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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a03281983acde60bcb9ad4c476cc2af7e491121429cd2520591236a9bea2efc7
SHA3-384 hash: b145b34a194bc83c69c60752bfdcf764eff67c9dacf34baf168dd69a41ab11ccfc4214f5d4ceb948c7396202e21c36c4
SHA1 hash: 0fb77723f572c7fd0707c4a61d5a6944b3b98141
MD5 hash: 31f5da361acccd8661ec84348e3fa804
humanhash: monkey-chicken-montana-timing
File name:mao.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:89'104 bytes
First seen:2026-02-08 01:27:40 UTC
Last seen:2026-02-08 03:00:51 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:85E/xOpxUQWpaWITkJV5CvxUnwKe8gZriDsKF12:8+/xOpxUQWTIa4QgkF4
TLSH T1139374097F901EB3ECAFDC374AAA274414DD661B256C6F75B930E828B50B64F26C3874
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 :
2
# of downloads :
45
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
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
56 / 100
Signature
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Okiru
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1865417 Sample: mao.mpsl.elf Startdate: 08/02/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 56 22 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->22 24 mn.34509.su 45.95.146.23, 25565, 51120, 51122 EKMEDIANL Netherlands 2->24 26 3 other IPs or domains 2->26 28 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->28 30 Yara detected Okiru 2->30 8 mao.mpsl.elf 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 process5 14 mao.mpsl.elf 8->14         started        16 mao.mpsl.elf 8->16         started        process6 18 mao.mpsl.elf 14->18         started        20 mao.mpsl.elf 14->20         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-07 02:03:31 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 36 (47.22%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai defense_evasion
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_3bcc1630
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_da28eb8b
Author:Elastic Security
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 a03281983acde60bcb9ad4c476cc2af7e491121429cd2520591236a9bea2efc7

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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