmentofStateUS ZZ 2->22 24 s3o65awrf56.net 31.56.209.153, 44286, 69 SWISSNET-ASUS Netherlands 2->24 26 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->26 28 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->28 30 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->30 32 Yara detected Mirai 2->32 8 nz.mpsl.elf 2->8         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 process5 12 nz.mpsl.elf 8->12         started        14 nz.mpsl.elf 8->14         started        16 nz.mpsl.elf 8->16         started        process6 18 nz.mpsl.elf 12->18         started        20 nz.mpsl.elf 12->20         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-03 00:47:26 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
24 of 38 (63.16%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai 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:
s3o65awrf56.net
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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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_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
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 33ede9583b474ce942e4fe36f7336b9b09552209230b4576860342ed56bd0d76

(this sample)

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