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Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a6a1d08a16b35a87f17af0423698792c1f1a8dc56f44c2fcb4565c3c1f830e19
SHA3-384 hash: 774c60dee3413538912ad7cadf03647cb3cd0b7d2528332a5aad71e32e19d88b197b843a605399bdeef4eaaebeb00fcf
SHA1 hash: 7fbba7bf8ac988415e79d45246e8b32a7075859c
MD5 hash: ecde471fcdf6d2f7638ecf12b77ae903
humanhash: charlie-seven-hamper-arkansas
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:244'392 bytes
First seen:2025-09-18 23:13:50 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:mWWrWPNZYwfixisrQAxSaw3X8JlG7UwC90:mWWrW1ZPKxHQAzkuqUw
TLSH T11234752A6B619EF7D85ECD3301A9460225CCA14A62D92B3F76B4C62CF74BD0F45E3C94
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
73
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Removes directories
Deleting a recently created file
DNS request
Connection attempt
Kills processes
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
lolbin remote threat
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:
2025-09-18T20:42:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-09-18T20:42:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.hj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.gen
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=0fa00a69-1900-0000-5396-7840460a0000 pid=2630 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=36faa86a-1900-0000-5396-78404b0a0000 pid=2635 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=0fa00a69-1900-0000-5396-7840460a0000 pid=2630->guuid=36faa86a-1900-0000-5396-78404b0a0000 pid=2635 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
68 / 100
Signature
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation
Sample deletes itself
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected Gafgyt
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1780426 Sample: mpsl.elf Startdate: 19/09/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 68 25 bot.federalagent.xyz 2->25 27 bot.federalagent.xyz 23.132.228.76, 17129, 17297, 34416 WHOLESAIL-NOEL-ASNUS Reserved 2->27 29 2 other IPs or domains 2->29 31 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->31 33 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->33 35 Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning) 2->35 8 mpsl.elf 2->8         started        11 python3.8 dpkg 2->11         started        signatures3 37 Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation 25->37 process4 signatures5 39 Sample deletes itself 8->39 13 mpsl.elf 8->13         started        15 mpsl.elf 8->15         started        17 mpsl.elf 8->17         started        process6 process7 19 mpsl.elf 13->19         started        21 mpsl.elf 13->21         started        23 mpsl.elf 13->23         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-09-18 22:42:23 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
11 of 24 (45.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Deletes itself
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9441505-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_AllMal_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:CrossPlatform All Malwares Detector: Detect PE, ELF, Mach-O, scripts, archives; overlay, obfuscation, encryption, spoofing, hiding, high entropy, network communication
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
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 a6a1d08a16b35a87f17af0423698792c1f1a8dc56f44c2fcb4565c3c1f830e19

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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