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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 879534cf1ae4c7e159ec35c4880f67d91eec5b0dbd62d45e325eedcac2393658
SHA3-384 hash: 38ed8d61b105ec1b3afbdc00f66a75d1a8468d2d88fb54b2e024411b3c736e24a79fa1f7096e44c292811974fdc453c2
SHA1 hash: 72bd1b6a90548e67623f3172ea87d3883a34b15c
MD5 hash: d982dc817991c5b655f37221781b1450
humanhash: delaware-louisiana-washington-thirteen
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:203'464 bytes
First seen:2026-03-21 21:38:01 UTC
Last seen:2026-03-22 10:01:32 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:ENhfQgkNIimubzfeKgRmllVP0Nd1bewT/:ENhfQ1NI4vfe4TEd1b
TLSH T13C14D719AB510FBBDC6FDE3702EA070539CCA51722A43B3A3674D528F54A54F4AE3C68
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 :
2
# of downloads :
118
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
DNS request
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gafgyt mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
7
Number of processes launched:
1
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
64 / 100
Signature
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Yara detected Gafgyt
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-21 21:38:35 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
11 of 24 (45.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
n/a
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
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


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Web download

Mirai

elf 879534cf1ae4c7e159ec35c4880f67d91eec5b0dbd62d45e325eedcac2393658

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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