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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a4d9ff95947ec0aee0aa0344cc7c41076b1474a613ed8eb995c5ce52cc4dc77a
SHA3-384 hash: 47efd81e02625ada186ae908bfeca6419de92aef61efc4285e6efaea23e2fc103ae0f46d1875ac37e39e20ccda9b85b8
SHA1 hash: 221340bab80f2917a360f5e788b38070970a545c
MD5 hash: 07cc02f404cc980b784e0cf4b9f7a6fc
humanhash: moon-xray-indigo-virginia
File name:putita.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:85'368 bytes
First seen:2026-07-18 19:57:12 UTC
Last seen:2026-07-19 08:08:51 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-sharedlib
ssdeep 1536:GoTYWfxHQGSCNJanvUWaMWs88DvLrTSHgl6bnEQlYyLIUJwpDfd0M:VfxHQG7qnvUWaJs8eibEQ+SzOp50M
TLSH T1448312D22B9BF5D6D533DE729242440705B0E7F0BCA82AA542C107656BB8DCC336A87E
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai UPX
File size (compressed) :85'368 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :191'844 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Unpacked file: 12f403c241fe472d840be10776e24d78613401efa752e523e9892253f18eb73f

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
73
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
Sets a written file as executable
Launching a process
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Changes access rights for a written file
Creating a file
Creates or modifies symbolic links
Substitutes an application name
Writes files to system directory
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files to set up autorun
Deleting of the original file
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-07-18T17:56:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-19T02:29:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=ff55ccc1-1a00-0000-d835-b05a91090000 pid=2449 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=6c829dc4-1a00-0000-d835-b05a97090000 pid=2455 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=ff55ccc1-1a00-0000-d835-b05a91090000 pid=2449->guuid=6c829dc4-1a00-0000-d835-b05a97090000 pid=2455 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence
Modifies the '.bashrc' or '.bash_profile' file typically for persisting actions
Protects files from modification
Sample deletes itself
Sample is packed with UPX
Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1944673 Sample: putita.mpsl.elf Startdate: 18/07/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 49 64.89.163.215, 59906, 59908, 59910 NETIFACE-TORONTO-NetifaceAmericaIncUS Germany 2->49 53 Sample is packed with UPX 2->53 9 putita.mpsl.elf 2->9         started        signatures3 process4 file5 41 /usr/lib/kworker-helper, ELF 9->41 dropped 43 /root/.bashrc, ASCII 9->43 dropped 45 /etc/systemd/system/kworker-helper.service, ASCII 9->45 dropped 47 3 other malicious files 9->47 dropped 61 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 9->61 63 Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile 9->63 65 Drops files in suspicious directories 9->65 67 3 other signatures 9->67 13 putita.mpsl.elf sh 9->13         started        15 putita.mpsl.elf sh 9->15         started        17 putita.mpsl.elf chattr 9->17         started        20 6 other processes 9->20 signatures6 process7 signatures8 22 sh crontab 13->22         started        26 sh 13->26         started        28 sh crontab 15->28         started        51 Protects files from modification 17->51 30 putita.mpsl.elf 20->30         started        32 putita.mpsl.elf 20->32         started        34 putita.mpsl.elf 20->34         started        process9 file10 39 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.XeafrW, ASCII 22->39 dropped 57 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 22->57 59 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 22->59 36 sh crontab 26->36         started        signatures11 process12 signatures13 55 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 36->55
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  5/10
Tags:
upx
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:elf_arm_mips_ko_so
Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf a4d9ff95947ec0aee0aa0344cc7c41076b1474a613ed8eb995c5ce52cc4dc77a

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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