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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8c43b130a5e8a93c2cb5927419e8ee002d65ccb389001075a61f7e183f764396
SHA3-384 hash: 84bfab706dc8f7632ccced50a546d6294ead753ea69b203ed492f1cabe2ece6efae4602e542cdf1c9e7df4770767f4db
SHA1 hash: 4b921737690a75bd1bb9ec4b1cd8733e89235627
MD5 hash: 46ac015b9c147f50a880d812c0b61c5e
humanhash: music-hydrogen-tennessee-fifteen
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:81'552 bytes
First seen:2025-11-14 02:05:51 UTC
Last seen:2025-11-14 11:41:35 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:eg2Fd2KGML/NVFgNyE5yflEEAdY9hisZRIxh84xg2xcuybVR:L+xGML/NVUycHxcuy
TLSH T19783B5097F654EF7E86FCC3746B95B0424CC950A21A83B797D74E818F25B24F16E38A8
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 :
100
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Creating a file
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
DNS request
Substitutes an application name
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
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
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-11-14T00:18:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-14T06:25:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.gen
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=b0570a06-1700-0000-c293-f609a30d0000 pid=3491 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=1692e408-1700-0000-c293-f609ac0d0000 pid=3500 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=b0570a06-1700-0000-c293-f609a30d0000 pid=3491->guuid=1692e408-1700-0000-c293-f609ac0d0000 pid=3500 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
n/a
Score:
56 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1813939 Sample: mpsl.elf Startdate: 14/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 56 24 168.105.118.140, 23 UNIVHAWAIIUS United States 2->24 26 102.71.163.248, 23, 48156 TNMMW Malawi 2->26 28 11 other IPs or domains 2->28 30 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->30 32 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->32 8 dash rm mpsl.elf 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 dash cat 2->12         started        14 7 other processes 2->14 signatures3 process4 process5 16 mpsl.elf 8->16         started        process6 18 mpsl.elf 16->18         started        20 mpsl.elf 16->20         started        22 mpsl.elf 16->22         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-14 02:22:46 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 24 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
credential_access defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Renames itself
Contacts a large (94682) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7755770-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 8c43b130a5e8a93c2cb5927419e8ee002d65ccb389001075a61f7e183f764396

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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