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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: d80d236e16bfef3dd5b8aacb4aff4226616be790c3b5dc2325af73e71d61441c
SHA3-384 hash: 9f1fad48bfcde6cc1a5bac97559b94adf1509918bc91338fdeb6b1d9ca921ebdbdbb1d13e234dad19ad16385d908cc97
SHA1 hash: 980a2b74efa208912e98cfcae512a6a68707f24b
MD5 hash: cebd6b5a654a77053f28a8baabb6c637
humanhash: twenty-texas-white-edward
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:178'876 bytes
First seen:2025-12-25 19:15:56 UTC
Last seen:2025-12-26 07:54:26 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:AKRmsm1dDG0Gxb/HUctP8XLWcxPM+mkznH4GW88ByT:AKgsm1dDGzELWcRmkzH4bBy
TLSH T14A040905BB250FFBD85BCC3B05B9270528CC585A22EA7B36B934E518B54B25F1AE3D70
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 :
2
# of downloads :
75
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
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-12-25T16:38:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-12-27T12:48:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.ba HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=2bf0dbf7-1a00-0000-ae58-e9fb6c0a0000 pid=2668 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=51fc2afa-1a00-0000-ae58-e9fb720a0000 pid=2674 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=2bf0dbf7-1a00-0000-ae58-e9fb6c0a0000 pid=2668->guuid=51fc2afa-1a00-0000-ae58-e9fb720a0000 pid=2674 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Moobot
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
80 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Mirai
Yara detected Moobot
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1839438 Sample: mpsl.elf Startdate: 25/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 80 26 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->26 28 niggabot.windy.my.id 94.156.152.90, 23, 45124, 45126 NET1-ASBG Bulgaria 2->28 30 daisy.ubuntu.com 162.213.35.24, 38442, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United States 2->30 32 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->32 34 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->34 36 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->36 38 2 other signatures 2->38 8 mpsl.elf 2->8         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 process5 12 mpsl.elf 8->12         started        14 mpsl.elf 8->14         started        16 mpsl.elf 8->16         started        18 mpsl.elf 8->18         started        process6 20 mpsl.elf 12->20         started        22 mpsl.elf 12->22         started        24 mpsl.elf 12->24         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-25 19:16:26 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 36 (52.78%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135890-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c Linux_Gafgyt_May_2024
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YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via unique string 'npxXoudifFeEgGaACScs'
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf d80d236e16bfef3dd5b8aacb4aff4226616be790c3b5dc2325af73e71d61441c

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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