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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8bf2c8388ce4cf77cfd8ae588575b57f18bc25eeb6fcfd219ff3e3c21f3325dd
SHA3-384 hash: 9032b181d0e323bffa6f0ce19f4396f4f73f74cda757ecdafee7fc904b453c4b42a281c653d03a270fcc40992603faa1
SHA1 hash: 6ca0706f713467ab7517a602cbd8cb5c21ce5654
MD5 hash: 2701d2c2d67789f5f71e8c903fd9f43f
humanhash: happy-tennessee-wolfram-network
File name:putita.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:81'864 bytes
First seen:2026-07-18 07:02:26 UTC
Last seen:2026-07-19 05:48:14 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-sharedlib
ssdeep 1536:c5hCfkFzmo9ZZd/ZNkhIBCet6FYWtxeAo5RGkULEuClfO00R:c5AfkdVd/IOMrtcAo5RDUA1x30R
TLSH T1CB8312B8598047D0F523E037492B95596B60B6CAD8EC938DB1DD6D46CF778A0DB1033A
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai UPX
File size (compressed) :81'864 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :184'448 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Unpacked file: 5f7e953752cc49c2688bf292228885f4e360ad5eeb5d50a6b99943eae38a5022

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
84
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
Sets a written file as executable
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Launching a process
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Sends data to a server
Changes access rights for a written file
Creating a file
Creates or modifies symbolic links
Substitutes an application name
Writes files to system directory
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files to set up autorun
Deleting of the original file
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-07-18T05:40:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-19T22:12:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=11f6cf7b-1800-0000-7499-408dbb0c0000 pid=3259 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=107a3e7e-1800-0000-7499-408dbf0c0000 pid=3263 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=11f6cf7b-1800-0000-7499-408dbb0c0000 pid=3259->guuid=107a3e7e-1800-0000-7499-408dbf0c0000 pid=3263 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
96 / 100
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
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1944559 Sample: putita.mpsl.elf Startdate: 18/07/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 96 55 64.89.163.215, 59914, 59916, 59918 NETIFACE-TORONTO-NetifaceAmericaIncUS Germany 2->55 57 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->57 59 Sample is packed with UPX 2->59 9 putita.mpsl.elf 2->9         started        13 systemd snap-failure 2->13         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 63 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 9->63 65 Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile 9->65 67 Drops files in suspicious directories 9->67 69 3 other signatures 9->69 15 putita.mpsl.elf sh 9->15         started        17 putita.mpsl.elf sh 9->17         started        19 putita.mpsl.elf chattr 9->19         started        26 6 other processes 9->26 22 snap-failure systemctl 13->22         started        24 snap-failure 13->24         started        signatures6 process7 signatures8 28 sh crontab 15->28         started        32 sh 15->32         started        34 sh crontab 17->34         started        61 Protects files from modification 19->61 36 putita.mpsl.elf 26->36         started        38 putita.mpsl.elf 26->38         started        40 putita.mpsl.elf 26->40         started        process9 file10 53 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.OElERr, ASCII 28->53 dropped 73 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 28->73 75 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 28->75 42 sh crontab 32->42         started        signatures11 process12 signatures13 71 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 42->71
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-07-18 07:03:49 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (SO)
AV detection:
15 of 38 (39.47%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation upx
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
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:elf_arm_mips_ko_so
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 8bf2c8388ce4cf77cfd8ae588575b57f18bc25eeb6fcfd219ff3e3c21f3325dd

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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