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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 997c886f1229b3e65ebf0aeed8384c517a1e853aa5e57366a540d1d17c2dfe97
SHA3-384 hash: 6da2df3b26309b3a619a21914bacb6867c04542fe5b4f2cc6eb102d1f65ae6d609300e9fefbd0114cccf933936216a47
SHA1 hash: cd96b40f886646afe9b642f2c9cfb0ec7dbeee43
MD5 hash: 17ae1a4ff9ae9d7d910db11a50de1afb
humanhash: juliet-wisconsin-missouri-texas
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:88'440 bytes
First seen:2025-12-11 21:38:06 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:bguzf4G6C/jfZ9GZAAFEGnGpWDknoAJQnicwqe/ZTmET3bsR:bfsG6ijS9MnHAET3
TLSH T1FB83D705BB614FF7D86FCC3B45B95B04289C960A21E83B767930E818F65F24F5AE3864
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 :
75
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bash lolbin mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-12-11T16:41:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-12-11T17:12:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.gen
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
n/a
Score:
48 / 100
Signature
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1831253 Sample: mpsl.elf Startdate: 11/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 48 22 166.70.47.159 XMISSIONUS United States 2->22 24 64.196.215.16 WINDSTREAMUS United States 2->24 26 99 other IPs or domains 2->26 28 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->28 8 mpsl.elf 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 process5 14 mpsl.elf 8->14         started        process6 16 mpsl.elf 14->16         started        18 mpsl.elf 14->18         started        20 mpsl.elf 14->20         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-11 21:38:16 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 36 (41.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Renames itself
Contacts a large (99608) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7755770-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 997c886f1229b3e65ebf0aeed8384c517a1e853aa5e57366a540d1d17c2dfe97

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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