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Database Entry

Mirai

Vendor detections: 6

Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	48ae8f71ac725373e7744a12f6fdabc2e2cd13e5a775ca91c5c47f5d90060ae4
SHA3-384 hash:	efe9337b7bb2a6bdb314d5e69ab844a00f41daf4cf3aefd838b48f226d5783139d36e79f74ba1f958ba8621bb9725369
SHA1 hash:	db1b9b72f1042ae772f87e024e4fd9f0d9113326
MD5 hash:	7d18244f13285ac6f5f6c2b8648fc1e8
humanhash:	undress-oven-friend-hawaii
File name:	mpsl
Download:	download sample
Signature	Mirai Create hunting rule
File size:	244'924 bytes
First seen:	2026-09-23 03:05:26 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	elf
MIME type:	application/x-executable
ssdeep	3072:QHe+ipVuRvNQIuIE4P3kCKBtC/bcuLzk4asnAHAW:QHe+v2IrcltCwuM4be
TLSH	T18634F71AAF610FFBE86FCD3746E90B0125CC640722A53B753678D928F54A54B8AD3C78
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-dec

abuse_ch

UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 5cea0b0d51fd134f5c950d888c5ef374ffc49c126956c39908962805110c1167

UPX unpacked

This file is the unpacked version of a file that has been packed with UPX. Below is furhter information about the parent (compressed) file.

File size (compressed) :	78'720 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :	244'924 bytes
Format:	linux/mipsel
Packed file:	5cea0b0d51fd134f5c950d888c5ef374ffc49c126956c39908962805110c1167

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

Origin country :

Vendor Threat Intelligence

No detections

Detection(s):

Unix.Trojan.Mirai-10004218-0

Result

Verdict:

Malware

Maliciousness:

Behaviour

Creating a file

Creates or modifies symbolic links

Opens a port

Launching a process

Sets a written file as executable

Runs as daemon

Kills processes

Changes access rights for a written file

Connection attempt

DNS request

Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified

Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun

Writes files to system subdirectory

Writes files to system directory

Performs a bruteforce attack in the network

Creates or modifies files to set up autorun

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

Verdict:

Unknown

Threat level:

2.5/10

Confidence:

100%

Tags:

bash lolbin obfuscated

Link:

https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6ab3422c8d30776d90754890/reports/4dc8474a-50b3-4bb5-9227-49ca2087a444/overview

Verdict:

Malicious

File Type:

elf.32.le

First seen:

2026-09-23T01:21:00Z UTC

Last seen:

2026-09-23T01:42:00Z UTC

Hits:

~10

Link:

https://opentip.kaspersky.com/48ae8f71ac725373e7744a12f6fdabc2e2cd13e5a775ca91c5c47f5d90060ae4/results?tab=lookup

Status:

terminated

Link:

https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/d6b410f2-9783-44fa-a8ae-f7bd8ea6ba46

Behavior Graph:

Download SVG

Gathering data

Score:

100%

Verdict:

Malware

File Type:

ELF

Link:

https://malprob.io/report/48ae8f71ac725373e7744a12f6fdabc2e2cd13e5a775ca91c5c47f5d90060ae4

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/48ae8f71ac725373e7744a12f6fdabc2e2cd13e5a775ca91c5c47f5d90060ae4/

Threat name:

Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2026-09-23 03:06:19 UTC

File Type:

ELF32 Little (Exe)

AV detection:

14 of 23 (60.87%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Suspicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=jcxi64nmojjxhz3ujijpn7nlylrm2e7fu524veofyr7v3eagblsa._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

9/10

Tags:

defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/260923-dlv8nssw4l/

Behaviour

Reads runtime system information

System Network Configuration Discovery

Creates a desktop entry file

Modifies Bash startup script

Creates a large amount of network flows

Creates/modifies Cron job

Creates/modifies environment variables

Modifies init.d

Modifies rc script

Modifies systemd

Deletes itself

Modifies Watchdog functionality

Modifies the /etc/hosts DNS resolution file

Contacts a large (11373) amount of remote hosts

Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

Threat name:

Legit

Score:

0.00

Link:

https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/48ae8f71ac725373e7744a12f6fdabc2e2cd13e5a775ca91c5c47f5d90060ae4

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:	ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt Create hunting rule
Author:	4r4
Description:	Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities

Rule name:	ELF_Mirai Create hunting rule
Author:	NDA0E
Description:	Detects multiple Mirai variants

Rule name:	ELF_Toriilike_persist Create hunting rule
Author:	4r4
Description:	Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:	Identified via researched data

Rule name:	test_rule_vldslv Create hunting rule

Rule name:	TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE Create hunting rule
Author:	CYFARE
Description:	Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:	https://cyfare.net/

Rule name:	unixredflags3 Create hunting rule
Author:	Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:	Hunts for UNIX red flags

Rule name:	virustotal Create hunting rule
Author:	Tracel

Rule name:	Web_Generic_Binary_URL_Download Create hunting rule
Author:	Serhii Kocherhan
Description:	Detects files containing HTTP or HTTPS links pointing directly to .bin payload extensions.