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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 438af5c1f2bd31adb5dd130401b8716cf394356978d0e27edf0e2a9bf6fb6357
SHA3-384 hash: 681246361487d5e34294528668924d29ac00b24b19e7b2e16087a3dd45b294dc4898fc2a06806e3b8a2c32f7634f423f
SHA1 hash: 4b5e746f2be0baf93868055c93cefafd20b199be
MD5 hash: fb914d645319605fdaf941c28104a96a
humanhash: cup-tennessee-avocado-happy
File name:boatnet.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:76'120 bytes
First seen:2026-01-10 13:59:01 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:zJPEBmW5iNWqcGTkwnXHZ84OqdZerESts:zJPEB8NWq9hqqd0
TLSH T1F673A409BB600FB3DCABCC3705AA2B0139DD665721B97B36B934D918B90B25F15D3CA4
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 b64453457f712512cde2e65736acbc12aa162cce222399e2907f9aed944bb2bc
File size (compressed) :24'912 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :76'120 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Packed file: b64453457f712512cde2e65736acbc12aa162cce222399e2907f9aed944bb2bc

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
72
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-01-10T12:13:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-10T16:03:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=5053c0c9-1c00-0000-4a5c-8af6c70a0000 pid=2759 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=b66127ce-1c00-0000-4a5c-8af6cd0a0000 pid=2765 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=5053c0c9-1c00-0000-4a5c-8af6c70a0000 pid=2759->guuid=b66127ce-1c00-0000-4a5c-8af6cd0a0000 pid=2765 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
76 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1847959 Sample: boatnet.mpsl.elf Startdate: 10/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 76 22 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->22 24 176.65.149.243, 3778, 50392 PALTEL-ASPALTELAutonomousSystemPS Germany 2->24 26 2 other IPs or domains 2->26 28 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->28 30 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->30 32 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->32 34 Yara detected Mirai 2->34 7 boatnet.mpsl.elf 2->7         started        9 dash rm 2->9         started        11 dash cut 2->11         started        13 16 other processes 2->13 signatures3 process4 process5 15 boatnet.mpsl.elf 7->15         started        18 boatnet.mpsl.elf 7->18         started        20 boatnet.mpsl.elf 7->20         started        signatures6 36 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 15->36
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-10 14:00:57 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 defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Verdict:
Unknown
Tags:
botnet mirai trojan gafgyt
YARA:
Mirai_Botnet_Malware Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8 Linux_Gafgyt_May_2024
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YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:botnet_Yakuza
Author:NDA0E
Description:Yakuza botnet
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:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
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

File information


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

Web download

Mirai

elf 438af5c1f2bd31adb5dd130401b8716cf394356978d0e27edf0e2a9bf6fb6357

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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