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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 9fa8f4359ba0abc85de6b120b71a93e377b09cdda73a3d98bde2e30964b92567
SHA3-384 hash: b8e6d2627f2de0dea0d5515a2a48eb4e9ceacaee20d377a6f42e4f2c5ddf7c683ffecc292a683df789627a200fdfc7bd
SHA1 hash: 470ccc07c8f46209fc97325f6b6087d6a5e39595
MD5 hash: 1b95dae3c9ffe157f38c1318da884401
humanhash: pennsylvania-winter-sad-colorado
File name:neon.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:36'304 bytes
First seen:2025-10-08 06:27:36 UTC
Last seen:2025-10-08 06:48:07 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:pKdVYAhOY6dIQBPbVzHNS3wep5roaIqmHiTtu2SOfQWh:pgVYRYuBPhwoaIZ4US
TLSH T12FF2F199E3952A41CED56FBDB2C91ADAFDE8A1C97285AFCC43240C48457DC22A9CC068
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) :36'304 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :92'972 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Unpacked file: 7893b9ca41a591b50b91d37e2f1e28c41e8bc8097410b979a1d3ed6e1c64c346

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
79
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Connection attempt
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
botnet masquerade mirai obfuscated 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:
4
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:
2025-10-05T04:35:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-09T01:44:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=f28cb36c-1900-0000-fcbb-6e6d03100000 pid=4099 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=66e7426f-1900-0000-fcbb-6e6d11100000 pid=4113 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=f28cb36c-1900-0000-fcbb-6e6d03100000 pid=4099->guuid=66e7426f-1900-0000-fcbb-6e6d11100000 pid=4113 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
80 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Uses dynamic DNS services
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1791159 Sample: neon.mpsl.elf Startdate: 08/10/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 80 26 death-net.duckdns.org 2->26 28 death-net.duckdns.org 176.65.141.49, 12121, 53386, 53388 WEBTRAFFICDE Germany 2->28 30 2 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 40 2 other signatures 2->40 8 neon.mpsl.elf 2->8         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        signatures3 38 Uses dynamic DNS services 26->38 process4 process5 12 neon.mpsl.elf 8->12         started        14 neon.mpsl.elf 8->14         started        16 neon.mpsl.elf 8->16         started        18 neon.mpsl.elf 8->18         started        process6 20 neon.mpsl.elf 12->20         started        22 neon.mpsl.elf 12->22         started        24 neon.mpsl.elf 12->24         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-05 09:31:34 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 24 (66.67%)
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: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 9fa8f4359ba0abc85de6b120b71a93e377b09cdda73a3d98bde2e30964b92567

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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