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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 46280c6dceff8fe250699ec09396d2170a5ef12e74ffcca4a3c4ccbb839cc1d3
SHA3-384 hash: bf47c3697db740bae58b7de4067c8e59a959e33a6e1edb30376980b15b5c22fb32f119ff66306e389d95d800b7730b52
SHA1 hash: 4bf921ef8d3253434ca1c3aa549348ece79edfc7
MD5 hash: 00932f1205bc62bcdbb0814727592b50
humanhash: georgia-oregon-item-butter
File name:pmpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:24'092 bytes
First seen:2026-01-03 12:59:44 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 384:CfpCU00aldCbTpwbZCGCM0t/USVLDxfFy1lxGrjMKyk7k0lhVEM7cRWGVCz0Nvd:0LXbTpwbQGCMGUoDweJk0+M78WM
TLSH T1EDB2D0CDE29C1987ED8C4C7921D443796483A7D263A69F6C33838C08FA9ED4BB89C474
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
File size (compressed) :24'092 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :52'260 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Unpacked file: a82733b2e18d370f41e4dabb375d47234b4baa6c69db1d3b72d346cad1a58387

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
75
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Changes access rights for a written file
Launching a process
Sends data to a server
Manages services
Creating a file
Runs as daemon
Sets a written file as executable
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Opens a port
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files to set up autorun
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
mirai packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-01-03T13:23:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-03T14:39:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=88bf91e0-1900-0000-4c3f-5312c1070000 pid=1985 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=c8c4fae2-1900-0000-4c3f-5312c8070000 pid=1992 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=88bf91e0-1900-0000-4c3f-5312c1070000 pid=1985->guuid=c8c4fae2-1900-0000-4c3f-5312c8070000 pid=1992 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
72 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample is packed with UPX
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1844156 Sample: pmpsl.elf Startdate: 03/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 72 21 158.94.208.27, 18129, 46074 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 29 Sample is packed with UPX 2->29 8 pmpsl.elf 2->8         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 31 Sample deletes itself 8->31 11 pmpsl.elf 8->11         started        process6 process7 13 pmpsl.elf 11->13         started        15 pmpsl.elf 11->15         started        17 pmpsl.elf 11->17         started        19 2 other processes 11->19
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-03 13:00:34 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
13 of 24 (54.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Modifies Bash startup script
Creates/modifies Cron job
Creates/modifies environment variables
Modifies init.d
Modifies systemd
File and Directory Permissions Modification
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 46280c6dceff8fe250699ec09396d2170a5ef12e74ffcca4a3c4ccbb839cc1d3

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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