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Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8f8d833929a0d8acd5344b34614eb379e29fd09d6e7aae979c0a88662e9d3e19
SHA3-384 hash: d1e59aff0015da0357bc7f156a44ba112c5a79463fe96b3c192573862af3f93afc0b5aa0d1a6abce547a36ac0441f976
SHA1 hash: a6569181a39863b5a379e819f930307b86e0f462
MD5 hash: 61af3be2ee7f3bca307aa0cf0a9d372e
humanhash: finch-lithium-butter-vermont
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:77'108 bytes
First seen:2025-12-27 18:43:38 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:Z3wkrMGivnxqa52my7ay0FG5D9jV1gQlMhIyD20ZSdpQbZX6FqhavCGoSrgh/:F9r+m90FCBVeQuhL60WpQ1DgEdJ
TLSH T1D87312D1F3185B798FEE1E7C248FBAE19973920075CF4B185A6BDCC9849B5CA9E14038
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 :
1
# of downloads :
50
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-12-27T15:51:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-12-27T16:29:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=cb4f0bc7-2100-0000-aa53-da9888080000 pid=2184 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=232d87c9-2100-0000-aa53-da988e080000 pid=2190 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=cb4f0bc7-2100-0000-aa53-da9888080000 pid=2184->guuid=232d87c9-2100-0000-aa53-da988e080000 pid=2190 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
76 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Yara detected Gafgyt
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1840429 Sample: mpsl.elf Startdate: 27/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 76 31 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->31 33 151.242.30.13, 12121, 60874, 60876 RASANAIR Iran (ISLAMIC Republic Of) 2->33 35 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->35 37 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->37 39 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->39 41 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->41 43 2 other signatures 2->43 8 mpsl.elf 2->8         started        11 python3.8 dpkg 2->11         started        signatures3 process4 file5 29 /usr/local/bin/infinitd, ELF 8->29 dropped 13 mpsl.elf sh 8->13         started        15 mpsl.elf sh 8->15         started        17 mpsl.elf 8->17         started        19 2 other processes 8->19 process6 process7 21 sh systemctl 13->21         started        23 sh systemctl 15->23         started        25 mpsl.elf 17->25         started        27 mpsl.elf 17->27         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-27 18:44:18 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 24 (62.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery persistence privilege_escalation upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
UPX packed file
Enumerates running processes
Modifies systemd
Write file to user bin folder
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Mirai
Mirai family
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
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 8f8d833929a0d8acd5344b34614eb379e29fd09d6e7aae979c0a88662e9d3e19

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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