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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: e629a219aca6766f3ea198f905e6587c7b06d8563187e33ed8e805b7dcf52549
SHA3-384 hash: fe22e6b9cfe4ce5c5a4e9576ddd4551c435b8be3dfa11813b19e37adb8d00ef325ff3e3b160672f4ac517b981d742261
SHA1 hash: d78e7df1a2169487eaee5165f6405c5beed8562d
MD5 hash: 729a68fb1e63cd8d5b7a383bbeeb4844
humanhash: island-echo-neptune-sink
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:265'208 bytes
First seen:2025-12-26 19:15:31 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:0VgO+J6gd83AecWoSIyKPOsS+ai4DS4gQ8rZnIGXl6hh15j4A:0V6J6gd83jcZS1KPp34DS4Kquyj
TLSH T19A44F50AAF610EFBE8AFDE3706EA1B0124CD651721A83B757574D518F10A64F1AE3CB4
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 cd4a30e43b906c33c6d46ec5f4a8bd13ece64fcccd9a39bd568f328bb45441ae
File size (compressed) :80'136 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :265'208 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Packed file: cd4a30e43b906c33c6d46ec5f4a8bd13ece64fcccd9a39bd568f328bb45441ae

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
38
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
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gafgyt mirai obfuscated
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=d0b3bd3e-1800-0000-a520-2242780c0000 pid=3192 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=04177640-1800-0000-a520-22427e0c0000 pid=3198 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=d0b3bd3e-1800-0000-a520-2242780c0000 pid=3192->guuid=04177640-1800-0000-a520-22427e0c0000 pid=3198 execve
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
80 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Found malware configuration
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Gafgyt
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1839923 Sample: mpsl.elf Startdate: 26/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 80 34 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->34 36 162.213.35.25, 443, 60624 CANONICAL-ASGB United States 2->36 38 3 other IPs or domains 2->38 40 Found malware configuration 2->40 42 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->42 44 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->44 46 2 other signatures 2->46 9 mpsl.elf 2->9         started        11 python3.8 dpkg 2->11         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 2 other processes 2->15 signatures3 process4 process5 17 mpsl.elf 9->17         started        file6 32 /usr/local/bin/infinitd, ELF 17->32 dropped 20 mpsl.elf sh 17->20         started        22 mpsl.elf sh 17->22         started        24 mpsl.elf 17->24         started        26 24 other processes 17->26 process7 process8 28 sh systemctl 20->28         started        30 sh systemctl 22->30         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-26 19:16:21 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 36 (44.44%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet discovery persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies systemd
Write file to user bin folder
Mirai
Mirai family
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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:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
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 e629a219aca6766f3ea198f905e6587c7b06d8563187e33ed8e805b7dcf52549

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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