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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a784ce0b3b32c06ecfdf9f096bcb1876ed37ba124e393aeb03f1ca5ccf6dbf46
SHA3-384 hash: c5127e910d2b257f3dade24435ae5130fec5bc3383cb2af6e2dfd0b2d194c9a6062c3b2c90922cf6ca9f51b628a22327
SHA1 hash: 56747aa3d67e5c375ed582521856d0380b039d11
MD5 hash: be720fa7be18a370deec9fd9405f9379
humanhash: failed-fix-steak-enemy
File name:nz.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:161'084 bytes
First seen:2026-07-17 01:41:41 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:ldrx+vzsw8TONAdQLty5l6Gm7UxbiuyZ6RlPP4FQQm8DrfIHB:lJx+vzXUONAdQLtKlTm7UxbiuyZ6RlPP
TLSH T18EF3F805BB610EF7E85FCC3706E9270128CDA51622B97B36B534D958F64B28B26E3D70
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 mirai upx-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 2a1776c73595bcee6974802751eff6d9c579b1ce189909a74bce7ab6128d7a91
File size (compressed) :52'796 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :161'084 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Packed file: 2a1776c73595bcee6974802751eff6d9c579b1ce189909a74bce7ab6128d7a91

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
79
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
botnet botnet masquerade mirai obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-07-16T23:09:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-17T00:07:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=a55e26d0-1e00-0000-27fb-a49436140000 pid=5174 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=22b8edd3-1e00-0000-27fb-a49437140000 pid=5175 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=a55e26d0-1e00-0000-27fb-a49436140000 pid=5174->guuid=22b8edd3-1e00-0000-27fb-a49437140000 pid=5175 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-07-17 01:42:36 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
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:Mirai_Botnet_Malware
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware_RID2EF6
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious single byte XORed keyword 'Mozilla/5.0' - it uses yara's XOR modifier and therefore cannot print the XOR key. You can use the CyberChef recipe linked in the reference field to brute force the used key.
Reference:https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/#recipe=XOR_Brute_Force()
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_RID2DB4
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:Internal Research
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 a784ce0b3b32c06ecfdf9f096bcb1876ed37ba124e393aeb03f1ca5ccf6dbf46

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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