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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 9fcd2fb970effd695c7056d7375bcde8508549916ee2d60bfbb775b3178a9978
SHA3-384 hash: ca1f1ec7a032971a841a9c79c23f687f0b788ef68e748652a46d9493959f8a716b712b87e6458ad02e840efe1b354818
SHA1 hash: 85582e356553fe620a8f8d85436a225ea4d3eca3
MD5 hash: aa421f2903ccb9e8b537ceff8d7428c5
humanhash: south-two-helium-winner
File name:boatnet.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:56'044 bytes
First seen:2026-01-29 10:11:45 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:KR1Y7KbPhi7el+tvg2g75Jj446cHj01cWWqM:KR125tvT4p4ta0lWqM
TLSH T19943F26EF8B58A0ECCED797F78445317468161C062CB37F493022DCA66BEA07D52E8B5
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 :
79
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Sends data to a server
Runs as daemon
Connection attempt
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade mirai 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:
1
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:
2026-01-29T08:26:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-31T03:04:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=a8939b5f-1600-0000-28f1-b49e81100000 pid=4225 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=27aede61-1600-0000-28f1-b49e8d100000 pid=4237 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=a8939b5f-1600-0000-28f1-b49e81100000 pid=4225->guuid=27aede61-1600-0000-28f1-b49e8d100000 pid=4237 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.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
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1859664 Sample: boatnet.mpsl.elf Startdate: 29/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 80 24 178.16.54.217, 3778, 57206 DUSNET-ASDE Germany 2->24 26 54.247.62.1, 443, 57226 AMAZON-02US United States 2->26 28 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->28 30 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->30 32 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->32 34 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->34 36 2 other signatures 2->36 7 boatnet.mpsl.elf 2->7         started        9 xfce4-panel wrapper-2.0 2->9         started        11 xfce4-panel wrapper-2.0 2->11         started        13 17 other processes 2->13 signatures3 process4 process5 15 boatnet.mpsl.elf 7->15         started        18 boatnet.mpsl.elf 7->18         started        20 boatnet.mpsl.elf 7->20         started        22 wrapper-2.0 xfpm-power-backlight-helper 9->22         started        signatures6 38 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 15->38
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-29 10:12:30 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
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Mirai
Mirai family
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
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 9fcd2fb970effd695c7056d7375bcde8508549916ee2d60bfbb775b3178a9978

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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