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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 9 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5affeebe2db27b0f6039dd4bcea91946434369aeecf4ba95e152075aef5d627e
SHA3-384 hash: 20e55949a120ba5654a11a20338c02277a0b3784666aa6d2dd7fbcb9dbd694bd37b4136d32f0d3446d50d32a8fd5907c
SHA1 hash: 1516409f8cd80f0d308d5c4710362bbf8d04a55b
MD5 hash: a1d34ffa7dd03964b5ba2b85484aca85
humanhash: california-winter-virginia-equal
File name:pmpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:255'688 bytes
First seen:2026-10-17 14:28:28 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:YVSYEJkFNmDjuHoX3GZp9755NfjlCQOUnbJ5FsL/FkvnrDnyHVMBD/fHu2zzg2GX:tvkGfArcUbJ3s6HFzzjG34MYpiODEFj
TLSH T1C344F90AAB610FFBECABDD3702E91B0525CC641622A53F367674D918F54A64F0AD3C78
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 :
95
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Kills processes
Connection attempt
Opens a port
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bash lolbin
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-10-17T12:47:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-18T17:52:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=ccc10f6a-1a00-0000-d772-f05df10b0000 pid=3057 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=646fdc6e-1a00-0000-d772-f05df20b0000 pid=3058 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=ccc10f6a-1a00-0000-d772-f05df10b0000 pid=3057->guuid=646fdc6e-1a00-0000-d772-f05df20b0000 pid=3058 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-17 14:29:24 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
14 of 24 (58.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
credential_access defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads process memory
Enumerates running processes
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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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:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:NSVPS_Hydra_SSH_Bruteforce
Author:sanad (NSVPS-SOC)
Description:Hydra SSH brute-force campaign credentials pattern from NSVPS honeypot
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
Rule name:without_attachments
Author:Antonio Sanchez <asanchez@hispasec.com>
Description:Rule to detect the no presence of any attachment
Reference:http://laboratorio.blogs.hispasec.com/
Rule name:with_urls
Author:Antonio Sanchez <asanchez@hispasec.com>
Description:Rule to detect the presence of an or several urls
Reference:http://laboratorio.blogs.hispasec.com/

File information


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

Web download

Mirai

elf 5affeebe2db27b0f6039dd4bcea91946434369aeecf4ba95e152075aef5d627e

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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