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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 5


Intelligence 5 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: c44434244af42a2ac8f09f0abc4429b38833d83927e7ddb231bde215045a2d26
SHA3-384 hash: ff611759283de2d1011db5c619b98e0532eae81c26b1464633c1d529e1e7082a7f2ec5f61dda3a94b1af410cfdc6eeab
SHA1 hash: c48279bdb4ef40ad56d376dfb55f309b10c85114
MD5 hash: 735e25d0f6eb92ab706727bdbb6b9099
humanhash: cup-south-william-cup
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:110'708 bytes
First seen:2026-02-16 16:15:42 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:pMAUIIqQHT/uaX+HA09bPH+imC1jdR3uJCq9uVXkBPZM05RDlaanzVGY:p5UIIDHzuP9bPe4fq9xhF8anzV
TLSH T156B3F616FB610FF7D86BCD3746A90B0529CC551A22E83B7A7974C42CB24B14F4AE39B4
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
No detections
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
base64 bash lolbin mirai obfuscated
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=80a73e01-1700-0000-6b15-78c70d0e0000 pid=3597 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=08c81a04-1700-0000-6b15-78c7160e0000 pid=3606 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=80a73e01-1700-0000-6b15-78c70d0e0000 pid=3597->guuid=08c81a04-1700-0000-6b15-78c7160e0000 pid=3606 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
60 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Performs DNS TXT record lookups
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1870041 Sample: mpsl.elf Startdate: 16/02/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 60 23 fm3.dyn 2->23 25 80.126.137.48 XS4ALL-NLAmsterdamNL Netherlands 2->25 27 99 other IPs or domains 2->27 29 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->29 31 Yara detected Mirai 2->31 7 mpsl.elf 2->7         started        9 dash rm 2->9         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        13 python3.8 dpkg 2->13         started        signatures3 33 Performs DNS TXT record lookups 23->33 process4 process5 15 mpsl.elf 7->15         started        17 mpsl.elf 7->17         started        19 mpsl.elf 7->19         started        21 mpsl.elf 7->21         started       
Gathering data
Result
Malware family:
hailbot
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:hailbot discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
Contacts a large (234249) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ach_202503_elf_Mirai
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
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 c44434244af42a2ac8f09f0abc4429b38833d83927e7ddb231bde215045a2d26

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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