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Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 4a4ef6f3723e0a8236cef9f2aa90c16e5013e05e4135d1631ea3dc0e263f302b
SHA3-384 hash: 83389d877401884a0b18e6081adaadfe8b453672d14839d67519e099e63b25526738415747a1b78032e79892c153099d
SHA1 hash: 076b22274f3907a4ba075d248c2e2137f0066672
MD5 hash: fa681915a5c4c65540865dd5b3c6c2ed
humanhash: sierra-iowa-eight-july
File name:edu.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:122'160 bytes
First seen:2025-10-05 23:22:14 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:5jF0FOa+it2b5m6aMCkpEyrZtsp+/uG7lb2POKxoBm9YjqmB3jF0:nGx+/95CkpEO2POSpUF0
TLSH T16BC3F70AFF610EFBE86FCD3705ED0B5521CC555622A93B367634E928B64B54B0AE3C24
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 :
92
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Receives data from a server
Kills processes
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Creating a file
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade
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
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-10-05T19:31:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-05T23:39:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=aeaf74db-1600-0000-8185-44366d0c0000 pid=3181 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=d7cb92dd-1600-0000-8185-4436720c0000 pid=3186 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=aeaf74db-1600-0000-8185-44366d0c0000 pid=3181->guuid=d7cb92dd-1600-0000-8185-4436720c0000 pid=3186 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Moobot
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
76 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Yara detected Mirai
Yara detected Moobot
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1789439 Sample: edu.mpsl.elf Startdate: 06/10/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 76 22 79.137.204.114, 38624, 38636, 38648 PSKSET-ASRU Russian Federation 2->22 24 158.94.209.198, 50240, 50254, 50266 JANETJiscServicesLimitedGB United Kingdom 2->24 26 9 other IPs or domains 2->26 28 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->28 30 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->30 32 Yara detected Moobot 2->32 34 Yara detected Mirai 2->34 9 edu.mpsl.elf 2->9         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        14 dash rm 2->14         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 36 Sample deletes itself 9->36 16 edu.mpsl.elf 9->16         started        process6 process7 18 edu.mpsl.elf 16->18         started        process8 20 edu.mpsl.elf 18->20         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-05 23:23:38 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 38 (39.47%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
credential_access defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_AllMal_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:CrossPlatform All Malwares Detector: Detect PE, ELF, Mach-O, scripts, archives; overlay, obfuscation, encryption, spoofing, hiding, high entropy, network communication
Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:F01_s1ckrule
Author:s1ckb017
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


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Mirai

elf 4a4ef6f3723e0a8236cef9f2aa90c16e5013e05e4135d1631ea3dc0e263f302b

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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