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Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: abe88b376c0a36dfcf7986436175233c8af38aad72c86cb73da635ae254c0330
SHA3-384 hash: a2a9438ba3e72da01ff1d87dace3ea0e71c6c7c45b473c35d96e707fbecc4615416c8f2a7712548c3b05d75307edb2d3
SHA1 hash: cf40f8d68997d54b183d59e6eae303e724e40036
MD5 hash: ef8c983f0c3dcc905fea75a83850df4e
humanhash: kentucky-leopard-enemy-harry
File name:miraint.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:113'572 bytes
First seen:2025-12-24 15:53:52 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:nbdwap15gP+IDbEaDH8mk/PNd7qz4TVSBgr/kLGHIbSm+ZmR9/b+mOccf:bdwap15CEaDr0PNh9WIIbF+uk/f
TLSH T109B3C419BF650FF7EC6FCC374AE9170525CC692A21A87B357934D918F64A24B0AE3870
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

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
58
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-12-24T13:07:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-12-24T14:19:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Drops files in suspicious directories
Drops invisible ELF files
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1838944 Sample: miraint.mpsl.elf Startdate: 24/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 42 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->42 44 86.54.42.154, 23, 56508, 56510 KCOM-SPNService-ProviderNetworkex-MistralGB United Kingdom 2->44 46 3 other IPs or domains 2->46 56 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->56 58 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->58 60 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->60 62 2 other signatures 2->62 10 miraint.mpsl.elf 2->10         started        12 python3.8 dpkg 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 process5 14 miraint.mpsl.elf 10->14         started        process6 16 miraint.mpsl.elf 14->16         started        file7 32 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 16->32 dropped 48 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 16->48 50 Drops files in suspicious directories 16->50 52 Sample deletes itself 16->52 54 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 16->54 20 miraint.mpsl.elf sh 16->20         started        22 miraint.mpsl.elf 16->22         started        signatures8 process9 file10 26 sh cp 20->26         started        34 /usr/bin/wget, POSIX 22->34 dropped 36 /usr/bin/tftp, POSIX 22->36 dropped 38 /usr/bin/curl, POSIX 22->38 dropped 64 Drops files in suspicious directories 22->64 30 miraint.mpsl.elf 22->30         started        signatures11 process12 file13 40 /usr/bin/.sh, ELF 26->40 dropped 66 Drops invisible ELF files 26->66 68 Drops files in suspicious directories 26->68 signatures14
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-24 15:54:21 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 discovery persistence
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Write file to user bin folder
Writes file to system bin folder
Deletes itself
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
botnet mirai Unix.Trojan.Mirai-10017641-0
YARA:
MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_2 Mirai_Botnet_Malware
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Linux_Mirai_Generic
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples
Rule name:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_2
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects ELF malware Mirai related
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_2_RID2F3A
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects ELF malware Mirai related
Reference:Internal Research
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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf abe88b376c0a36dfcf7986436175233c8af38aad72c86cb73da635ae254c0330

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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