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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: f2df79291d08c29e4dd851ac2d73d4440da32802585fed60418973cd1a7b0044
SHA3-384 hash: 8981daae8df4dee9fa80219c749827b4a1c66a8cbf19e9484376c7fe03145bbc76a4ccfea4549c63f97d1a10fe4597db
SHA1 hash: a2c258fa22a6ba7a527190d8140a18f0b2d8febc
MD5 hash: 1d650293f70d0cd741a3e7104b5b0e1a
humanhash: don-oranges-autumn-georgia
File name:pmpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:263'392 bytes
First seen:2026-10-08 00:54:20 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:MXCYDzUL2emMXiY7aWAobMqcFSTmGQtQIlxTkrTTeq:a9MOBFEmpjyDeq
TLSH T14D44E80AAF610FFBD86BDD3702EA0B0524CCA81726A53B757274D918F54A68F4AD3C74
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

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
112
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bash bashlite exploit gcc lolbin mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-10-07T19:39:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-09T18:28:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=9359c889-1800-0000-008b-8dab9a0b0000 pid=2970 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=6be93c8d-1800-0000-008b-8daba40b0000 pid=2980 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=9359c889-1800-0000-008b-8dab9a0b0000 pid=2970->guuid=6be93c8d-1800-0000-008b-8daba40b0000 pid=2980 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-08 00:36:21 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 24 (62.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion
Behaviour
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ach_202503_elf_Mirai
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files
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: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:NSVPS_Hydra_SSH_Bruteforce
Author:sanad (NSVPS-SOC)
Description:Hydra SSH brute-force campaign credentials pattern from NSVPS honeypot
Rule name:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags
Rule name:without_attachments
Author:Antonio Sanchez <asanchez@hispasec.com>
Description:Rule to detect the no presence of any attachment
Reference:http://laboratorio.blogs.hispasec.com/
Rule name:with_urls
Author:Antonio Sanchez <asanchez@hispasec.com>
Description:Rule to detect the presence of an or several urls
Reference:http://laboratorio.blogs.hispasec.com/

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Mirai

elf f2df79291d08c29e4dd851ac2d73d4440da32802585fed60418973cd1a7b0044

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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