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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 55a15a5a105df4c7115d565c361ac46e43c778aae0155fad46fa8a0e61562b29
SHA3-384 hash: aa64a11b88f1434726baa33ed71278af281a7716257afb185f1b76c7784779527d43c3f176f0a4a0602a76674f2ece33
SHA1 hash: f9d6bf56d12f6c8a048d301499b108496d1cb793
MD5 hash: f21d962482e011781ffcbda2d3b88b64
humanhash: mike-saturn-fruit-august
File name:Polar.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:73'256 bytes
First seen:2025-11-18 17:24:00 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:00McAnMSQoS442lT3B1WGRYk9D+jTBWwPvGG3tYGMdjbxHC9XlrNLln:00MQSQIpl7B1LeoijTBWWvrm9C9XlBF
TLSH T12663025DBEA4682AC93DD47AB04B3269FEC0C4E3630E1F8CD37EC6C8C58552AB985475
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 UPX
File size (compressed) :73'256 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :233'064 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Unpacked file: fd54c6134cf99a964d27f3829fc7176d126c8c5495c30efa3c3a4f6e2492f282

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
69
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
DNS request
Connection attempt
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
7
Number of processes launched:
2
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:
2025-11-18T14:45:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-18T17:41:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=5b263a5c-1a00-0000-4a3c-9be52f0a0000 pid=2607 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=fe97c15e-1a00-0000-4a3c-9be5380a0000 pid=2616 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=5b263a5c-1a00-0000-4a3c-9be52f0a0000 pid=2607->guuid=fe97c15e-1a00-0000-4a3c-9be5380a0000 pid=2616 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
72 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Sample is packed with UPX
Uses dynamic DNS services
Yara detected Gafgyt
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1816300 Sample: Polar.mpsl.elf Startdate: 18/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 72 36 uraniumc2.ddns.net 2->36 38 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->38 40 4 other IPs or domains 2->40 42 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->42 44 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->44 46 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->46 48 Sample is packed with UPX 2->48 10 Polar.mpsl.elf 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        14 dash rm 2->14         started        16 python3.8 dpkg 2->16         started        signatures3 50 Uses dynamic DNS services 36->50 process4 process5 18 Polar.mpsl.elf 10->18         started        20 Polar.mpsl.elf 10->20         started        22 Polar.mpsl.elf 10->22         started        process6 24 Polar.mpsl.elf 18->24         started        26 Polar.mpsl.elf 18->26         started        28 Polar.mpsl.elf 20->28         started        process7 30 Polar.mpsl.elf 24->30         started        32 Polar.mpsl.elf 28->32         started        process8 34 Polar.mpsl.elf 30->34         started       
Gathering data
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Mirai
Mirai family
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 55a15a5a105df4c7115d565c361ac46e43c778aae0155fad46fa8a0e61562b29

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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