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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ae1196a783e0fe4ae40d8e57236c2627258947be2f02334bfec2f8be628ccd50
SHA3-384 hash: da519c4866fc61f1239d71e9eb2b2f7fa27d4dfee0b7d40670339eef896cb3cd9cd58887bfb9d4df2343cb104305656e
SHA1 hash: 08702d6f58c5016cf44584e357eb0af249213130
MD5 hash: 93893811bb40020b8e0f24752282f106
humanhash: happy-low-ack-arkansas
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:84'816 bytes
First seen:2025-07-26 04:47:55 UTC
Last seen:2025-09-21 17:14:38 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:3Qq4bC+zLmpJF1XszJZa+7CfiYILOJZApUFn4qtM:3Qq4bCKDkILOJ3vt
TLSH T13283E705BB614FBBEC6FCC3709E91B0134CD5A1A22A87B3A7534D918B60F54B4AF3864
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 :
3
# of downloads :
19
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
DNS request
Mounts file systems
Runs as daemon
Creating a file
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=df9afb9c-1800-0000-fd6a-da904a0e0000 pid=3658 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=4656e29e-1800-0000-fd6a-da90510e0000 pid=3665 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=df9afb9c-1800-0000-fd6a-da904a0e0000 pid=3658->guuid=4656e29e-1800-0000-fd6a-da90510e0000 pid=3665 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
68 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1744508 Sample: mpsl.elf Startdate: 26/07/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 68 20 BUNNYBOTS.ru 83.229.17.45, 38241, 47036 SKYVISIONGB United Kingdom 2->20 22 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->22 24 5 other IPs or domains 2->24 26 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->26 28 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->28 30 Yara detected Mirai 2->30 32 Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning) 2->32 8 dash rm mpsl.elf 2->8         started        10 udisksd dumpe2fs 2->10         started        12 udisksd dumpe2fs 2->12         started        14 9 other processes 2->14 signatures3 process4 process5 16 mpsl.elf 8->16         started        process6 18 mpsl.elf 16->18         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-26 04:48:14 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
14 of 23 (60.87%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Renames itself
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9951087-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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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 ae1196a783e0fe4ae40d8e57236c2627258947be2f02334bfec2f8be628ccd50

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh

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