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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 9d66b1b6ee1210514ac198a39e5d162bca1d3343ab4971a404e18b72ad0e453d
SHA3-384 hash: d992cd0936f01f3756dd0b255b00f90e3c99a1dcbb083a337d17495f3eb043d75be3cd83ebf1ac2bb22f2634577d0e10
SHA1 hash: 9fa757a39e44e6a926cbfa0dc04cb46b2e7bcc75
MD5 hash: fd82ba92809e805206ae8d9b41ae1d63
humanhash: failed-foxtrot-mockingbird-sink
File name:pmpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:93'464 bytes
First seen:2025-12-03 13:09:39 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:lX1tMe0R/thi4BZEvPgaLiVw0FmWnM9kyXZLHLQq7V861yMRVz8Z:lltMe0R//REp5Wn2XvJVVQ
TLSH T12C93D506BB650FFBD86FCD3746A9071239CC550A22E93B3A3674C91CB51B64B4AE3C64
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-dec


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abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 5f60ae5ef38941b524da5a9996e1445c55d0390950ca56796dcd110425c8a0c2
File size (compressed) :37'160 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :93'464 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Packed file: 5f60ae5ef38941b524da5a9996e1445c55d0390950ca56796dcd110425c8a0c2

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
64
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Result
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
68 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1825367 Sample: pmpsl.elf Startdate: 03/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 68 19 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->19 21 162.213.35.24, 40414, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United States 2->21 23 2 other IPs or domains 2->23 25 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->25 27 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->27 29 Yara detected Mirai 2->29 8 pmpsl.elf 2->8         started        11 python3.8 dpkg 2->11         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 31 Sample deletes itself 8->31 13 pmpsl.elf 8->13         started        process6 process7 15 pmpsl.elf 13->15         started        17 pmpsl.elf 13->17         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-03 13:10:39 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 36 (44.44%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:mirai defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
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 9d66b1b6ee1210514ac198a39e5d162bca1d3343ab4971a404e18b72ad0e453d

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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