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Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: fa3c400b0f5c1fee662f6ef9c5a17d4e4b4444150655e641b927bc6c5bbed7e6
SHA3-384 hash: 5d39f61ea919c34e30d5e078e813574b93b66ffc3299c85611141cb15c39532b0ff6c87adf03d1f1efc1aff051a94c8a
SHA1 hash: c44b2d9905c4c1cd392450f7e9eabad3762e8f83
MD5 hash: 1a7de4bcdaf20a8f10ddd5014aba2d17
humanhash: dakota-michigan-oxygen-nevada
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:79'392 bytes
First seen:2026-01-02 07:11:39 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:2z0E+RJ2WSNa5ivvj5rfrwbRK8/xlKiMNDati8xu9btO6qb7iYB+boObVR2t:2zv+RWNa5iv1rj2KsxlqNDyxu9c6qbPf
TLSH T15773021BDE662D0D97A92CB6517E329626C87EE1332D0E5B11022DDB3154B83FC5D83B
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) :79'392 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :258'464 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Unpacked file: 002c7a9a582951615e3974a375e4bdd6d5b1c999fac5a4046ea28c4c9ca15f99

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
60
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-01-02T04:17:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-02T06:47:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=5071d34d-1900-0000-0854-d93a6a0a0000 pid=2666 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=84ae2450-1900-0000-0854-d93a720a0000 pid=2674 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=5071d34d-1900-0000-0854-d93a6a0a0000 pid=2666->guuid=84ae2450-1900-0000-0854-d93a720a0000 pid=2674 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
76 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Yara detected Gafgyt
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1843496 Sample: mpsl.elf Startdate: 02/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 76 35 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->35 37 151.242.30.13, 12121, 56266 RASANAIR Iran (ISLAMIC Republic Of) 2->37 39 4 other IPs or domains 2->39 41 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->41 43 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->43 45 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->45 47 2 other signatures 2->47 8 mpsl.elf 2->8         started        11 python3.8 dpkg 2->11         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 2 other processes 2->15 signatures3 process4 file5 33 /usr/local/bin/infinitd, ELF 8->33 dropped 17 mpsl.elf sh 8->17         started        19 mpsl.elf sh 8->19         started        21 mpsl.elf 8->21         started        23 2 other processes 8->23 process6 process7 25 sh systemctl 17->25         started        27 sh systemctl 19->27         started        29 mpsl.elf 21->29         started        31 mpsl.elf 21->31         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-02 07:12:14 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 38 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery persistence privilege_escalation upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
UPX packed file
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Modifies systemd
Write file to user bin folder
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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Mirai

elf fa3c400b0f5c1fee662f6ef9c5a17d4e4b4444150655e641b927bc6c5bbed7e6

(this sample)

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