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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 12 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 42220565173073c1f9bab9837d8ded19f7fdae815f785d3269b052d452110ee7
SHA3-384 hash: ae42b1ee60c0903a47df164b64823b9771aa5ea8d9385ce4228b1406416d721701679cc46ece7d38e70bf386472ca842
SHA1 hash: 2f9ae8aa046148c0e697af0fe88cc287a872effd
MD5 hash: 3f939c43078d82b2d5466783c3975730
humanhash: muppet-louisiana-july-william
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:654'500 bytes
First seen:2026-10-08 18:12:17 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 12288:OikCLD+dQSa07frooAnuN+1Oob63BK0oTlYjoPSfIyq4o5uJqhRdP6MD+7Bd/2Pt:AUqdY07froo8StfIpAU/9LkblMxS
TLSH T186D47D06EF940FABD49FCE34891F831705EDC98302C2B26561BCCE6CBA8D25A4BD7558
telfhash t1e1f059704b61b1268b41de9898de5763292cc95e9b1cfd3be831844c76044eee72bc9f
TrID 99.7% (.O) ELF Executable and Linkable format (generic) (4000/1)
0.2% (.TAR) TAR - Tape ARchive (file) (10/3)
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
85
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Kills processes
Runs as daemon
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Receives data from a server
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-10-08T16:24:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-08T17:49:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=c2e9535e-1b00-0000-0078-f817150c0000 pid=3093 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=992ad360-1b00-0000-0078-f817160c0000 pid=3094 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=c2e9535e-1b00-0000-0078-f817150c0000 pid=3093->guuid=992ad360-1b00-0000-0078-f817160c0000 pid=3094 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-08 18:13:40 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
11 of 24 (45.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Deletes itself
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:F01_s1ckrule
Author:s1ckb017
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:malwareelf55503
Rule name:MAL_ARM_LNX_Mirai_Mar13_2022
Author:Mehmet Ali Kerimoglu a.k.a. CYB3RMX
Description:Detects new ARM Mirai variant
Rule name:MIRAI_OHSHIT_payload
Author:AfterPacket
Description:MIRAI_OHSHIT ELF payload -- compiled-in C2 set, all architectures
Reference:https://github.com/Afterpacket/drosera-threat-intel
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
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 42220565173073c1f9bab9837d8ded19f7fdae815f785d3269b052d452110ee7

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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