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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a198f3b2300e8313b64398ee9ca9fdb26c0831a310157b54297c55506be88f57
SHA3-384 hash: 5324d16450b62bd52e6844d952ede12bca13685d7f19a5d536c5f192bdc198ac4ebc63a657e372c58dd25eb8e725e807
SHA1 hash: bfa3dc52ddf4571c1c461e180479a4f154235d55
MD5 hash: 22469ab3f2bbbfdbadf40a056f3ec1a4
humanhash: summer-wolfram-tennis-asparagus
File name:S3o.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:148'796 bytes
First seen:2025-11-27 09:48:48 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:JjpvwdERKjZyMk9GBeRYUZraCX4Dq9rG:JjFwdERKjZyMRBUYUZeCX4OG
TLSH T1CCE3E709BB610EF7D85BCD3B06F9170228CD595622F97B3AB530D418B64B25F2AE3C64
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 86bf803fef0733d389528a4ff753384548f2d6800c8416d02657bbfb4ce3b837
File size (compressed) :50'536 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :148'796 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Packed file: 86bf803fef0733d389528a4ff753384548f2d6800c8416d02657bbfb4ce3b837

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
101
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
Changes access rights for a written file
Sends data to a server
DNS request
Changes access rights for a file
Connection attempt
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
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:
2025-11-27T08:13:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-27T11:29:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
72 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1821628 Sample: S3o.mpsl.elf Startdate: 27/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 72 22 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->22 24 vserge42.bounceme.net 41.216.189.185, 12121, 49654, 49656 AS40676US South Africa 2->24 26 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->26 28 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->28 30 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->30 32 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->32 34 Yara detected Mirai 2->34 8 S3o.mpsl.elf 2->8         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 process5 12 S3o.mpsl.elf 8->12         started        14 S3o.mpsl.elf 8->14         started        16 S3o.mpsl.elf 8->16         started        process6 18 S3o.mpsl.elf 12->18         started        20 S3o.mpsl.elf 12->20         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-27 09:49:38 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
botnet mirai trojan gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
YARA:
Mirai_Botnet_Malware Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8 Linux_Gafgyt_May_2024
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_Yakuza
Author:NDA0E
Description:Yakuza botnet
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware_RID2EF6
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
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 a198f3b2300e8313b64398ee9ca9fdb26c0831a310157b54297c55506be88f57

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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