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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 9 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 9a306cd25c380576fccd217dd314108dbc8632c15889242a44cc6fd9f31b7516
SHA3-384 hash: d7852b4d86048b3bbdaf410b136a35171bb47e09429c3215af2e40ce78085cbd1889ddce25b20cec7e1dd0ed7dad86a2
SHA1 hash: 4ccdbed5d5845a429633738264a379fbe55aae70
MD5 hash: fa6fdf7b0900ab8f5fb2d667f59c6cfb
humanhash: alaska-earth-black-quebec
File name:bot.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:977'336 bytes
First seen:2026-02-07 12:18:56 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 12288:7yI68Kcszf7rPuSkoMvzxPyz1W86xfreRn0d7eA9KWcXjiJqZPg+lLsuVUdj1Z2Q:hm/Ufre90QLWsWEewxWFWxmQ
TLSH T116255B0AFF806FFBC06DCD30496E825601DE99925AD6472B72FCC64CBB9D60D0E97894
telfhash t1442152384724a0000762ee68e8ee5762911bcf278e49ed37ca774d5c10044dcea2bc5f
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 :
62
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-02-07T09:50:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-02-07T13:08:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
76 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Drops files in suspicious directories
Manipulation of devices in /dev
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1865205 Sample: bot.mpsl.elf Startdate: 07/02/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 76 94 83.142.209.229, 19191, 36904, 36908 PL-METROINTERNETPL Ukraine 2->94 96 34.243.160.129, 443, 50540 AMAZON-02US United States 2->96 98 54.217.10.153, 443 AMAZON-02US United States 2->98 100 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->100 102 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->102 11 bot.mpsl.elf 2->11         started        signatures3 process4 process5 13 bot.mpsl.elf 11->13         started        15 bot.mpsl.elf 11->15         started        17 bot.mpsl.elf 11->17         started        19 54 other processes 11->19 process6 21 bot.mpsl.elf 13->21         started        23 bot.mpsl.elf 15->23         started        25 bot.mpsl.elf 17->25         started        27 bot.mpsl.elf 19->27         started        29 bot.mpsl.elf 19->29         started        31 bot.mpsl.elf 19->31         started        33 51 other processes 19->33 process7 35 bot.mpsl.elf 21->35         started        38 bot.mpsl.elf 23->38         started        41 bot.mpsl.elf 25->41         started        43 bot.mpsl.elf 27->43         started        45 bot.mpsl.elf 29->45         started        47 bot.mpsl.elf 31->47         started        49 bot.mpsl.elf 33->49         started        51 bot.mpsl.elf 33->51         started        53 49 other processes 33->53 file8 104 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 35->104 106 Drops files in suspicious directories 35->106 108 Sample deletes itself 35->108 55 2 other processes 35->55 92 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 38->92 dropped 110 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 38->110 57 2 other processes 38->57 59 2 other processes 41->59 61 2 other processes 43->61 63 2 other processes 45->63 65 2 other processes 47->65 67 2 other processes 49->67 69 2 other processes 51->69 71 96 other processes 53->71 signatures9 process10 process11 73 bot.mpsl.elf 55->73         started        88 2 other processes 55->88 76 sh cp 59->76         started        78 sh cp 61->78         started        80 sh cp 63->80         started        82 sh cp 65->82         started        84 sh cp 67->84         started        86 sh cp 69->86         started        90 47 other processes 71->90 signatures12 112 Manipulation of devices in /dev 73->112
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-07 12:13:45 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
8 of 24 (33.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
credential_access defense_evasion discovery persistence
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Deletes Audit logs
Deletes itself
Deletes journal logs
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:F01_s1ckrule
Author:s1ckb017
Rule name:ldpreload
Author:xorseed
Reference:https://stuff.rop.io/
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:MAL_ARM_LNX_Mirai_Mar13_2022
Author:Mehmet Ali Kerimoglu a.k.a. CYB3RMX
Description:Detects new ARM Mirai variant
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:telebot_framework
Author:vietdx.mb
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Mirai

elf 9a306cd25c380576fccd217dd314108dbc8632c15889242a44cc6fd9f31b7516

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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