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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: e5fa9517ae35e916913e60115a385e0173239103f707688804b299ddf5c3ec36
SHA3-384 hash: f3dddac53b7a480b44a72e6d8a3e1303b528b2b45359cc755f957866afabbcdc50132659bee813305023b0fb9d2630ab
SHA1 hash: 03fb946a001ba3d5a4366949fe0df8eedbc395bb
MD5 hash: bf7e7e03b659ef7bc029cad7273019ef
humanhash: wolfram-twenty-spring-california
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:46'756 bytes
First seen:2026-01-21 16:57:28 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:I5iXeMKbg0d5hMDS7V2tEvdZyeQli3KeEciYAhM9xe7Gt+yE832Z0G5BN+0pwAWw:HXeZh6DSJLZyvlOPma46cyNKHV+09
TLSH T19823026FEE4898C1DD5C2DF2229C16E26C7861C1365E8B9ED32909808A732063DDF3D8
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
File size (compressed) :46'756 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :122'316 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Unpacked file: e643a8a1f6f0411b1bb845513ad8cb18c920e1ca068a8f19b8874a54457328b9

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
34
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
botnet mirai packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
7
Number of processes launched:
1
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-01-21T14:07:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-22T12:54:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=017d71b5-1800-0000-3b9b-4c49f60d0000 pid=3574 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=fcc337b7-1800-0000-3b9b-4c49fa0d0000 pid=3578 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=017d71b5-1800-0000-3b9b-4c49f60d0000 pid=3574->guuid=fcc337b7-1800-0000-3b9b-4c49fa0d0000 pid=3578 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Yara detected Mirai
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-21 16:58:19 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
14 of 24 (58.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet credential_access discovery upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads process memory
Enumerates running processes
Traces itself
Mirai
Mirai family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
ahahahahahajs.unproxy.st
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
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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Mirai

elf e5fa9517ae35e916913e60115a385e0173239103f707688804b299ddf5c3ec36

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