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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 11 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 506f28c3462aca6dc83a12c042a94ef14c89db4518d880fcba43fc730dfb8c13
SHA3-384 hash: f50f271962a20eeb7fe66d6283ffca6d8379df6564caef62f577e253eb58f80a7f23f1dec6d8ea8d22253ec159e89870
SHA1 hash: 0cd41a7503c9ed8be43ef8067379d63548ce87fb
MD5 hash: 24abbe46300a11738a283ccc9c398975
humanhash: carbon-lactose-uniform-carbon
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:134'368 bytes
First seen:2026-10-26 17:26:22 UTC
Last seen:2026-10-27 03:27:17 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:XJQT5SdsKBSsooJZboeLhrF7wJ04lYPhvyKg86KuZmn+jre8PL1:XJQlusKBfoo3EetrWsPsKtXimnUrx1
TLSH T1C1D32A07BFA10FFBD85BCE3702EB0B21158DD95A23926B367138DD68B64728A16D3D50
telfhash t1f4311e755b22a1166960dd68ddfe87b1a51a83131784ff33ef2688cc240a04ee72bc4f
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 torii

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
90
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file
Removes directories
Opens a port
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Deleting a recently created file
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
botnet gcc mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-10-26T13:14:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-27T19:22:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=542bbf21-1700-0000-c417-b7e9ea0e0000 pid=3818 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=23b98223-1700-0000-c417-b7e9f20e0000 pid=3826 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=542bbf21-1700-0000-c417-b7e9ea0e0000 pid=3818->guuid=23b98223-1700-0000-c417-b7e9f20e0000 pid=3826 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-26 17:27:21 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 36 (52.78%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Deletes Audit logs
Deletes itself
Deletes journal logs
Renames itself
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
kittycattos.dyn
catsarecool.gopher
ihateyou.indy
ilikecats.parody
catsliketo.pirate
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YARA Signatures


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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:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
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:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MAL_ARM_LNX_Mirai_Mar13_2022
Author:Mehmet Ali Kerimoglu a.k.a. CYB3RMX
Description:Detects new ARM Mirai variant
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware_RID2EF6
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
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

File information


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

Web download

Mirai

elf 506f28c3462aca6dc83a12c042a94ef14c89db4518d880fcba43fc730dfb8c13

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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