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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8d96f3dc7b26fd2339beadffb3596682e41aa3e1cd03cc649f4293dbbdfa80c0
SHA3-384 hash: 09f8aecc3bf51d123f3dac0d6cb5c495d5c822ea393b8893c03db5d510303e7578fe60f82d04b9a34f0d0c5b19361d8b
SHA1 hash: 6c80608e3af66f37ee664ceaf9d2f2ab2974d070
MD5 hash: de7980d3970de785955ea9a678ded4c3
humanhash: quiet-tennessee-ten-montana
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:220'220 bytes
First seen:2026-05-12 19:32:45 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:8fAcPtTDzpyZMvZ6bM9CwfJPBKs6dh52xUZQkm:8YcRDzpy5bMMwfOJ3ExF
TLSH T16C24E80AAF510FFBD86FCE3702E9070529CC655722A43B7A7674D528F54A90F4AE3C68
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-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 43b2d1fa52f4f0b092fb4da9e8b74d6c7b4bfe3ad718d2c436314226a5e9014e
File size (compressed) :69'692 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :220'220 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Packed file: 43b2d1fa52f4f0b092fb4da9e8b74d6c7b4bfe3ad718d2c436314226a5e9014e

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
63
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
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:
2026-05-12T17:46:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-05-12T18:15:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=742a582c-1900-0000-a98a-a951b9070000 pid=1977 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=04efcd30-1900-0000-a98a-a951ba070000 pid=1978 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=742a582c-1900-0000-a98a-a951b9070000 pid=1977->guuid=04efcd30-1900-0000-a98a-a951ba070000 pid=1978 execve
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
64 / 100
Signature
Executes the "iptables" command to insert, remove and/or manipulate rules
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation
Yara detected Gafgyt
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1912511 Sample: mpsl.elf Startdate: 12/05/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 64 39 hauntednetwork.xyz 2->39 41 185.196.41.201, 2222, 47446 SOLTIAES Spain 2->41 43 2 other IPs or domains 2->43 45 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->45 47 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->47 10 mpsl.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 49 Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation 39->49 process4 process5 12 mpsl.elf 10->12         started        process6 14 mpsl.elf 12->14         started        16 mpsl.elf 12->16         started        process7 18 mpsl.elf sh 14->18         started        20 mpsl.elf sh 14->20         started        22 mpsl.elf sh 14->22         started        26 2 other processes 14->26 24 mpsl.elf 16->24         started        process8 28 sh iptables 18->28         started        31 sh busybox 20->31         started        33 sh busybox 22->33         started        35 sh 26->35         started        37 sh 26->37         started        signatures9 51 Executes the "iptables" command to insert, remove and/or manipulate rules 28->51
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-05-12 19:33:39 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 24 (62.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
credential_access discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
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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:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
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


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

Web download

Mirai

elf 8d96f3dc7b26fd2339beadffb3596682e41aa3e1cd03cc649f4293dbbdfa80c0

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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