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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a245c14ba8e0c60f166b1ef64b89700dd9a7ad3d268bf4da053ccac9be7444d9
SHA3-384 hash: 4bc0ed99e301004f5ab76924d7fa1d276205fbe2e21a293431098d49f1d0ce47f804db15ae22c0132e78863030d1d696
SHA1 hash: f55f0083ce6269e9e50f40305dbe019e6419748a
MD5 hash: 4160f11d5e60f6169bc2525769b6b33a
humanhash: vermont-colorado-july-july
File name:life5.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:117'800 bytes
First seen:2026-01-21 12:30:25 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-sharedlib
ssdeep 1536:mMCVkR5eVQUNc/Ij43FbwBoCwt+u3Ii8eolHIW5njcjvYKS4rNd:mVkR5eV3Ncwj9yCJu3IialoMjcLx3
TLSH T14DB32A46BE901FEBC05ECE30062F831712DC98DAD3E5732E727C998D39A964949D39D8
telfhash t10b012348983e48143ce102e8c8982614db4b4a1238926b31df68c5598db152d4212faf
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 gafgyt mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
26
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc 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
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=962abd96-1b00-0000-0511-afc472090000 pid=2418 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=6d4b7a99-1b00-0000-0511-afc479090000 pid=2425 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=962abd96-1b00-0000-0511-afc472090000 pid=2418->guuid=6d4b7a99-1b00-0000-0511-afc479090000 pid=2425 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
60 / 100
Signature
Contains symbols with names commonly found in malware
Drops files in suspicious directories
Drops invisible ELF files
Protects files from modification
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1854853 Sample: life5.mpsl.elf Startdate: 21/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 60 35 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->35 37 162.213.35.24, 37116, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United States 2->37 39 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->39 41 Contains symbols with names commonly found in malware 2->41 9 life5.mpsl.elf 2->9         started        13 python3.8 dpkg 2->13         started        signatures3 process4 file5 33 /etc/rc.local, ASCII 9->33 dropped 49 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 9->49 15 life5.mpsl.elf sh 9->15         started        17 life5.mpsl.elf .sshd 9->17         started        signatures6 process7 process8 19 sh cp 15->19         started        23 sh chattr 15->23         started        25 sh chmod 15->25         started        27 .sshd 17->27         started        file9 31 /usr/bin/.sshd, ELF 19->31 dropped 43 Drops invisible ELF files 19->43 45 Drops files in suspicious directories 19->45 47 Protects files from modification 23->47 29 .sshd 27->29         started        signatures10 process11
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-21 12:18:38 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (SO)
AV detection:
2 of 36 (5.56%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery persistence
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Modifies rc script
Write file to user bin folder
File and Directory Permissions Modification
Executes dropped EXE
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:elf_arm_mips_ko_so
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
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 a245c14ba8e0c60f166b1ef64b89700dd9a7ad3d268bf4da053ccac9be7444d9

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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