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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 44148927bfd4351f8a35a016679fe287a6cc295fb5320f5ebaa9ce83636df8d8
SHA3-384 hash: 662be651a28b6c23b088f84b95d14360830ce9434bf54edcbaebbb44bb51e74dcc11324c646cda8a7fd6d832de3c778d
SHA1 hash: 40a3479591122e5c28fb5ef973c5ccd90bf15b96
MD5 hash: 07dc63c755d649cf3c6f9847265e53ee
humanhash: salami-mountain-skylark-kentucky
File name:nklmpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:117'492 bytes
First seen:2026-01-12 12:05:56 UTC
Last seen:2026-01-13 13:13:26 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:cLGq75t+EuIgKP5/WuoQsBlVyG7N8A5Mb78+nbFM81CkH5mLcW2kHZfqFX39wu7N:cKm5vsBlg1kQ9UTFWm39LTA
TLSH T1F5B3F90ABFB11EFBE4AFDD3345694749289D450621B93B7A3A74D80CF24A68F46D3C60
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 :
2
# of downloads :
71
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-01-12T10:06:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-12T11:58:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=355e9766-1a00-0000-fcaa-fc4d61090000 pid=2401 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=a5868069-1a00-0000-fcaa-fc4d69090000 pid=2409 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=355e9766-1a00-0000-fcaa-fc4d61090000 pid=2401->guuid=a5868069-1a00-0000-fcaa-fc4d69090000 pid=2409 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
60 / 100
Signature
Connects to many IPs within the same subnet mask (likely port scanning)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1849067 Sample: nklmpsl.elf Startdate: 12/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 60 18 152.32.166.0, 23 UHGL-AS-APUCloudHKHoldingsGroupLimitedHK Hong Kong 2->18 20 152.32.166.5, 23 UHGL-AS-APUCloudHKHoldingsGroupLimitedHK Hong Kong 2->20 22 100 other IPs or domains 2->22 24 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->24 26 Yara detected Mirai 2->26 28 Connects to many IPs within the same subnet mask (likely port scanning) 2->28 8 nklmpsl.elf 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 process5 14 nklmpsl.elf 8->14         started        process6 16 nklmpsl.elf 14->16         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-12 12:06:29 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
11 of 36 (30.56%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
Renames itself
Contacts a large (45401) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
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YARA Signatures


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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 44148927bfd4351f8a35a016679fe287a6cc295fb5320f5ebaa9ce83636df8d8

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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