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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: b16c1a5e23499c41ffa69c13aa878e47fcd13e97a3e3f95c5d3cfcc39346c8bf
SHA3-384 hash: b05d8ab10933cc10146814316143ec07c7dffb91599475ce9e16f1fc63b9441fb9c206f5c6b8534792223d31420b5421
SHA1 hash: ebab2743c01b1899f83744dba198f2d0982ccf49
MD5 hash: 44850789c73a515f775f492d107d272c
humanhash: cup-delta-idaho-yankee
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:109'476 bytes
First seen:2025-11-18 05:39:56 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:u+IVHn1tndyohBG6bN123p5E12onMr/Vd4V/Zo6O5r0LkqMC83PomZuZbVRsZj:urNn1tdNBmnayr/r0LXMD7ZuZEZ
TLSH T1B3B3E709BF600FF7DC6FCC3B49B94B05248D961A21A83B767934D818F25B64F5AE3864
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 :
88
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Creating a file
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
DNS request
Substitutes an application name
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
mirai
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
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-11-18T03:15:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-18T04:28:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=67227697-1600-0000-d179-23de310d0000 pid=3377 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=47e01d99-1600-0000-d179-23de360d0000 pid=3382 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=67227697-1600-0000-d179-23de310d0000 pid=3377->guuid=47e01d99-1600-0000-d179-23de360d0000 pid=3382 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
72 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1815764 Sample: mpsl.elf Startdate: 18/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 72 22 46.60.22.121, 23 ZAYTONAPS Palestinian Territory Occupied 2->22 24 96.250.227.221, 23 UUNETUS United States 2->24 26 40 other IPs or domains 2->26 28 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->28 30 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->30 32 Yara detected Mirai 2->32 8 mpsl.elf 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 process5 14 mpsl.elf 8->14         started        16 mpsl.elf 8->16         started        process6 18 mpsl.elf 14->18         started        20 mpsl.elf 14->20         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-18 05:40:33 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
21 of 38 (55.26%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
credential_access defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Renames itself
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
Contacts a large (110367) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7755770-0
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


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Web download

Mirai

elf b16c1a5e23499c41ffa69c13aa878e47fcd13e97a3e3f95c5d3cfcc39346c8bf

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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