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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 46ae65277d7575676b07d7477078d9f85bc36b017992317e38de783e6866d3e6
SHA3-384 hash: 878febff15bac965113a006cb3e6addcbb358e23effd61dc5f6dc1d5845f37c9467f164044e686b085eea27da3a432d1
SHA1 hash: 9b1ae0624ad3985cc93dd2d5510470d84f8c4f99
MD5 hash: 603038ce3b27c05471b9f085370eb086
humanhash: pizza-stream-green-nine
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:114'068 bytes
First seen:2026-02-17 19:03:53 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:SYyLIViIDh/qt20Ytd7TKiTbF7V2SunT/eu82XXgk3ZUtyZ4l9yEWJ:S7LIVDDRl3d7u20Wu8U3+3yEc
TLSH T1BCB3E816FBA10EF7D86FCD3742B9074528DC550A22E83B767974C528B14B24F8AE39B4
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 gafgyt mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
102
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
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
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=f35c5f3d-1800-0000-6a07-514fbf0d0000 pid=3519 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=1a7faf3f-1800-0000-6a07-514fc40d0000 pid=3524 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=f35c5f3d-1800-0000-6a07-514fbf0d0000 pid=3519->guuid=1a7faf3f-1800-0000-6a07-514fc40d0000 pid=3524 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
68 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Performs DNS TXT record lookups
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1870714 Sample: mpsl.elf Startdate: 17/02/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 68 19 ryd.dyn 2->19 21 g86.oss 2->21 23 101 other IPs or domains 2->23 25 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->25 27 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->27 29 Yara detected Mirai 2->29 7 mpsl.elf 2->7         started        9 python3.8 dpkg 2->9         started        signatures3 31 Performs DNS TXT record lookups 21->31 process4 process5 11 mpsl.elf 7->11         started        13 mpsl.elf 7->13         started        15 mpsl.elf 7->15         started        17 mpsl.elf 7->17         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-17 19:10:18 UTC
AV detection:
16 of 38 (42.11%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
hailbot
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:hailbot discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
Contacts a large (31746) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ach_202503_elf_Mirai
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files
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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 46ae65277d7575676b07d7477078d9f85bc36b017992317e38de783e6866d3e6

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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