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Database Entry


Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 596ed946bf28f2cb18cea61287884b9c32db91337e664bd034b7f7a1e4589b52
SHA3-384 hash: 501ea6deac3f7169fbad02e89379835028ab06f63a074f11b90d534a995f247507bd2d34d84e691560aef26207ccf1ac
SHA1 hash: 3a68e7798967df486f1b40abe0b9523cecd97019
MD5 hash: 1c096b8d73a0bff9eb16dfc4fbe11718
humanhash: apart-robert-six-nuts
File name:pmpsl
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Signature Mirai
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File size:97'736 bytes
First seen:2026-08-12 05:29:39 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:LvGefaZSdtdn4/xl4ExO29zyN0ZNhdZp54crFCZeLs/h5J:LOefaZSdQ59zm0Hr6eoJ
TLSH T1F0A3F506BB650FF7DC6FCD3706A9070225CCA51B22B83B367674C928B50B65B4AE3874
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-dec


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abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 df40478ef5f5b877bdb523bb3a87e2210bcd3cc84f8f27699558e7ee9495a09d
File size (compressed) :38'096 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :97'736 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Packed file: df40478ef5f5b877bdb523bb3a87e2210bcd3cc84f8f27699558e7ee9495a09d

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
44
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Link:
https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/24ad3536-5961-4556-bccb-33a28d602093/
Detection(s):
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9858729-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-10017641-0
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Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Kills processes
Opens a port
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bash lolbin
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6a7c050ec008a3333ee28eda/reports/5e36eec1-2ba1-4d03-8fc6-1b5f24e6524d/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-08-12T03:44:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-08-13T03:11:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/596ed946bf28f2cb18cea61287884b9c32db91337e664bd034b7f7a1e4589b52/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/d852a9b6-1436-40fc-9ba2-2ff9a9341baa
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=061e3007-1900-0000-f755-41d05d0d0000 pid=3421 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=2a642909-1900-0000-f755-41d0650d0000 pid=3429 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=061e3007-1900-0000-f755-41d05d0d0000 pid=3421->guuid=2a642909-1900-0000-f755-41d0650d0000 pid=3429 execve
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/4094452c-c94a-40e4-a4ac-b68ba68a3314
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/596ed946bf28f2cb18cea61287884b9c32db91337e664bd034b7f7a1e4589b52
Detection:
mirai
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/596ed946bf28f2cb18cea61287884b9c32db91337e664bd034b7f7a1e4589b52/
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-12 05:33:13 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 23 (65.22%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=lfxnsrv7fdzmwggouyjipccltqznxejtpztexubuw732dzcytnja._file
Result
Malware family:
mirai
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260812-f7j4msaf48/
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to shm directory
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/596ed946bf28f2cb18cea61287884b9c32db91337e664bd034b7f7a1e4589b52

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:ELF_Mirai
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Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
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Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
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Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:telebot_framework
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Author:vietdx.mb
Rule name:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE
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Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:unixredflags3
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information

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Web download

Mirai

elf df40478ef5f5b877bdb523bb3a87e2210bcd3cc84f8f27699558e7ee9495a09d

Mirai

elf 596ed946bf28f2cb18cea61287884b9c32db91337e664bd034b7f7a1e4589b52

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
SHA256 df40478ef5f5b877bdb523bb3a87e2210bcd3cc84f8f27699558e7ee9495a09d
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3902558/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
  
Dropped by
MD5 7ee503571ceb866bad6d8255b4bafd12

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