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Database Entry


Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 4a52d3fe38702fe6b29cd96e7d75ff528c956a673138b0d8b619935fd447a301
SHA3-384 hash: e1ba44690899935cba45139d854f670f6cd668840fac2d77a5a0082fb0bfbbc0861d5ff29782275f8762e8ed58ef4a69
SHA1 hash: c237b03e50f71e20bd35f7cb06d02f85b4d33256
MD5 hash: aecec3b6d6b0aab4d79fcf8fa21f3ce0
humanhash: purple-eighteen-lake-gee
File name:shadow.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
Create hunting rule
File size:96'200 bytes
First seen:2025-12-21 20:30:31 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:kvJg1OSZrutk0zJ4kGenqgTzWYPZ2EVzS:kvJg9hf0F4KZ
TLSH T1D693A6197FB25FE7E86ECC3705D81B4924CC170621697B3ABD38D464FA4A65B0AD38B0
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

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
60
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Link:
https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/3eb57004-b741-4d40-97b6-cb0eae478e68/
Detection(s):
Sanesecurity.Malware.29052.TSource.UNOFFICIAL
Create hunting rule

Unix.Trojan.Mirai-1
Create hunting rule

Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Kills processes
Creating a file
Opens a port
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/694859133f8fdbf8e94dc676/reports/95f8cfdc-9025-4fd0-af38-fa595bf137db/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-12-21T14:59:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-12-21T20:00:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.ge HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.gen HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.fg
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/4a52d3fe38702fe6b29cd96e7d75ff528c956a673138b0d8b619935fd447a301/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/ee6c1811-25e9-410f-a7f6-3141ee59dc7f
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=69d3ad19-1f00-0000-ad7e-72937a070000 pid=1914 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=7db69f1b-1f00-0000-ad7e-72937e070000 pid=1918 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=69d3ad19-1f00-0000-ad7e-72937a070000 pid=1914->guuid=7db69f1b-1f00-0000-ad7e-72937e070000 pid=1918 execve
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/8079980b-dab8-41d7-9fa0-04f820074c38
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
56 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1837285
Signature
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Performs DNS TXT record lookups
Sample deletes itself
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1837285 Sample: shadow.mpsl.elf Startdate: 21/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 56 18 kurol.io 2->18 20 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->20 9 shadow.mpsl.elf 2->9         started        signatures3 22 Performs DNS TXT record lookups 18->22 process4 signatures5 24 Sample deletes itself 9->24 12 shadow.mpsl.elf 9->12         started        process6 process7 14 shadow.mpsl.elf 12->14         started        process8 16 shadow.mpsl.elf 14->16         started       
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/4a52d3fe38702fe6b29cd96e7d75ff528c956a673138b0d8b619935fd447a301
Detection:
mirai
Create hunting rule
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/4a52d3fe38702fe6b29cd96e7d75ff528c956a673138b0d8b619935fd447a301/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.MIRAI
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/4a52d3fe38702fe6b29cd96e7d75ff528c956a673138b0d8b619935fd447a301
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Create hunting rule
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-21 20:31:19 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 38 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=jjjnh7ryoax6nmu43fxh25p7kkgjk2thge4lbwfwdgjv7vchumaq._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery upx
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/251221-zahn4asqbl/
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-1
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/1c366554-d2d3-46a2-8464-72230e9cc83c
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YARA Signatures

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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Create hunting rule
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:unixredflags3
Create hunting rule
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information

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Web download

Mirai

elf 4a52d3fe38702fe6b29cd96e7d75ff528c956a673138b0d8b619935fd447a301

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3739056/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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