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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5e871e0b378818f970f9c66a04ca0edb9ecfa9d9cb3f4c84d5d450774530a5b0
SHA3-384 hash: 8facc3a2ad268540a8bcf251906457c97004bd26a9d88156d085b81140d02afff0b907194a92ece3492df07075cd7647
SHA1 hash: 6f2f76e1bab41b23046e3dbc2196637032115835
MD5 hash: 55bbd88efd7552dcbb1e9f0da3654836
humanhash: montana-emma-butter-fish
File name:pmpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:38'112 bytes
First seen:2026-09-26 01:05:29 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:LVyIwYjG0JFpDlVHC4wT3IMM+kn4QKuFG//WN:LVyYjXJHlRLwT3IMMxouM4
TLSH T1F003E19ED9A0ACC6C94E1CFF165D432A8E0971E213A7C78CE2044CCC7BAF85372198A5
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) :38'112 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :97'736 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Unpacked file: 026fd2ca1011f46ecf8513ef9e7c74b5e7b9a0fca4dc818fecc5da4a20942b26

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
92
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Kills processes
Creating a file
Sends data to a server
Kills critical processes
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-09-25T22:27:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-27T18:54:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=08f3da4f-1b00-0000-f7bc-467c72070000 pid=1906 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=7399da52-1b00-0000-f7bc-467c73070000 pid=1907 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=08f3da4f-1b00-0000-f7bc-467c72070000 pid=1906->guuid=7399da52-1b00-0000-f7bc-467c73070000 pid=1907 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
76 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample is packed with UPX
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1978413 Sample: pmpsl.elf Startdate: 26/09/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 76 24 64.89.160.48, 18129, 53600 GHOSTYNETWORKSUS Luxembourg 2->24 26 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->26 28 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->28 30 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->30 32 Yara detected Mirai 2->32 34 Sample is packed with UPX 2->34 8 pmpsl.elf 2->8         started        11 xfce4-session xfdesktop 2->11         started        13 xfce4-session xfdesktop 2->13         started        15 8 other processes 2->15 signatures3 process4 signatures5 38 Sample deletes itself 8->38 17 pmpsl.elf 8->17         started        process6 process7 19 pmpsl.elf 17->19         started        22 pmpsl.elf 17->22         started        signatures8 36 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 19->36
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-26 01:06:39 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 24 (62.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to shm directory
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Family: Mirai
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_IoT_DVR_Botnet_Hama_UPX
Author:Serhii Kocherhan
Description:Detects packed and unpacked ELF IoT/DVR botnet variants targeting UPX compression structures and uncompressed code
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:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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

Web download

Mirai

elf 5e871e0b378818f970f9c66a04ca0edb9ecfa9d9cb3f4c84d5d450774530a5b0

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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