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Database Entry


Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 8a8ec0af1638935637d17fdfc0d3ac48ab2cd59dbb385e24afc7e32e0fc49b0d
SHA3-384 hash: c370bdd05170ed289accb4b04e85e9a15ba4daf45e919afbe9a838b22c7da5b5e96b2e9f6cd8f0dcc512ab2de38bdcfd
SHA1 hash: 3a62293eb83185f03fcbb90edc626c69a08add19
MD5 hash: 60f9effabcc1878d60f1cf28c410804b
humanhash: magnesium-pluto-early-wisconsin
File name:putita.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
Create hunting rule
File size:140'004 bytes
First seen:2026-08-24 15:20:33 UTC
Last seen:2026-08-25 17:09:53 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-sharedlib
ssdeep 3072:8HawOSO2uMoKGNZcIGHtWZBfRENBxmls86IKEgy0RomNz0P:8qnVMothGODE4+2sW
TLSH T198D3121DFC7087BCF2725AB07B136A364033CB6E9EBA0F775A6457B85982495CD108AC
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai UPX
File size (compressed) :140'004 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :287'384 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Unpacked file: 41ceaf7915fb607afcc0d34043817aab3c81b41b81731901c43e87d93729d600

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
52
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Details
Link:
https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/f3cf672c-55ae-426d-9bb7-5df6b3ab007f/
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file
Sets a written file as executable
Runs as daemon
Creates or modifies symbolic links
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Opens a port
Connection attempt
Launching a process
Changes access rights for a written file
Writes files to system directory
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files to set up autorun
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade mirai packed upx
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6a8c61697d20f4beaaaa5c0f/reports/447666ce-4e1c-4511-8c1b-69525f477e5c/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-08-24T13:31:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-08-25T23:28:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/8a8ec0af1638935637d17fdfc0d3ac48ab2cd59dbb385e24afc7e32e0fc49b0d/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/8c30fdd4-840a-49b2-a050-71d16b59f814
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=4612aadf-1a00-0000-983e-30ddfb070000 pid=2043 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=9d715ee7-1a00-0000-983e-30dd0c080000 pid=2060 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=4612aadf-1a00-0000-983e-30ddfb070000 pid=2043->guuid=9d715ee7-1a00-0000-983e-30dd0c080000 pid=2060 execve
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/1bd6485f-b66c-431c-8811-60e908b637d6
Result
Threat name:
Mirai
Create hunting rule
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
96 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1962881
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence
Modifies the '.bashrc' or '.bash_profile' file typically for persisting actions
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Protects files from modification
Sample deletes itself
Sample is packed with UPX
Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1962881 Sample: putita.mpsl.elf Startdate: 24/08/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 96 53 185.165.50.30, 80 STELIAGB United States 2->53 55 64.89.163.215, 36078, 666 NETIFACE-TORONTO-NetifaceAmericaIncUS Germany 2->55 59 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->59 61 Yara detected Mirai 2->61 63 Sample is packed with UPX 2->63 9 putita.mpsl.elf 2->9         started        signatures3 process4 file5 45 /usr/lib/kworker-helper, ELF 9->45 dropped 47 /root/.bashrc, ASCII 9->47 dropped 49 /etc/systemd/system/kworker-helper.service, ASCII 9->49 dropped 51 3 other malicious files 9->51 dropped 71 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 9->71 73 Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile 9->73 75 Drops files in suspicious directories 9->75 77 3 other signatures 9->77 13 putita.mpsl.elf sh 9->13         started        15 putita.mpsl.elf sh 9->15         started        17 putita.mpsl.elf chattr 9->17         started        20 6 other processes 9->20 signatures6 process7 signatures8 22 sh crontab 13->22         started        26 sh 13->26         started        28 sh crontab 15->28         started        57 Protects files from modification 17->57 30 putita.mpsl.elf 20->30         started        32 putita.mpsl.elf 20->32         started        34 putita.mpsl.elf 20->34         started        36 putita.mpsl.elf 20->36         started        process9 file10 43 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.wpnjEy, ASCII 22->43 dropped 67 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 22->67 69 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 22->69 38 sh crontab 26->38         started        41 putita.mpsl.elf 30->41         started        signatures11 process12 signatures13 65 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 38->65
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/8a8ec0af1638935637d17fdfc0d3ac48ab2cd59dbb385e24afc7e32e0fc49b0d
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/8a8ec0af1638935637d17fdfc0d3ac48ab2cd59dbb385e24afc7e32e0fc49b0d/
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Create hunting rule
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-24 16:11:02 UTC
AV detection:
8 of 24 (33.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=rkhmblywhcjvmn6rp7p4bu5mjcvszvm5xm4f4jfpy7rs4d6etmgq._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation upx
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260824-srdyxazela/
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Modifies Bash startup script
UPX packed file
Creates/modifies Cron job
Creates/modifies environment variables
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Modifies systemd
Deletes itself
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/8a8ec0af1638935637d17fdfc0d3ac48ab2cd59dbb385e24afc7e32e0fc49b0d

YARA Signatures

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

File information

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

Web download

Mirai

elf 8a8ec0af1638935637d17fdfc0d3ac48ab2cd59dbb385e24afc7e32e0fc49b0d

(this sample)

Mirai

elf 41ceaf7915fb607afcc0d34043817aab3c81b41b81731901c43e87d93729d600

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3892129/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
  
Dropping
SHA256 41ceaf7915fb607afcc0d34043817aab3c81b41b81731901c43e87d93729d600
  
Dropping
MD5 c10c16fa2bdffad69c10b04e7c5d9bb5
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3892128/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3885284/

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