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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 792a1d23facca2d92d23d0a87b6ae44125a32fca00bf960e47bd65e033c7922c
SHA3-384 hash: 67c6033e4ae2d95ea4c619d7701d709e9e06f6bd9748a1aede1a6e12dd9ce8a06727adfa190ba84a037ab24b6696049e
SHA1 hash: 4e785e3299d8bc4d9c21396ef5e607c127914ece
MD5 hash: cb3c38f259160c7d31f80a93b96fc4a5
humanhash: cardinal-seven-fillet-double
File name:nz.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:161'084 bytes
First seen:2026-08-04 06:36:27 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:Xt7RGbzswcT+NcdwLty5l6Gl7UxbGuyZtksf02mUzohWhIhH6:XpRGbzX0+NcdwLtKlTl7UxbGuyZtksf/
TLSH T1C3F30905BB610EF7E85FCC3706E9270128CDA51622B97B76B534D858F64B28B26E3D70
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 769fcbb7d814d067fced470328682301f7f78353cd34160c8edb7ef9bc7d6b60
File size (compressed) :52'796 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :161'084 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Packed file: 769fcbb7d814d067fced470328682301f7f78353cd34160c8edb7ef9bc7d6b60

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
84
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
DNS request
Sends data to a server
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
Connection attempt
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-08-04T04:12:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-08-04T04:43:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=efd8e74c-1900-0000-a41d-b4a29e0c0000 pid=3230 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=ae922750-1900-0000-a41d-b4a2a20c0000 pid=3234 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=efd8e74c-1900-0000-a41d-b4a29e0c0000 pid=3230->guuid=ae922750-1900-0000-a41d-b4a2a20c0000 pid=3234 execve
Gathering data
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-04 06:37:23 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
s3o65awrf56.net
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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:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware_RID2EF6
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious single byte XORed keyword 'Mozilla/5.0' - it uses yara's XOR modifier and therefore cannot print the XOR key. You can use the CyberChef recipe linked in the reference field to brute force the used key.
Reference:https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/#recipe=XOR_Brute_Force()
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_RID2DB4
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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

Web download

Mirai

elf 792a1d23facca2d92d23d0a87b6ae44125a32fca00bf960e47bd65e033c7922c

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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