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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: af3b59ee72210ab817f546b9b19839bb67c6fcac74f8da40e7e04ae01d07756c
SHA3-384 hash: a6e40903ab938a999ddeeddfc41e5614f6d65c85a7417e6b9a3601af84ef3bacd11f7ebb592bc28db5d623abe3655aac
SHA1 hash: 62c5796e6dc0286ae6f49a9352bd9f13a38ab482
MD5 hash: 09fcb7dedf5e0d1781792444af4a29e2
humanhash: seven-queen-uniform-pennsylvania
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:173'700 bytes
First seen:2026-01-22 14:50:45 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:jy3lvTyOz7HQdFD8bPg/lzb6vsOd+YtJ:jy3RyOzAFDG+xeEKFt
TLSH T10804C80AAF660FBBDCAFDD3706E9070135CCA50722A53B753674D528F54A90B4AE3C68
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 :
70
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
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
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=ef8a6aa5-1900-0000-a977-9f8e880c0000 pid=3208 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=3616baa7-1900-0000-a977-9f8e8e0c0000 pid=3214 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=ef8a6aa5-1900-0000-a977-9f8e880c0000 pid=3208->guuid=3616baa7-1900-0000-a977-9f8e8e0c0000 pid=3214 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
56 / 100
Signature
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Gafgyt
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1855809 Sample: mpsl.elf Startdate: 22/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 56 27 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->27 29 91.189.91.42, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United Kingdom 2->29 31 3 other IPs or domains 2->31 33 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->33 35 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->35 9 mpsl.elf 2->9         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        signatures3 process4 process5 15 mpsl.elf 9->15         started        process6 17 mpsl.elf 15->17         started        process7 19 mpsl.elf 17->19         started        21 mpsl.elf 17->21         started        23 mpsl.elf 17->23         started        25 6 other processes 17->25
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-22 14:51:38 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 36 (41.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  6/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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: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 af3b59ee72210ab817f546b9b19839bb67c6fcac74f8da40e7e04ae01d07756c

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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