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Database Entry


Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 9181646516e5fc9128d5684e66b11e2bbe2b6e86796fec60393f959cf0ad5530
SHA3-384 hash: 85c008809c50e39a340706b851f291563380e1aa2b1aace5c71d71377e9b9f298dcfe4f787923dd2106048aeee2edd6e
SHA1 hash: ca670228037a33d28652ccd88439a55b6f2e2484
MD5 hash: 8e816178e0cb781de406b4e65fc6de98
humanhash: mobile-echo-uniform-earth
File name:byte.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
Create hunting rule
File size:78'568 bytes
First seen:2026-01-19 03:04:06 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:J/yXUyQgt0QfA2glp2/DIHkQhEjjdrujunjdFN2yr0ZN9jW:JX2/DIEXjdCjEr0
TLSH T10773D606BF260FF7DC9BDD3749E91B01288C681A25A57B35BD30D858F24B29E25E3874
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 :
76
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Link:
https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/39710f35-458a-44d5-a4ae-8ba196c7b13c/
Detection(s):
Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135939-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136025-0
Create hunting rule

Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9964459-0
Create hunting rule

Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-01-18T18:06:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-19T12:53:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.ba HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/9181646516e5fc9128d5684e66b11e2bbe2b6e86796fec60393f959cf0ad5530/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/48069441-2c75-4ac1-8b09-9789a744c0f4
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=c1c2b90b-1b00-0000-3ef2-5a2a970c0000 pid=3223 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=5d9f3d0e-1b00-0000-3ef2-5a2a9e0c0000 pid=3230 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=c1c2b90b-1b00-0000-3ef2-5a2a970c0000 pid=3223->guuid=5d9f3d0e-1b00-0000-3ef2-5a2a9e0c0000 pid=3230 execve
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/38fade70-7dac-47ec-8699-cdc3deea75b9
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
n/a
Score:
56 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1853085
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1853085 Sample: byte.mpsl.elf Startdate: 19/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 56 22 156.132.102.48, 23 VODACOM-ZA United States 2->22 24 146.210.167.238 VNWT-ASAT Austria 2->24 26 98 other IPs or domains 2->26 28 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->28 30 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->30 8 byte.mpsl.elf 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 process5 14 byte.mpsl.elf 8->14         started        16 byte.mpsl.elf 8->16         started        process6 18 byte.mpsl.elf 14->18         started        20 byte.mpsl.elf 14->20         started       
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/9181646516e5fc9128d5684e66b11e2bbe2b6e86796fec60393f959cf0ad5530
Detection:
mirai
Create hunting rule
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/9181646516e5fc9128d5684e66b11e2bbe2b6e86796fec60393f959cf0ad5530/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.MIRAI
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/9181646516e5fc9128d5684e66b11e2bbe2b6e86796fec60393f959cf0ad5530
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Create hunting rule
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-18 23:03:22 UTC
AV detection:
25 of 38 (65.79%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=sgawiziw4x6jckgvnbhgnmi6fo7cw3ugpfx6yybzh6kzz4fnkuya._file
Result
Malware family:
mirai
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:kurc defense_evasion discovery
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260119-dk1f1adz4d/
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Contacts a large (56446) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Verdict:
Unknown
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/167c1be7-a45c-4103-a066-459bc4afd8d9
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/9181646516e5fc9128d5684e66b11e2bbe2b6e86796fec60393f959cf0ad5530

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Create hunting rule
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses

File information

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Web download

Mirai

elf 9181646516e5fc9128d5684e66b11e2bbe2b6e86796fec60393f959cf0ad5530

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3760053/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3760194/

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