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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 4c8d12e5d810d705aa4b58e4ff1f5778a70b60bbd85486da1e75e422e67a282f
SHA3-384 hash: bacaffc343aac0c58d86869503665ed855bd3997e739d4385985b13fed7725c24a1f1bb116b857b4156e788496ff2b5c
SHA1 hash: b7ea691ebe40337d8eb61190f8d1f21641eae02c
MD5 hash: 18267eadcafe0113c403dae7f83c4f1e
humanhash: connecticut-montana-oregon-early
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:124'232 bytes
First seen:2026-06-01 07:24:11 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:msRXsgbl8tVa6DZhPejKD1MypIT1Vtthrs:p5beV/DZhPgW1MypI3ttW
TLSH T142C3E706BF600EFBE86BCD3746B90B46258CA51622A83F757538D918FA4B50F16E3C74
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 :
75
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
DNS request
Opens a port
Creating a file
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=7afeef27-1700-0000-5c5a-df7f180e0000 pid=3608 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=46ac9129-1700-0000-5c5a-df7f220e0000 pid=3618 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=7afeef27-1700-0000-5c5a-df7f180e0000 pid=3608->guuid=46ac9129-1700-0000-5c5a-df7f220e0000 pid=3618 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-06-01 04:46:03 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
11 of 36 (30.56%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
Contacts a large (32628) 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: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:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags
Rule name:woof_mirai_variant
Author:Nokia Deepfield ERT
Description:Detects Woof Mirai variant (ChaCha20 table, HTTP C2 with token/guid, .woof dropper)
Reference:Internal analysis of sample 6ef4ce02

File information


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

Web download

Mirai

elf 4c8d12e5d810d705aa4b58e4ff1f5778a70b60bbd85486da1e75e422e67a282f

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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