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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 46d699e5fecb934da82228f81c8d2ede537e4ed84cdcf0c6816dba773073577c
SHA3-384 hash: 5073a7921e4c8513350c7e6bbecd9be32d34e8ecfbf6ebb16a1980faeee411a36fa20aa3ef628871d9bbcda861cb7d49
SHA1 hash: 341b1209dbbf53f249f69296ed28142d0033e3f2
MD5 hash: 9aadd608319cd2dac8ccf2b4b6ed3dd0
humanhash: april-eight-butter-floor
File name:Polar.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:73'256 bytes
First seen:2026-01-17 20:18:41 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:076LrBbvyzJeEBjsBZc5j0qCT/IA+ijavyfjiMO9fmVElBbCP:07kuBWu5j0XT/qija624kY
TLSH T160630206B6227896CB9A5C3972D8E35C1EE161D7E2E5DF6D031986DDB23418CA4CF20F
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 UPX
File size (compressed) :73'256 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :233'096 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Unpacked file: c1dfa7a522f8b3c68d79171de45f1e17114f2ed24d67af531309375a58d7709b

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
71
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gafgyt masquerade mirai obfuscated packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-01-17T18:30:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-17T21:20:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Uses dynamic DNS services
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1852602 Sample: Polar.mpsl.elf Startdate: 17/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 22 ilovenetssomuch.ddns.net 2->22 24 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 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 36 3 other signatures 2->36 8 Polar.mpsl.elf 2->8         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        signatures3 34 Uses dynamic DNS services 22->34 process4 process5 12 Polar.mpsl.elf 8->12         started        14 Polar.mpsl.elf 8->14         started        16 Polar.mpsl.elf 8->16         started        process6 18 Polar.mpsl.elf 12->18         started        20 Polar.mpsl.elf 12->20         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-17 20:19:54 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 36 (41.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Mirai
Mirai family
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 46d699e5fecb934da82228f81c8d2ede537e4ed84cdcf0c6816dba773073577c

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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