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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5996b2afd6c3ee59ab6660bbfa929eb889ba60914192fc8d3ab439a152cba1db
SHA3-384 hash: ade673a2c8cbc6b2bf5d68ed511743bfb7fc9677d273a4857ba7e185278b1599a7921d344fbb293fc163fa2c5f3c88ee
SHA1 hash: 980648ca92c8896a1ca2f139776fbcb243430f18
MD5 hash: eebd643201db5304d0ae1d69b04a52fa
humanhash: kentucky-hamper-hydrogen-william
File name:Tsun.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:255'388 bytes
First seen:2025-05-16 12:14:30 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 6144:3Jz4rwAjBWMB6b8Wt+jR2wy8HnbhJ8izXn14g7ZP:3Jz4bbhJjzWG
TLSH T1BC44E71A7FA10EF7ECABDD3742E91B0528DC640A22A93B353670D524F54B64B1AD3CB4
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 3f6efeb115b2c69c73c25799395824bd428024cdcc708036eeafe23cc08096ee
File size (compressed) :72'916 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :255'388 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Packed file: 3f6efeb115b2c69c73c25799395824bd428024cdcc708036eeafe23cc08096ee

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
98
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
lolbin masquerade obfuscated obfuscated remote
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
7
Number of processes launched:
1
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
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1691893 Sample: Tsun.mpsl.elf Startdate: 16/05/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 27 203.25.180.19, 23 WA-GOVERNMENT-AS-APWAGovernmentprojectAU China 2->27 29 37.244.222.159, 23 VIPNET-AS3GGSMandInternetServiceProviderHR Croatia (LOCAL Name: Hrvatska) 2->29 31 99 other IPs or domains 2->31 35 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->35 37 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->37 39 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->39 41 Yara detected Mirai 2->41 8 Tsun.mpsl.elf 2->8         started        10 xfce4-panel wrapper-2.0 2->10         started        12 xfce4-panel wrapper-2.0 2->12         started        14 7 other processes 2->14 signatures3 process4 process5 16 Tsun.mpsl.elf 8->16         started        19 Tsun.mpsl.elf 8->19         started        21 Tsun.mpsl.elf 8->21         started        23 wrapper-2.0 xfpm-power-backlight-helper 10->23         started        signatures6 33 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 16->33 25 Tsun.mpsl.elf 19->25         started        process7
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-05-16 12:16:13 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 23 (73.91%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Contacts a large (1627) amount of remote hosts
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135870-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8 Linux_Gafgyt_May_2024
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_Yakuza
Author:NDA0E
Description:Yakuza botnet
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:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious single byte XORed keyword 'Mozilla/5.0' - it uses yara's XOR modifier and therefore cannot print the XOR key. You can use the CyberChef recipe linked in the reference field to brute force the used key.
Reference:https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/#recipe=XOR_Brute_Force()
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_RID2DB4
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:Internal Research

File information


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

Web download

Mirai

elf 5996b2afd6c3ee59ab6660bbfa929eb889ba60914192fc8d3ab439a152cba1db

(this sample)

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh

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