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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a5a37b0a779eee7b8eec398db28a4e91c3b2d18ebd1f7c35616e7c41fd9a984b
SHA3-384 hash: e08d04ec4cc6c83e71e3ba092e746c8d42cbdddea46956d089413f6da7ceafcad6e065dabfe586ed2f28b3bcecb7e681
SHA1 hash: 0d1266758d14601b8a9a4e5ec46d0ca3f415be61
MD5 hash: ba836d206de9f92695dbedd83d54a64f
humanhash: asparagus-delaware-sierra-massachusetts
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:123'348 bytes
First seen:2026-06-08 17:26:21 UTC
Last seen:2026-06-09 05:48:59 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:QhwCvdHmez3BK9LW05Biw6PmPQ4+efKmWhS4cUz9KrZ9nTDCV5bOvd7JMWN:MwCvdHmezn0nUPMu9KryXsMWN
TLSH T184C3D60ABF210FFBD85FCD3B06A9170225CC555722E9BB3A7574C928F64A21B09D3DA4
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 BlinkzSec
Tags:mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
36
Origin country :
GB GB
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file
Runs as daemon
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=44ab1989-1a00-0000-46ac-10a8e40a0000 pid=2788 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=054e638b-1a00-0000-46ac-10a8ed0a0000 pid=2797 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=44ab1989-1a00-0000-46ac-10a8e40a0000 pid=2788->guuid=054e638b-1a00-0000-46ac-10a8ed0a0000 pid=2797 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-06-08 17:25:08 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 36 (47.22%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Modifies Watchdog functionality
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
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:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
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 a5a37b0a779eee7b8eec398db28a4e91c3b2d18ebd1f7c35616e7c41fd9a984b

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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