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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 72db02328002e64372d2eb1b297e3c8a391585a31aed1954b3fcff6d90fbfab4
SHA3-384 hash: 7b421c55e4ff343975af134418a45f5c754b1d56cf51010b03d4d046bc55ca1a9d7bfdcbf93372f3b319c9e21e8b7ff3
SHA1 hash: 8ef93cd5fa26ee58426feafa676db34117d33c7d
MD5 hash: 2472379d163aa13922c4813906f78f05
humanhash: sad-pluto-pizza-wisconsin
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:170'076 bytes
First seen:2025-12-25 22:14:56 UTC
Last seen:2025-12-26 17:09:46 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:vc144Z7JdcJ2MDo2MlKDH+UKRFNlTmzRxWttSvuCMbhWK:vca4Z7JdcJ1c1l6H+1ToRMPSvuCPK
TLSH T17DF3FA0A7B150EFBE89BCC3F05B8270524CC585B22E9BB3AB934D518B54B15B5BE3970
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 :
5
# of downloads :
77
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-12-25T19:32:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-12-26T12:48:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=dc43aaab-1800-0000-a288-d90a59090000 pid=2393 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=a7487dae-1800-0000-a288-d90a5d090000 pid=2397 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=dc43aaab-1800-0000-a288-d90a59090000 pid=2393->guuid=a7487dae-1800-0000-a288-d90a5d090000 pid=2397 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Moobot
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Mirai
Yara detected Moobot
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1839478 Sample: mpsl.elf Startdate: 25/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 19 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->19 21 46.151.182.229, 1999, 32988, 32990 CRONON-ASObermuensterstr9DE Ukraine 2->21 23 daisy.ubuntu.com 162.213.35.25, 443, 47300 CANONICAL-ASGB United States 2->23 25 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->25 27 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->27 29 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->29 31 2 other signatures 2->31 7 mpsl.elf 2->7         started        9 python3.8 dpkg 2->9         started        signatures3 process4 process5 11 mpsl.elf 7->11         started        13 mpsl.elf 7->13         started        15 mpsl.elf 7->15         started        17 mpsl.elf 7->17         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-25 22:16:19 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 36 (44.44%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai defense_evasion
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135890-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c Linux_Gafgyt_May_2024
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via unique string 'npxXoudifFeEgGaACScs'
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: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 72db02328002e64372d2eb1b297e3c8a391585a31aed1954b3fcff6d90fbfab4

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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