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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a1d151543f9946638b20891ee375cc59d6c8fc69d432c3b3bad92add468ca376
SHA3-384 hash: 4bf2607c26032583fd0a1165f3aaf044780449bd907eb88f08213415a58b6f4b215d9187f648559e7a31ed6d4494ce8e
SHA1 hash: 4b41c153b28b483a58ec2cf0f608ad02d420d1e7
MD5 hash: 248c7526525efb5b43c2afb16ad062f0
humanhash: winner-enemy-butter-minnesota
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:84'228 bytes
First seen:2025-11-19 02:11:58 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:WAKxcW+RTSmwJE6lCyC5birVpQu9JAVSxIvvJusvRug7R:WbqW+RTW9mbe6YyRug
TLSH T14983C54A7F614FB7DC6FCC3749AA5B0425CCA60B21A83B397934D418F64B24F59E3868
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 :
71
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
DNS request
Creating a file
Creates or modifies symbolic links
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
mirai
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
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=4f855f59-1900-0000-9498-7cee5a140000 pid=5210 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=15a79e5b-1900-0000-9498-7cee5b140000 pid=5211 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=4f855f59-1900-0000-9498-7cee5a140000 pid=5210->guuid=15a79e5b-1900-0000-9498-7cee5b140000 pid=5211 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
60 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1816621 Sample: mpsl.elf Startdate: 19/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 60 23 165.63.225.204, 23 ZAMTELZM Zambia 2->23 25 24.96.111.158, 23 WOW-INTERNETUS United States 2->25 27 43 other IPs or domains 2->27 29 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->29 31 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->31 8 mpsl.elf 2->8         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 33 Sample deletes itself 8->33 15 mpsl.elf 8->15         started        17 mpsl.elf 8->17         started        process6 process7 19 mpsl.elf 15->19         started        21 mpsl.elf 15->21         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-19 02:12:23 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
11 of 36 (30.56%)
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
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
Contacts a large (105507) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7755770-0
YARA:
n/a
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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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf a1d151543f9946638b20891ee375cc59d6c8fc69d432c3b3bad92add468ca376

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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