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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a904bc875dbabfc0ee6b40a05738244bb88ba23950f145f944e21004a353b15a
SHA3-384 hash: a7ad8a3130f9c4fc743a5fb4546bc0be5dcdeaf6c9afe718ffd3cd4073b32a808178bd218db4d3257dc99915ddd3e0d5
SHA1 hash: c266c898de458d7e55dc84b8d1e0a38a893651c5
MD5 hash: b47f09021947dc335c84b4ce0f67ea7a
humanhash: autumn-ink-quebec-oven
File name:mirai.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:31'680 bytes
First seen:2025-11-25 05:21:02 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:Lu/nZZf0MpPkvSWYvHysvTfpD6fxNM/FcSNiaWRw:CRV02svBYvdTfeMni6
TLSH T1E8E2D1B8D56C7C9EDDEE09FF418B17E0A784A0D1341E0BE87740AC0463BD50BB95E259
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
File size (compressed) :31'680 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :92'676 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Unpacked file: d6414f6d45b92a3e9c782e2b0191289b1be8567405b1cc7a0e53b4491a0db254

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
64
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade mirai obfuscated packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-11-25T02:31:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-25T07:24:00Z UTC
Hits:
~1000
Detections:
HEUR:Exploit.Linux.Linksys.a HEUR:Exploit.Linux.CVE-2017-17215.a HEUR:Exploit.Linux.CVE-2014-8361.a HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.ad
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=425d6a2b-1a00-0000-598d-e2b4430d0000 pid=3395 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=8af6fb2d-1a00-0000-598d-e2b44a0d0000 pid=3402 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=425d6a2b-1a00-0000-598d-e2b4430d0000 pid=3395->guuid=8af6fb2d-1a00-0000-598d-e2b44a0d0000 pid=3402 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Detected Mirai
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1820274 Sample: mirai.mpsl.elf Startdate: 25/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 29 156.159.153.1 airtel-tz-asTZ Tanzania United Republic of 2->29 31 98.137.77.170 YAHOO-GQ1US United States 2->31 33 98 other IPs or domains 2->33 37 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->37 39 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->39 41 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->41 43 5 other signatures 2->43 8 mirai.mpsl.elf 2->8         started        10 gnome-session-binary sh gsd-print-notifications 2->10         started        12 xfce4-session rm 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 process5 14 mirai.mpsl.elf 8->14         started        16 gsd-print-notifications 10->16         started        process6 18 mirai.mpsl.elf 14->18         started        21 mirai.mpsl.elf 14->21         started        23 mirai.mpsl.elf 14->23         started        27 5 other processes 14->27 25 gsd-print-notifications gsd-printer 16->25         started        signatures7 35 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 18->35
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-25 05:21:31 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Contacts a large (245820) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Mirai
Mirai family
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9853089-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
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


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

Web download

Mirai

elf a904bc875dbabfc0ee6b40a05738244bb88ba23950f145f944e21004a353b15a

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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