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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: dc5bf086551430f2bf8a5742be05c0789c4f32f275a14ebb30caebfd25813c32
SHA3-384 hash: f7284e3b143439e41f9646baa9a0412f62775083fc86683f89cd204e7b1d2d7b9a7e94d952b59a17b1536a27c9e64d13
SHA1 hash: b931e1ee8037637ad5116d58aeb63bf8319a22f7
MD5 hash: c158dccabfd656b404043eca2b2f7e69
humanhash: king-cat-delta-fish
File name:putita.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:81'728 bytes
First seen:2026-07-19 13:08:43 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-sharedlib
ssdeep 1536:mpA0Sp0rauFzIEPn1DbvNJno+4+O8ZbebqUpjB9Pj/IR0f6xi0Z6:sO0225u+4+1lUtBhjgR0Ci0w
TLSH T15E8312D5CF6F97F9EB1359F118D72AE1042EC0062239DB7813B52B95AA3FC20E92191D
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai UPX
File size (compressed) :81'728 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :183'768 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Unpacked file: b8045ef43df0ccbd3cfde0fbcc7e51e11ed44a09098e0652ceed1bfebc4feffd

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
74
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
Sets a written file as executable
Launching a process
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Sends data to a server
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Changes access rights for a written file
Creating a file
Creates or modifies symbolic links
Substitutes an application name
Writes files to system directory
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files to set up autorun
Deleting of the original file
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-07-19T10:18:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-19T11:49:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Trojan.Linux.Agent.vn HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.hv
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=c91e307e-1800-0000-4304-9214110c0000 pid=3089 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=97306e80-1800-0000-4304-9214120c0000 pid=3090 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=c91e307e-1800-0000-4304-9214110c0000 pid=3089->guuid=97306e80-1800-0000-4304-9214120c0000 pid=3090 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
96 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence
Modifies the '.bashrc' or '.bash_profile' file typically for persisting actions
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Protects files from modification
Sample deletes itself
Sample is packed with UPX
Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1944777 Sample: putita.mpsl.elf Startdate: 19/07/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 96 49 64.89.163.215, 59900, 59902, 59904 NETIFACE-TORONTO-NetifaceAmericaIncUS Germany 2->49 53 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->53 55 Sample is packed with UPX 2->55 9 putita.mpsl.elf 2->9         started        signatures3 process4 file5 41 /usr/lib/kworker-helper, ELF 9->41 dropped 43 /root/.bashrc, ASCII 9->43 dropped 45 /etc/systemd/system/kworker-helper.service, ASCII 9->45 dropped 47 3 other malicious files 9->47 dropped 63 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 9->63 65 Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile 9->65 67 Drops files in suspicious directories 9->67 69 3 other signatures 9->69 13 putita.mpsl.elf sh 9->13         started        15 putita.mpsl.elf sh 9->15         started        17 putita.mpsl.elf chattr 9->17         started        20 6 other processes 9->20 signatures6 process7 signatures8 22 sh crontab 13->22         started        26 sh 13->26         started        28 sh crontab 15->28         started        51 Protects files from modification 17->51 30 putita.mpsl.elf 20->30         started        32 putita.mpsl.elf 20->32         started        34 putita.mpsl.elf 20->34         started        process9 file10 39 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.zziafO, ASCII 22->39 dropped 59 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 22->59 61 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 22->61 36 sh crontab 26->36         started        signatures11 process12 signatures13 57 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 36->57
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-07-19 13:10:25 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (SO)
AV detection:
11 of 24 (45.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Modifies Bash startup script
UPX packed file
Creates/modifies Cron job
Creates/modifies environment variables
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Modifies systemd
Deletes itself
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:elf_arm_mips_ko_so
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


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Web download

Mirai

elf dc5bf086551430f2bf8a5742be05c0789c4f32f275a14ebb30caebfd25813c32

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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