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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: e1c8a2fb632c2ff06e7e898bb249236403ac0a2e92a323fec266bc3f650df38d
SHA3-384 hash: 7c24f20dbddb0fb9ff182e2cbfd87dda64cabce121021ddee606c6d8c7b3175c4259a240ca20f33992b49da6ecd010d4
SHA1 hash: 92b7c278a52a8d419a978f0481e15868a9ec099d
MD5 hash: dc55833dd4610563c58a53297c00bf8d
humanhash: timing-pennsylvania-island-delaware
File name:Space.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:101'188 bytes
First seen:2026-05-29 07:11:14 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:JxODm3pPRWNqq28QDSfIMFQfgAZ+0u8vZjemPT9ESKhC7qyr:J0DOpPRWu8ERZ+0u8vjhhqyr
TLSH T155A3C509BF510EBBD8AFCC3709AD1B4228CD655722B93B797634C528B64B24F29D3C64
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 upx-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 a0144ea706f5ed851450803d3bbb41ebce27a5e179411c71fbb8e8b6acf08355
File size (compressed) :38'648 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :101'188 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Packed file: a0144ea706f5ed851450803d3bbb41ebce27a5e179411c71fbb8e8b6acf08355

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
73
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-05-29T06:30:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-05-29T07:00:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=da6f824b-1a00-0000-a2e8-b7950d0c0000 pid=3085 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=ff1fe54d-1a00-0000-a2e8-b795110c0000 pid=3089 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=da6f824b-1a00-0000-a2e8-b7950d0c0000 pid=3085->guuid=ff1fe54d-1a00-0000-a2e8-b795110c0000 pid=3089 execve guuid=5940fc4e-1a00-0000-a2e8-b795150c0000 pid=3093 /usr/bin/dash guuid=ff1fe54d-1a00-0000-a2e8-b795110c0000 pid=3089->guuid=5940fc4e-1a00-0000-a2e8-b795150c0000 pid=3093 clone guuid=bc6e034f-1a00-0000-a2e8-b795160c0000 pid=3094 /usr/bin/dash guuid=ff1fe54d-1a00-0000-a2e8-b795110c0000 pid=3089->guuid=bc6e034f-1a00-0000-a2e8-b795160c0000 pid=3094 clone guuid=cf6a064f-1a00-0000-a2e8-b795170c0000 pid=3095 /usr/bin/dash guuid=5940fc4e-1a00-0000-a2e8-b795150c0000 pid=3093->guuid=cf6a064f-1a00-0000-a2e8-b795170c0000 pid=3095 clone
Gathering data
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-05-29 07:15:52 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
23 of 36 (63.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:lzrd botnet defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
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_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
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_Botnet_Malware
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware_RID2EF6
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious single byte XORed keyword 'Mozilla/5.0' - it uses yara's XOR modifier and therefore cannot print the XOR key. You can use the CyberChef recipe linked in the reference field to brute force the used key.
Reference:https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/#recipe=XOR_Brute_Force()
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_RID2DB4
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:Internal Research
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

File information


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

Web download

Mirai

elf e1c8a2fb632c2ff06e7e898bb249236403ac0a2e92a323fec266bc3f650df38d

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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