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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a0566edb8bce667febaba04bcb3cfd8dc5e5de1d7f0d779f1fefdd2c9b31e654
SHA3-384 hash: 41e033a36285f21142338047a3dd956acf7fbca82f487387e011ce8a0da817afcf467baa51b5b9b5abd4bded65b450c2
SHA1 hash: 6e0f4e60cc66e3c9761cf7b6937f212ca4ec8ebd
MD5 hash: fa31900c54e103e4ada4b92f0f5c387f
humanhash: carbon-connecticut-lima-bluebird
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:84'224 bytes
First seen:2025-10-20 23:19:42 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:cAANz1G+J2MdFI3Sq2TYmvdl5vcsWXRAKrz61DBnJ8VRT:NoRG+J2Mdbq9m5HBnJI
TLSH T1AE83C50A7F614FF7E86FCC3749BA4B0424CC550B21A93B796D74E818B25B64F19E3868
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 :
61
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
DNS request
Receives data from a server
Creating a file
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-10-20T20:28:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-20T23:18:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.gen
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=dc241bdb-1900-0000-b079-088c880c0000 pid=3208 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=af550ede-1900-0000-b079-088c890c0000 pid=3209 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=dc241bdb-1900-0000-b079-088c880c0000 pid=3208->guuid=af550ede-1900-0000-b079-088c890c0000 pid=3209 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
52 / 100
Signature
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Performs DNS TXT record lookups
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1798739 Sample: mpsl.elf Startdate: 21/10/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 52 24 serisbot.geek 2->24 26 102.95.65.56 ZAINUGASUG Nigeria 2->26 28 99 other IPs or domains 2->28 30 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->30 8 dash rm mpsl.elf 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 dash cut 2->12         started        14 7 other processes 2->14 signatures3 32 Performs DNS TXT record lookups 24->32 process4 process5 16 mpsl.elf 8->16         started        process6 18 mpsl.elf 16->18         started        20 mpsl.elf 16->20         started        22 mpsl.elf 16->22         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-20 23:20:57 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
24 of 38 (63.16%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
credential_access defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Renames itself
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
Contacts a large (96075) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf a0566edb8bce667febaba04bcb3cfd8dc5e5de1d7f0d779f1fefdd2c9b31e654

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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