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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 40f5e462d45bd7b8ab0ecbcfcb61f8411df28d1e8151c32d672e94595cc43ffd
SHA3-384 hash: f70732573b11ce1003fdd6113f09465f8e21f135441064a2f5b8f95290860307c3e52fbfcb5c80e53868db53991cb78a
SHA1 hash: 6da92c10d5a311445bdc4b57b47165c21d710994
MD5 hash: 6e560563f689477ef615397a5565abc6
humanhash: stairway-potato-fanta-thirteen
File name:pspc
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:44'820 bytes
First seen:2026-01-03 12:29:39 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:U+oWkEnm1ZdMlt4DJ8O+65VgN+qM51tAQIq:U+zk3VMltUI65DtLN
TLSH T18E132A31FA620D2BC4D495B671E70725B6F6834E24BC871A3DA10E8CBF64A807257BF5
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
108
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-01-03T11:50:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-03T14:37:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=94dcd4c9-1a00-0000-d2d7-2057ac0c0000 pid=3244 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=c4604acc-1a00-0000-d2d7-2057b30c0000 pid=3251 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=94dcd4c9-1a00-0000-d2d7-2057ac0c0000 pid=3244->guuid=c4604acc-1a00-0000-d2d7-2057b30c0000 pid=3251 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
68 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1844115 Sample: pspc.elf Startdate: 03/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 68 21 158.94.208.27, 18129, 36992 JANETJiscServicesLimitedGB United Kingdom 2->21 23 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->23 25 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->25 27 Yara detected Mirai 2->27 8 pspc.elf 2->8         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 29 Sample deletes itself 8->29 11 pspc.elf 8->11         started        process6 process7 13 pspc.elf 11->13         started        15 pspc.elf 11->15         started        17 pspc.elf 11->17         started        19 2 other processes 11->19
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-03 12:30:30 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
12 of 24 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
linux
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9858729-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
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 40f5e462d45bd7b8ab0ecbcfcb61f8411df28d1e8151c32d672e94595cc43ffd

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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