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Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 53be0cfe9b9721769b1bc7db08102c77353101a5a5e141c68ea04cd76ca3b180
SHA3-384 hash: f92a305fc00ff8ad4a3542b3a7a6b9517fa4483065fa74625dfe0c98b32561faf01bb3cb74ab625dece680ab54363b70
SHA1 hash: d6ca3e60f82d520210d28f6db0244f53b8a43378
MD5 hash: 650e6f8fdaca2b7bff487dbfe6ea1288
humanhash: fillet-three-india-football
File name:Leyn.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
Create hunting rule
File size:280'628 bytes
First seen:2026-01-18 18:51:11 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 6144:lgahsAwhs+bDhdiOMzsPj21ukYXLxQb/b75oCtInUA+suv8:iioj/kY7xQ78
TLSH T13C54E80ABF610FFBD8AFCD3742E91706258C540722A86B397674D918F50B64F5AE3C64
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 :
41
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/d90f3841-44a0-422f-9b5a-bf3891c92de1/
Detection(s):
Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135890-0
Create hunting rule

Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135939-0
Create hunting rule

Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136025-0
Create hunting rule

Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/cf3599ee-24dd-4482-9b4b-ee5fcf2da23d
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=86a78cb9-1a00-0000-10f9-4ce6150b0000 pid=2837 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=b84b25bb-1a00-0000-10f9-4ce6190b0000 pid=2841 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=86a78cb9-1a00-0000-10f9-4ce6150b0000 pid=2837->guuid=b84b25bb-1a00-0000-10f9-4ce6190b0000 pid=2841 execve
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/5653f506-ae87-4664-80a2-fef7abe46ecb
Result
Threat name:
Mirai
Create hunting rule
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
92 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1852923
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Detected Mirai
Drops files in suspicious directories
Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1852923 Sample: Leyn.mpsl.elf Startdate: 18/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 92 59 193.32.162.76 2->59 61 154.65.219.211, 23 movicel-asAO Angola 2->61 63 99 other IPs or domains 2->63 75 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->75 77 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->77 79 Detected Mirai 2->79 81 2 other signatures 2->81 10 Leyn.mpsl.elf 2->10         started        12 systemd snapd-env-generator 2->12         started        14 systemd snapd-env-generator 2->14         started        signatures3 process4 process5 16 Leyn.mpsl.elf 10->16         started        20 Leyn.mpsl.elf sh 10->20         started        file6 55 /etc/init.d/update, POSIX 16->55 dropped 65 Drops files in suspicious directories 16->65 22 Leyn.mpsl.elf sh 16->22         started        24 Leyn.mpsl.elf sh 16->24         started        26 Leyn.mpsl.elf sh 16->26         started        30 6 other processes 16->30 28 sh ps 20->28         started        signatures7 process8 process9 32 sh crontab 22->32         started        36 sh 22->36         started        38 sh chmod 24->38         started        40 sh ln 26->40         started        42 sh update-rc.d 30->42         started        44 sh systemctl 30->44         started        46 sh systemctl 30->46         started        48 sh cp 30->48         started        file10 57 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.XNQb5y, data 32->57 dropped 67 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 32->67 69 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 32->69 50 sh crontab 36->50         started        71 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 38->71 53 update-rc.d systemctl 42->53         started        signatures11 process12 signatures13 73 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 50->73
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/53be0cfe9b9721769b1bc7db08102c77353101a5a5e141c68ea04cd76ca3b180
Detection:
mirai
Create hunting rule
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/53be0cfe9b9721769b1bc7db08102c77353101a5a5e141c68ea04cd76ca3b180/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.MIRAI
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/53be0cfe9b9721769b1bc7db08102c77353101a5a5e141c68ea04cd76ca3b180
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Create hunting rule
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-18 18:18:48 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
14 of 36 (38.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=ko7az7u3s4qxngy3y7nqqebmo42tcanfuxqudruoubgno3fdwgaa._file
Result
Malware family:
mirai
Create hunting rule
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai antivm defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260118-xhp22adv9a/
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
Checks CPU configuration
Reads CPU attributes
Reads system network configuration
Creates/modifies Cron job
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
File and Directory Permissions Modification
Contacts a large (69789) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135890-0
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/a69cf360-86e1-4a9d-8947-8948dcfe33d3
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures

MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:dsc
Create hunting rule
Author:Aaron DeVera
Description:Discord domains
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: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 53be0cfe9b9721769b1bc7db08102c77353101a5a5e141c68ea04cd76ca3b180

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3759865/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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