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Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 9 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 7f163d45fef16ddfc392d08467fbe4e661666921a70ff4e57dc28f066ec4982b
SHA3-384 hash: 1eb8f5e6d7c9c936992f177230e227b76fda60cfe49753c4742237e28b4336da3f5aa4b3b7ebfd3e2023ff8fbf15ab96
SHA1 hash: d531792f7fc20ac55a59960910c87014fb8ac465
MD5 hash: 07c2ba2897ecf32e95bb9d7924c84b84
humanhash: paris-nine-winner-dakota
File name:main_mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:249'160 bytes
First seen:2026-06-30 14:56:22 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:ZJI6WoQBohjTib40yHxF7R2djhUAPZd+iBXZlDkia+oIjckMqysvgIfCP0:XbcoJTib7hBZd+mj2MUlsvgwC
TLSH T10634F816AB710FFBCCABCE3742EA0B4634DC505B22A53B353674D524F44A54BA9E3CA4
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 :
1
# of downloads :
85
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Changes access rights for a written file
Creating a file
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Sets a written file as executable
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Launching a process
Kills processes
Substitutes an application name
Writes files to system directory
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Deleting of the original file
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files to set up autorun
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bash dropper lolbin mirai
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-06-30 14:57:18 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
14 of 36 (38.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet credential_access defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to shm directory
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Modifies Bash startup script
Reads process memory
Creates/modifies Cron job
Creates/modifies environment variables
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies rc script
Write file to user bin folder
Writes file to system bin folder
Deletes itself
Contacts a large (142489) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Family: Mirai
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_Yakuza
Author:NDA0E
Description:Yakuza botnet
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:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
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
Rule name:woof_mirai_variant
Author:Nokia Deepfield ERT
Description:Detects Woof Mirai variant (ChaCha20 table, HTTP C2 with token/guid, .woof dropper)
Reference:Internal analysis of sample 6ef4ce02

File information


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

Web download

Mirai

elf 7f163d45fef16ddfc392d08467fbe4e661666921a70ff4e57dc28f066ec4982b

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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