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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a42be2af43eb9ac0a3728d98ff4db910021cf96077c8102b4c330b512ed34d87
SHA3-384 hash: c6502a03f59dc1aef20e7dd9a407db71672e544de8def292cb47a003a958e7923a606f5b90919fcf1bea1a14e4740187
SHA1 hash: 0511b35140ac413b925794b1c473c5f2d1ac44d2
MD5 hash: e6b8e6d6ee0c5ea3cbac009ace4c037b
humanhash: december-three-alaska-batman
File name:boatnet.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:81'676 bytes
First seen:2026-04-28 11:35:48 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:DxaOVDNg6MvRxd4ZVG86+gZjgW3IX5Vud00rMscRcawK4:JNovF4o3c+MpSK4
TLSH T17883D606EF500EFBC86FDE3745A90B4634CC554722B93B3A3674CA28F65A64B49E3C64
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 upx-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 5510cabd55c345a0af74615109224578a89e6ffc22daa14d6968ad4da5ed4c37
File size (compressed) :35'240 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :81'676 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Packed file: 5510cabd55c345a0af74615109224578a89e6ffc22daa14d6968ad4da5ed4c37

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
115
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Clean
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Connection attempt
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade mirai obfuscated soft-404
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:
2026-04-29T23:06:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-04-30T01:42:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=09a63d00-1700-0000-1f3f-e0859a0d0000 pid=3482 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=5fa00103-1700-0000-1f3f-e0859f0d0000 pid=3487 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=09a63d00-1700-0000-1f3f-e0859a0d0000 pid=3482->guuid=5fa00103-1700-0000-1f3f-e0859f0d0000 pid=3487 execve
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
n/a
Score:
48 / 100
Signature
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1905631 Sample: boatnet.mpsl.elf Startdate: 28/04/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 48 14 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->14 16 176.65.139.69, 123, 48786 PALTEL-ASPALTELAutonomousSystemPS Germany 2->16 18 4 other IPs or domains 2->18 20 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->20 6 dash rm 2->6         started        8 dash rm 2->8         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        12 boatnet.mpsl.elf 2->12         started        signatures3 process4
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-04-28 11:36:44 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
8 of 24 (33.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:https://cyfare.net/

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Mirai

elf a42be2af43eb9ac0a3728d98ff4db910021cf96077c8102b4c330b512ed34d87

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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