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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 80f9edfebef5587d3f64e4bed48efcc7f34e105c1443e19e40d4f64581f3c66e
SHA3-384 hash: 62fc25948627a95c62c23f8eb24317e603364a4a6e28add25b75696154fda8e3bb484f24cd44f9a238c5d427dd65c433
SHA1 hash: 410e197ced5a75126d15916af5c8fb043de955a1
MD5 hash: 63bbe6172444df13e4ea94b5a047512d
humanhash: alpha-hydrogen-tango-yellow
File name:boatnet.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:38'036 bytes
First seen:2026-01-18 18:32:58 UTC
Last seen:2026-01-19 16:47:47 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:Tk7G0SfuFafwQTeaNjZQ57qtZmw2V2QWqY:A7G0BuHZI7q2jlY
TLSH T16803E12BCE6474C6D1AE583E634E07708681B0C972E4AB6C33748C91E525E2FB5CB275
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
File size (compressed) :38'036 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :109'908 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Unpacked file: 7dc452468e1159ea23b604a5dd95866d7a5b333a39c06e94f8e9f6328a1cd415

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
38
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
botnet masquerade mirai packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-01-18T15:31:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-18T17:28:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=e1f80937-1a00-0000-6ffd-6729640a0000 pid=2660 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=8ca06939-1a00-0000-6ffd-67296d0a0000 pid=2669 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=e1f80937-1a00-0000-6ffd-6729640a0000 pid=2660->guuid=8ca06939-1a00-0000-6ffd-67296d0a0000 pid=2669 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
Detected Mirai
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample is packed with UPX
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Writes identical ELF files to multiple locations
Yara detected Mirai
Yara detected ShellDownloader
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1852892 Sample: boatnet.mpsl.elf Startdate: 18/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 102 64.89.163.39, 3778, 39442, 39444 DIXIE-NETUS United States 2->102 106 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->106 108 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->108 110 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->110 112 6 other signatures 2->112 15 boatnet.mpsl.elf 2->15         started        17 xfce4-panel wrapper-2.0 2->17         started        19 xfce4-panel wrapper-2.0 2->19         started        21 7 other processes 2->21 signatures3 process4 process5 23 boatnet.mpsl.elf 15->23         started        26 boatnet.mpsl.elf 15->26         started        28 boatnet.mpsl.elf 15->28         started        30 wrapper-2.0 xfpm-power-backlight-helper 17->30         started        signatures6 120 Sample deletes itself 23->120 122 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 23->122 32 boatnet.mpsl.elf sh 23->32         started        124 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 26->124 process7 process8 34 sh 32->34         started        process9 36 sh sh 34->36         started        38 sh sleep 34->38         started        40 sh wget 34->40         started        42 2 other processes 34->42 process10 44 sh WTF 36->44         started        46 sh WTF 36->46         started        48 sh WTF 36->48         started        50 38 other processes 36->50 file11 54 WTF 44->54         started        57 WTF 44->57         started        59 WTF 44->59         started        61 WTF 46->61         started        68 2 other processes 46->68 63 WTF 48->63         started        70 2 other processes 48->70 94 /tmp/boatnet.mpsl, ELF 50->94 dropped 96 /tmp/boatnet.arm5, ELF 50->96 dropped 98 /tmp/boatnet.arm, ELF 50->98 dropped 100 2 other malicious files 50->100 dropped 104 Writes identical ELF files to multiple locations 50->104 65 WTF 50->65         started        72 5 other processes 50->72 signatures12 process13 file14 114 Sample deletes itself 54->114 116 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 54->116 74 WTF sh 54->74         started        118 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 57->118 76 WTF sh 61->76         started        78 WTF sh 63->78         started        92 /etc/cron.d/e2scrub_all, ASCII 65->92 dropped 80 WTF sh 65->80         started        signatures15 process16 process17 82 sh 74->82         started        84 sh 76->84         started        86 sh 78->86         started        88 sh 80->88         started        process18 90 sh sleep 82->90         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-18 18:27:09 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 36 (47.22%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:lzrd antivm botnet defense_evasion discovery persistence upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Writes file to tmp directory
Checks CPU configuration
Modifies rc script
Writes file to system bin folder
File and Directory Permissions Modification
Deletes itself
Executes dropped EXE
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Mirai
Mirai family
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 80f9edfebef5587d3f64e4bed48efcc7f34e105c1443e19e40d4f64581f3c66e

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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