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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: af46b6fadc4338c786e0143b21c6270d9c9219e47813d542b8561e0c27e2b6a2
SHA3-384 hash: 94bf4a354e4b0c133b63e43c1936c860b183673325fb748aebf73407099a7772ab1604ce94985194691ea15b1e0afeb2
SHA1 hash: 60c245934d876d574497e7a739ffea4d1dabc9e8
MD5 hash: 424a1211aed5c20a87cd2ae92bc68b9a
humanhash: sierra-mars-avocado-crazy
File name:mirai.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:31'688 bytes
First seen:2025-11-25 12:04:00 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:sKMeB+i+nUJqyXe0TBwfyNY74eA3+srj/pWII:VZqd0TWqN7e0+sP/k
TLSH T1D6E2E1CCD5D82981CB9C94BDE1CF1BBB7E356191BBCF4F9C27908C848E191467869624
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) :31'688 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :92'708 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Unpacked file: 598f90d081cfecb09b8766888dfcb61dd65699da430397efd2777491f86c93c9

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
85
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
Kills critical processes
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade mirai packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
UPX
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
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-11-25T05:25:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-25T07:24:00Z UTC
Hits:
~1000
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=c971cf5f-1b00-0000-7693-b0a80c0c0000 pid=3084 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=5f9f5762-1b00-0000-7693-b0a8100c0000 pid=3088 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=c971cf5f-1b00-0000-7693-b0a80c0c0000 pid=3084->guuid=5f9f5762-1b00-0000-7693-b0a8100c0000 pid=3088 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
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: 1820477 Sample: mirai.mpsl.elf Startdate: 25/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 31 197.190.151.157 zain-asGH Ghana 2->31 33 41.208.211.118 rainZA South Africa 2->33 35 98 other IPs or domains 2->35 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 6 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        14 2 other processes 2->14 signatures3 process4 process5 16 mirai.mpsl.elf 8->16         started        18 gsd-print-notifications 10->18         started        process6 20 mirai.mpsl.elf 16->20         started        23 mirai.mpsl.elf 16->23         started        25 mirai.mpsl.elf 16->25         started        29 5 other processes 16->29 27 gsd-print-notifications gsd-printer 18->27         started        signatures7 45 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 20->45
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-25 11:45:18 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
22 of 38 (57.89%)
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 (108465) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Mirai
Mirai family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
6ewct49g.duckdns.org
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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 af46b6fadc4338c786e0143b21c6270d9c9219e47813d542b8561e0c27e2b6a2

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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