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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 714f761f1994d2c647aa8feeee06272f5ede71dc704842d9bee2141fa94c22a8
SHA3-384 hash: b8369724910354c3bb0150d7efff886e9d54176cdb9ef4b3ea196d515f5b29242ea9c0a4603c226476e3ad362b428058
SHA1 hash: 613b1d89e966d13a908312cde6034ee59a5c0339
MD5 hash: 2adde2089642dd828ff4444178207309
humanhash: solar-juliet-missouri-east
File name:putita.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:185'036 bytes
First seen:2026-07-20 15:51:33 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-sharedlib
ssdeep 3072:kq5xkWiCkjXT9nWSGpWk/xipYoE5zQjYnIvINpEfX5ft1DL:j5xZiCkjXxnWSGpWk/xipYoKnIvE4frX
TLSH T126044B49BE342BEBC05FCE30052E930B11DD945FA2F6B779A678CD4C399A24859F3894
telfhash t16a31cfb08b7b65119ac5c7ec88edb75a491e8515470adf33fd3180ac90260ede22ad4f
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


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 e88bf785ff3ee84df31a16ce5b6f9ecfc38cce7e5c01bdfb2dcdca21f33dbbf0
File size (compressed) :85'496 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :185'036 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Packed file: e88bf785ff3ee84df31a16ce5b6f9ecfc38cce7e5c01bdfb2dcdca21f33dbbf0

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
122
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
Sets a written file as executable
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Launching a process
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Sends data to a server
Changes access rights for a written file
Creating a file
Creates or modifies symbolic links
Substitutes an application name
Writes files to system directory
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files to set up autorun
Deleting of the original file
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc masquerade
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-07-20T13:11:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-21T17:47:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=43f824b4-1800-0000-cdc0-137e160c0000 pid=3094 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=b9e9aab7-1800-0000-cdc0-137e180c0000 pid=3096 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=43f824b4-1800-0000-cdc0-137e160c0000 pid=3094->guuid=b9e9aab7-1800-0000-cdc0-137e180c0000 pid=3096 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Contains symbols with names commonly found in malware
Drops files in suspicious directories
Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence
Modifies the '.bashrc' or '.bash_profile' file typically for persisting actions
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Protects files from modification
Sample deletes itself
Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1945335 Sample: putita.mpsl.elf Startdate: 20/07/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 53 64.89.163.215, 60654, 60656, 60658 NETIFACE-TORONTO-NetifaceAmericaIncUS Germany 2->53 55 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->55 57 3 other IPs or domains 2->57 59 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->59 61 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->61 63 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->63 65 2 other signatures 2->65 9 putita.mpsl.elf 2->9         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 dash rm 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 file5 43 /usr/lib/kworker-helper, ELF 9->43 dropped 45 /root/.bashrc, ASCII 9->45 dropped 47 /etc/systemd/system/kworker-helper.service, ASCII 9->47 dropped 49 3 other malicious files 9->49 dropped 71 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 9->71 73 Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile 9->73 75 Drops files in suspicious directories 9->75 77 3 other signatures 9->77 17 putita.mpsl.elf sh 9->17         started        19 putita.mpsl.elf sh 9->19         started        21 putita.mpsl.elf chattr 9->21         started        24 6 other processes 9->24 signatures6 process7 signatures8 26 sh crontab 17->26         started        30 sh 17->30         started        32 sh crontab 19->32         started        67 Protects files from modification 21->67 34 putita.mpsl.elf 24->34         started        36 putita.mpsl.elf 24->36         started        38 putita.mpsl.elf 24->38         started        process9 file10 51 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.VTsBwS, ASCII 26->51 dropped 79 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 26->79 81 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 26->81 40 sh crontab 30->40         started        signatures11 process12 signatures13 69 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 40->69
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-07-20 15:52:59 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (SO)
AV detection:
13 of 24 (54.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion execution persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Modifies Bash startup script
Creates/modifies Cron job
Creates/modifies environment variables
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Modifies systemd
Deletes itself
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:elf_arm_mips_ko_so
Rule name:ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 714f761f1994d2c647aa8feeee06272f5ede71dc704842d9bee2141fa94c22a8

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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