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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 9ab3852983890c44e71b9e3e1efbe863a1ee53d41944fc68424ce3b33c7c5d6f
SHA3-384 hash: 24717884596fb2cf2c881543321705bad1ca5f79033dc3d22349e09429e871f2fb36dc47e1933f4131748f7aec44b11c
SHA1 hash: dd6bf55fb46c73e6a8dfb9d4936f5d3f5330579a
MD5 hash: ccbcb8d30f6ee5defa0a803abe3e0a21
humanhash: sink-delta-alabama-connecticut
File name:pandora.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:88'736 bytes
First seen:2026-01-05 09:18:25 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:4tHI0VzfKg4SfKfPuw/uu9PLp98GfjHghP1q5Jcpc:2HI0Vz9fKfPZ9mhJ
TLSH T1BE83814A7F614FF7E89FDC3705A92B1224CD651B25A97F35BA30D818F20A24F19E3861
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 :
63
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
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Kills processes
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
Kills critical processes
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-01-05T06:42:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-05T17:18:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=274d1a6f-3f00-0000-fa5d-5eecc7030000 pid=967 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=a60bb270-3f00-0000-fa5d-5eeccc030000 pid=972 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=274d1a6f-3f00-0000-fa5d-5eecc7030000 pid=967->guuid=a60bb270-3f00-0000-fa5d-5eeccc030000 pid=972 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
80 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1844775 Sample: pandora.mpsl.elf Startdate: 05/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 80 26 194.117.241.250, 23 ZEORK-ASPL Poland 2->26 28 144.26.175.14, 23 WCUUS United States 2->28 30 98 other IPs or domains 2->30 32 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->32 34 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->34 36 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->36 38 Yara detected Mirai 2->38 8 pandora.mpsl.elf 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 process5 14 pandora.mpsl.elf 8->14         started        16 pandora.mpsl.elf 8->16         started        18 pandora.mpsl.elf 8->18         started        process6 20 pandora.mpsl.elf 14->20         started        22 pandora.mpsl.elf 14->22         started        24 pandora.mpsl.elf 14->24         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-05 09:19:19 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:lzrd defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Reads system network configuration
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Contacts a large (20176) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
botnet mirai Unix.Trojan.Mirai-6976991-0
YARA:
MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_2 Mirai_Botnet_Malware
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YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:Linux_Mirai_Generic
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples
Rule name:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_2
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects ELF malware Mirai related
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_2_RID2F3A
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects ELF malware Mirai related
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware_RID2EF6
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious single byte XORed keyword 'Mozilla/5.0' - it uses yara's XOR modifier and therefore cannot print the XOR key. You can use the CyberChef recipe linked in the reference field to brute force the used key.
Reference:https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/#recipe=XOR_Brute_Force()
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_RID2DB4
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:Internal Research
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 9ab3852983890c44e71b9e3e1efbe863a1ee53d41944fc68424ce3b33c7c5d6f

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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