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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 98621f6033370195f0ca71350e5b5a90843490bd94b10f88b2e2cd2c40d6029b
SHA3-384 hash: a6d06639c4befbd73be4a6b7c24b17120e2d87bd499b932559a8fa239a6cbf281f00a118ee225f20abf506d681bb0493
SHA1 hash: fec0e4dc74912ce2a06a1baee6d63414cee814a0
MD5 hash: 948933b67edf84013c27dcd9e0a611c5
humanhash: beryllium-triple-enemy-sad
File name:executor.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:70'480 bytes
First seen:2025-11-20 11:14:06 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:2FmHckRMI4e3jNHd2cRYmRKP2nHfzgC4H9E5y:2FUl4e3Z92cRYMKPuHZA
TLSH T17363029F7654B049C90F187FE47A1A7BBCA000D234C5DB2FEB558AC05E5F209EA8C85D
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
File size (compressed) :70'480 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :227'128 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Unpacked file: c66199eafdba4d5d8d6e2a13e83f3a4e61a555b052f6c3e150e55b0e393ca7cf

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
93
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
UPX
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:
2025-11-20T09:35:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-20T13:08:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=b114f3d2-1a00-0000-5ee9-75728a0b0000 pid=2954 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=4f8ec8d5-1a00-0000-5ee9-7572920b0000 pid=2962 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=b114f3d2-1a00-0000-5ee9-75728a0b0000 pid=2954->guuid=4f8ec8d5-1a00-0000-5ee9-7572920b0000 pid=2962 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
60 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Sample is packed with UPX
Yara detected Gafgyt
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1817750 Sample: executor.mpsl.elf Startdate: 20/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 60 22 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->22 24 143.20.185.102, 60716, 60718, 6769 LANCAMANTOANISERVICOSDEINFORMATICALTDA-MEBR United States 2->24 26 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->26 28 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->28 30 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->30 32 Sample is packed with UPX 2->32 8 executor.mpsl.elf 2->8         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 process5 12 executor.mpsl.elf 8->12         started        14 executor.mpsl.elf 8->14         started        16 executor.mpsl.elf 8->16         started        process6 18 executor.mpsl.elf 12->18         started        20 executor.mpsl.elf 12->20         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-20 11:14:55 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 upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
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 98621f6033370195f0ca71350e5b5a90843490bd94b10f88b2e2cd2c40d6029b

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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