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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: e17c2f9aadae9df7a444dbcc59fae992a1a05ddb57207c9fd23c8467fc8b23b5
SHA3-384 hash: 4f817d807340860856aa4031aa1f9044e8bd520f441bee39de6ed7f1f07c185bee0af9bb4b1aa1cea379bd7e3a4a3434
SHA1 hash: 9265e2ab3a057ca8125184305dbd1a11848f4a5d
MD5 hash: 8c12c65869b71ecd37902e2a28275ac1
humanhash: failed-dakota-beer-vermont
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:210'632 bytes
First seen:2026-10-08 12:33:42 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:DXVbgHxCkY3qeoOObrfoLChOY0VERQAvMnaSO:DXVbgHxCkY3qeqbrfBsYbR0na
TLSH T19124C71ABB510EFBDCAFCD3702E90B0129CC655722A93B367674D924F54A54B0AE3C78
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 :
96
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Launching a process
Connection attempt
Opens a port
Runs as daemon
Sets a written file as executable
Collects information on the OS
DNS request
Collects information on the CPU
Kills processes
Creating a file
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-10-08T09:41:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-08T15:14:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=8b46589f-1c00-0000-98aa-0c0f8e0b0000 pid=2958 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=c18307a2-1c00-0000-98aa-0c0f940b0000 pid=2964 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=8b46589f-1c00-0000-98aa-0c0f8e0b0000 pid=2958->guuid=c18307a2-1c00-0000-98aa-0c0f940b0000 pid=2964 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-08 12:34:35 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
13 of 24 (54.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads CPU attributes
Modifies Bash startup script
Creates/modifies environment variables
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Executes dropped EXE
Family: Mirai
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
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:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MIRAI_TELNETCURL_payload
Author:AfterPacket
Description:Mirai-lineage ELF payload carrying the leaked-source decoy domain
Reference:https://github.com/Afterpacket/drosera-threat-intel
Rule name:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags
Rule name:Web_Generic_Binary_URL_Download
Author:Serhii Kocherhan
Description:Detects files containing HTTP or HTTPS links pointing directly to .bin payload extensions.

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Mirai

elf e17c2f9aadae9df7a444dbcc59fae992a1a05ddb57207c9fd23c8467fc8b23b5

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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