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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: c4ab7aaa429005cc19daa11eca76cdf636b2ba09855067bab985cf02e7833212
SHA3-384 hash: 73174d8ce54b80f77bc90bc44b8a97c7297e414b7e4081f8726e5627cd6e79df2704cbf0d3e9ce0ebc9217addd10a169
SHA1 hash: 8f196983a5fe0c4620de54fa24bd8ac2b87ea831
MD5 hash: 361490e37b321cebe1f0dd3c523735f3
humanhash: one-xray-enemy-quebec
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:105'252 bytes
First seen:2025-11-25 15:59:38 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:81QACf3UdLobUBOLPyf0EA5Jp3ObPtf9OCgZ6WYVsUgp+lVwSN1ug7Ri0i:81183UdLotLl5JA5WYZgq3N1ugU3
TLSH T1AEA3D60ABF610FF7D85FDC3B09A91B0524CC990B22A83B757934D918F65B24F5AE3864
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 :
76
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Kills processes
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
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
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=dad1437e-1900-0000-fcdc-9c425a140000 pid=5210 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=90551681-1900-0000-fcdc-9c425c140000 pid=5212 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=dad1437e-1900-0000-fcdc-9c425a140000 pid=5210->guuid=90551681-1900-0000-fcdc-9c425c140000 pid=5212 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: 1820661 Sample: mpsl.elf Startdate: 25/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 72 22 102.90.231.70, 23 VCG-ASNG Nigeria 2->22 24 137.158.246.133, 23 UCTZA South Africa 2->24 26 42 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:
2025-11-25 16:00:41 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
13 of 36 (36.11%)
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
Contacts a large (79711) 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 c4ab7aaa429005cc19daa11eca76cdf636b2ba09855067bab985cf02e7833212

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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