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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 33f338a8ebdb7204ee6022c919c4ce30d8007b43531a714a9de77c8a91afab5b
SHA3-384 hash: f7955ebbd7dff950ddb1d54abe47d9f19d1416d5e50421ca11aa55382977808a12d6bacfad3dbc368b13e0d6548a6480
SHA1 hash: 8c561fc6a3a9ede83316e01eb6cafeb28ff42b81
MD5 hash: 887e59c441101dae2fb4477e881af763
humanhash: black-fish-montana-fanta
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:267'268 bytes
First seen:2026-08-03 22:08:30 UTC
Last seen:2026-08-14 20:45:15 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:tNod1dGlyGtDb9pLb9LTMoP550nREaqWZh6zIPpEbSXHZd5gN:tU1dGlRX9p9LgoP55oqWyQ0AH/O
TLSH T15944F70EBF610EFBD86FDE3702A90B0225CC940762A97B363674D518F94A64F49D3D68
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 :
3
# of downloads :
81
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Launching a process
Creating a file
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Receives data from a server
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Sets a written file as executable
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-03 22:09:28 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
20 of 38 (52.63%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Contacts a large (273434) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:ldpreload
Author:xorseed
Reference:https://stuff.rop.io/
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: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 33f338a8ebdb7204ee6022c919c4ce30d8007b43531a714a9de77c8a91afab5b

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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