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Database Entry



Threat unknown


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8fa147b56df34da1cd6295a45d6ed8d9bdd02b44bd4967cc144c4feb789504f1
SHA3-384 hash: 792471926c2092e93248308620cc58197173fb9f173af4ea7ece1bfe46e0880126217ba7cea7e42bb5e35048a4a3ce5c
SHA1 hash: 7759dbc96061aa06571e364f97a72acd5f002a8a
MD5 hash: 315a79aafaab2547380c1d3cac678be7
humanhash: pennsylvania-paris-high-two
File name:wife.mpsl
Download: download sample
File size:61'620 bytes
First seen:2026-05-20 00:08:30 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:XQfKyEXJ8b/N/dQMEgpGAdxhII6ZNgfnYgEYsmG:XQiyEaDN/2epGQxhIgnNG
TLSH T1D15302A63EFCB9EECD7B2D3A93A63395C65EA1C1A3097704C3014D97D680F0B20D9960
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 UPX
File size (compressed) :61'620 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :212'040 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Unpacked file: bdb0ac2bbce4991643977769438e434e54edd5a1405d0cf3368a9fb37c80d2b2

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
105
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Changes access rights for a file
Receives data from a server
Kills processes
Creating a file
Deletes a file
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Substitutes an application name
Deletes a system binary file
Kills critical processes
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-05-19T11:17:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-05-19T11:49:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=5742c4ba-1b00-0000-503c-520c8f0c0000 pid=3215 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=ce9a63bd-1b00-0000-503c-520c900c0000 pid=3216 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=5742c4ba-1b00-0000-503c-520c8f0c0000 pid=3215->guuid=ce9a63bd-1b00-0000-503c-520c900c0000 pid=3216 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Found malware configuration
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1916052 Sample: wife.mpsl.elf Startdate: 20/05/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 24 Found malware configuration 2->24 26 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->26 28 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->28 30 3 other signatures 2->30 7 wife.mpsl.elf 2->7         started        9 gnome-session-binary sh gsd-print-notifications 2->9         started        11 gnome-session-binary sh gnome-shell 2->11         started        13 3 other processes 2->13 process3 process4 15 wife.mpsl.elf 7->15         started        17 gsd-print-notifications 9->17         started        process5 19 wife.mpsl.elf 15->19         started        22 gsd-print-notifications gsd-printer 17->22         started        signatures6 32 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 19->32
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Generic
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2026-05-19 17:01:09 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
10 of 36 (27.78%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  6/10
Tags:
credential_access discovery upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads process memory
Enumerates running processes
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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:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

elf 8fa147b56df34da1cd6295a45d6ed8d9bdd02b44bd4967cc144c4feb789504f1

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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