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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 13 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: f11e8cc4cd14bf4c9f5906552b8824ea1565d63f2bdf76f554abb1170105072c
SHA3-384 hash: 67e979a620629967a16df57c589a8cea579002a2335634b9d0c654437bd59db5694329f35bc665ac67617b365788b9d6
SHA1 hash: ed192b13e0a5423e2112a83eefb1716cbf0511b4
MD5 hash: 7f39d0378c6995dcb56be13d57f2c880
humanhash: mississippi-wisconsin-video-lamp
File name:Nexus.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:142'300 bytes
First seen:2025-11-18 11:34:34 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:UgrYTzKNXrB1aIlKfNl9ji9GiKmy0sS2jV:UgrYT6XrB1dlKfNlZi0iKmy0sV
TLSH T168D3B509BB610FF7E89BCC3706E91706298D691A22B97F767630C858F54B24F25E3874
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 89e0882ffc1e76186fa9e2b2262f68382fc98afa412f104f8418f67112185320
File size (compressed) :46'248 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :142'300 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Packed file: 89e0882ffc1e76186fa9e2b2262f68382fc98afa412f104f8418f67112185320

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
90
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Sends data to a server
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Connection attempt
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
botnet masquerade mirai obfuscated
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:
2025-11-18T12:42:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-19T01:24:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=ea966958-1700-0000-a4e3-f110750a0000 pid=2677 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=4d01845a-1700-0000-a4e3-f1107c0a0000 pid=2684 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=ea966958-1700-0000-a4e3-f110750a0000 pid=2677->guuid=4d01845a-1700-0000-a4e3-f1107c0a0000 pid=2684 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
80 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1816018 Sample: Nexus.mpsl.elf Startdate: 18/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 80 24 185.18.222.17, 404, 48762, 48764 THE-INTERNET-GROUPGB Ireland 2->24 26 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->26 28 3 other IPs or domains 2->28 30 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->30 32 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->32 34 Yara detected Mirai 2->34 8 Nexus.mpsl.elf 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 process5 14 Nexus.mpsl.elf 8->14         started        16 Nexus.mpsl.elf 8->16         started        18 Nexus.mpsl.elf 8->18         started        process6 20 Nexus.mpsl.elf 14->20         started        22 Nexus.mpsl.elf 14->22         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-18 11:35:34 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:lzrd defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
botnet mirai trojan gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Mirai-6976991-0
YARA:
MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_2 Mirai_Botnet_Malware Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8 Linux_Gafgyt_May_2024
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_Yakuza
Author:NDA0E
Description:Yakuza botnet
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Mirai_Generic
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_2
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects ELF malware Mirai related
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_2_RID2F3A
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects ELF malware Mirai related
Reference:Internal Research
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:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious single byte XORed keyword 'Mozilla/5.0' - it uses yara's XOR modifier and therefore cannot print the XOR key. You can use the CyberChef recipe linked in the reference field to brute force the used key.
Reference:https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/#recipe=XOR_Brute_Force()
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_RID2DB4
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:Internal Research
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 f11e8cc4cd14bf4c9f5906552b8824ea1565d63f2bdf76f554abb1170105072c

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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