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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 9 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: e643a8a1f6f0411b1bb845513ad8cb18c920e1ca068a8f19b8874a54457328b9
SHA3-384 hash: daf1082b4eadda48fee4f4ef1517fb13a59151a97616aaa82befa539fb8155c2370275a049555b7c34e092f1a7898e7b
SHA1 hash: 8565d50c635eed179a2efdd2de787780053c24eb
MD5 hash: fc2cad13148c78a8c0923f9ca7a34b19
humanhash: virginia-massachusetts-table-massachusetts
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:122'316 bytes
First seen:2026-01-21 16:57:50 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:ZPvZHT+DemrUy2+32vfjQJXpi7Oi97ZrnqAwg0tS547+ZSvmCei:ZXZHT+UFMJXy97M75vmCei
TLSH T1A4C3F80ABF110FF7D86FCD3706A90B0625CC555B22A57B3A3634C928F54B65B1AE3CA4
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


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abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 e5fa9517ae35e916913e60115a385e0173239103f707688804b299ddf5c3ec36
File size (compressed) :46'756 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :122'316 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Packed file: e5fa9517ae35e916913e60115a385e0173239103f707688804b299ddf5c3ec36

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
44
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:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bash botnet lolbin mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
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:
2026-01-21T14:55:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-21T17:17:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=8748e813-1800-0000-27c7-2d62640c0000 pid=3172 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=e28d9016-1800-0000-27c7-2d62650c0000 pid=3173 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=8748e813-1800-0000-27c7-2d62640c0000 pid=3172->guuid=e28d9016-1800-0000-27c7-2d62650c0000 pid=3173 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.mine
Score:
84 / 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
Yara detected Mirai
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-21 16:58:28 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 24 (62.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai credential_access discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads process memory
Enumerates running processes
Traces itself
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
ahahahahahajs.unproxy.st
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CoinMiner_Strings
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects mining pool protocol string in Executable
Reference:https://minergate.com/faq/what-pool-address
Rule name:CoinMiner_Strings_RID2DDE
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects mining pool protocol string in Executable
Reference:https://minergate.com/faq/what-pool-address
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf e643a8a1f6f0411b1bb845513ad8cb18c920e1ca068a8f19b8874a54457328b9

(this sample)

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