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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5e990336c9c7e5b0996354752be5ff2c67820de54fb9d1e620e99a18aa143a7b
SHA3-384 hash: b1a3bbf43b57cc642ffb5967929af71977619fd734ba897f15a9b8609f343166460c45473f12c20100de42e4250d2ad3
SHA1 hash: 0697eafa22a9c55d1807b0d217f118c64c39f331
MD5 hash: 422064c2a4739175bccfa87ec9502a6f
humanhash: oven-single-social-purple
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:75'832 bytes
First seen:2025-10-10 03:52:38 UTC
Last seen:2025-10-10 04:24:38 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:xBZ1Ls+XBel9RAl4H6bIuoQ8w7Hyy1wVpKC:xBbY+XBel9o4Hww1
TLSH T1DB73D519BF610FBBEC6FDD370AA91B4528CC951A21A87B357934C518F24B34F19E38A4
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 :
2
# of downloads :
61
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Creating a file
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
obfuscated
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
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-10-10T01:01:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-10T05:45:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.fg
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=be990018-1900-0000-b5bb-922eb0120000 pid=4784 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=023f311a-1900-0000-b5bb-922eba120000 pid=4794 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=be990018-1900-0000-b5bb-922eb0120000 pid=4784->guuid=023f311a-1900-0000-b5bb-922eba120000 pid=4794 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
52 / 100
Signature
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sends malformed DNS queries
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1792547 Sample: mpsl.elf Startdate: 10/10/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 52 22 serisbot.geek. [malformed] 2->22 24 207.158.205.193 XO-AS15US United States 2->24 26 100 other IPs or domains 2->26 28 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->28 8 mpsl.elf 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        signatures3 30 Sends malformed DNS queries 22->30 process4 process5 14 mpsl.elf 8->14         started        process6 16 mpsl.elf 14->16         started        18 mpsl.elf 14->18         started        20 mpsl.elf 14->20         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-10 03:54:31 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
12 of 24 (50.00%)
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 system network configuration
Reads process memory
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Renames itself
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 5e990336c9c7e5b0996354752be5ff2c67820de54fb9d1e620e99a18aa143a7b

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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