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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 43e8d5cfa5d151c406557e1caa97b7a2b048b9c6123a864cd4690b04daeccc26
SHA3-384 hash: 471fef18e0bd4e5170512a70fc76a574bd86fd093b6a31a61e109a9eac91cd9c8236044661c8fad370478c804e5b91cb
SHA1 hash: c8ffc85c6eb6be9f23e89b89e9314e8108b33bd3
MD5 hash: 25d4d8c70d8a039c13467fd0a0736c0c
humanhash: friend-bluebird-ink-jupiter
File name:pmpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:93'976 bytes
First seen:2026-05-19 06:50:08 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:Ptq6XiMAQdj4dPYo7yUpIW0xy+3ZKGJSbV20uGjNjDkhIiR/Er:PtqbMvRif0xt3wZNjDr
TLSH T1E293F615EB610FF7D86FCD3706A9070635CC955712B93B3A3674C928B64BA4B0AE3CA4
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 :
1
# of downloads :
62
Origin country :
DE DE
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
DNS request
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Creating a file
Connection attempt
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Kills processes
Kills critical processes
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bash lolbin obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
7
Number of processes launched:
1
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=9bca8c6b-1c00-0000-549b-59fc6b0d0000 pid=3435 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=ae30816d-1c00-0000-549b-59fc710d0000 pid=3441 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=9bca8c6b-1c00-0000-549b-59fc6b0d0000 pid=3435->guuid=ae30816d-1c00-0000-549b-59fc710d0000 pid=3441 execve
Gathering data
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to shm directory
Changes its process name
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
cnc.domain.com
scan.domain.com
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:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:telebot_framework
Author:vietdx.mb
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 43e8d5cfa5d151c406557e1caa97b7a2b048b9c6123a864cd4690b04daeccc26

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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