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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: e3e93b0b3891b9f5ab0ad90a5c9a0d1c1ebfb5755f82cbed93a5a1fed9e98f71
SHA3-384 hash: 2390495727b79c35c498fb9b4006a0737aaf3d918cbf65655d3460d639bc9a1df10220834f4baf104aa1f9e87ed28f9b
SHA1 hash: 3aaffc55150c8052616d63cc9ab0c39e3bd6c9ec
MD5 hash: 728e874f937a3ba427c10b2cfd0a2897
humanhash: three-orange-nevada-oregon
File name:pmpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:97'592 bytes
First seen:2026-01-12 01:49:38 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:SXVdbeEh/kc+Yw3Iw17yfQ04rAM1gYuZ7hbXsVIGRwhwaBds/xV:SFdbeEh/kV51rA4uwxeHBc
TLSH T19293D506BB650FFBD86FCD3746A9070239CC551A22F93B3A3674C918B51B64A4AE3C64
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 :
100
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
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Kills processes
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bash lolbin
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-01-11T22:28:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-11T23:00:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=e56c5518-1900-0000-1a5e-e05fdf070000 pid=2015 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=d09b1b1a-1900-0000-1a5e-e05fe6070000 pid=2022 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=e56c5518-1900-0000-1a5e-e05fdf070000 pid=2015->guuid=d09b1b1a-1900-0000-1a5e-e05fe6070000 pid=2022 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
68 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1848700 Sample: pmpsl.elf Startdate: 12/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 68 19 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->19 21 2.57.122.170, 18129, 56612, 56616 DATACENTERRO Romania 2->21 23 2 other IPs or domains 2->23 25 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->25 27 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->27 29 Yara detected Mirai 2->29 8 pmpsl.elf 2->8         started        11 python3.8 dpkg 2->11         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 31 Sample deletes itself 8->31 13 pmpsl.elf 8->13         started        process6 process7 15 pmpsl.elf 13->15         started        17 pmpsl.elf 13->17         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-12 01:50:19 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 24 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:mirai defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9858729-0
YARA:
n/a
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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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf e3e93b0b3891b9f5ab0ad90a5c9a0d1c1ebfb5755f82cbed93a5a1fed9e98f71

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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