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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: e959eb9d18affec46e67ef850897a15ee7ab25f54456261317bfff1044007c0c
SHA3-384 hash: 21fca446dde17e91436972f7aeb9419c638eb68c04ddf402350e4b23a82e700bea79d847df57b2c08370aae8036f23d1
SHA1 hash: 138b5a631d6637ae41aba987984e8c25015aa053
MD5 hash: 31f09a29503dc37d9ebe438d90693626
humanhash: football-alaska-robin-kitten
File name:S3o.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:50'584 bytes
First seen:2025-11-21 22:28:44 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:tzzEd+Vv/VJ6HAzHfnRaBkrAE50n40zKWSTfafk4eJhEeNXqzziAbW7:t/EdWX6aHpaBWKnvvRzzi5
TLSH T1AB33F1AC86D6BED0C92A4D7D11FB69F59744D0C172DD5B9C0B8884849F3C8193E2D0F6
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) :50'584 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :148'796 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Unpacked file: 65b3632c7e7ba5ea2a62b4f748f6395a89ba8a6641a888108008e5bfa8874e72

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
79
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
Changes access rights for a written file
Sends data to a server
DNS request
Changes access rights for a file
Connection attempt
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-11-21T20:31:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-21T21:46:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=01be4b4e-1e00-0000-6ec3-b19b46140000 pid=5190 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=4c798150-1e00-0000-6ec3-b19b47140000 pid=5191 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=01be4b4e-1e00-0000-6ec3-b19b46140000 pid=5190->guuid=4c798150-1e00-0000-6ec3-b19b47140000 pid=5191 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
76 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1818894 Sample: S3o.mpsl.elf Startdate: 21/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 76 22 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->22 24 vcute69.bounceme.net 41.216.189.88, 12121, 40564, 40566 AS40676US South Africa 2->24 26 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->26 28 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->28 30 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->30 32 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->32 34 2 other signatures 2->34 8 S3o.mpsl.elf 2->8         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 process5 12 S3o.mpsl.elf 8->12         started        14 S3o.mpsl.elf 8->14         started        16 S3o.mpsl.elf 8->16         started        process6 18 S3o.mpsl.elf 12->18         started        20 S3o.mpsl.elf 12->20         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-21 22:29:25 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
20 of 38 (52.63%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Mirai
Mirai family
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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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Web download

Mirai

elf e959eb9d18affec46e67ef850897a15ee7ab25f54456261317bfff1044007c0c

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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