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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: fd8ce97e0b5cf9380fb64a666ef85d8838dfd140487d0abf91d7554d2a0a504f
SHA3-384 hash: dff2f653a3c40d09a85666ebf018504578044be303f2940c011d1cd337b4021fa4fd93b4fcebc2deda7fd973c5785f33
SHA1 hash: 02aaf253dc699b6ba2ba4569141b6cd310c4fbf1
MD5 hash: 7b8534440e25eb1f296863aeacd63b77
humanhash: kentucky-summer-winner-idaho
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:97'768 bytes
First seen:2026-11-15 05:38:06 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:D2IGM6S91FxxsX/0lzRsQQd2lO0ZK5HFpeVyNENzIWN4:Sk6S75Qd2U07OENb4
TLSH T174A3181AFB550EF7DCABCC3705A91B0134CC595B22A96B36B534D828F54B20B5AE3CB4
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 torii

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
94
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
0
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
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=d9158991-1700-0000-5f1f-fd7e0f090000 pid=2319 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=dea5b194-1700-0000-5f1f-fd7e15090000 pid=2325 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=d9158991-1700-0000-5f1f-fd7e0f090000 pid=2319->guuid=dea5b194-1700-0000-5f1f-fd7e15090000 pid=2325 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Drops files in suspicious directories
Drops invisible ELF files
Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 2006242 Sample: mpsl.elf Startdate: 15/11/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 60 160.250.5.200, 34314, 43746, 43750 EZTECH-VNEZTECHNOLOGYCOMPANYLIMITEDVN Vietnam 2->60 70 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->70 72 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->72 74 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->74 76 2 other signatures 2->76 11 mpsl.elf 2->11         started        signatures3 process4 process5 13 mpsl.elf 11->13         started        process6 15 mpsl.elf 13->15         started        19 mpsl.elf 13->19         started        21 mpsl.elf 13->21         started        file7 56 /etc/rc.local, ASCII 15->56 dropped 58 /etc/init.d/net-srv, POSIX 15->58 dropped 62 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 15->62 64 Drops files in suspicious directories 15->64 66 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 15->66 23 mpsl.elf sh 15->23         started        25 mpsl.elf sh 15->25         started        27 mpsl.elf sh 15->27         started        29 mpsl.elf mpsl.elf 19->29         started        31 mpsl.elf mpsl.elf 19->31         started        33 mpsl.elf mpsl.elf 19->33         started        35 5 other processes 19->35 signatures8 process9 process10 37 sh crontab 23->37         started        41 sh 23->41         started        43 sh cp 25->43         started        45 sh chmod 25->45         started        47 sh net-srv 27->47         started        file11 52 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.ZFOZPI, ASCII 37->52 dropped 78 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 37->78 80 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 37->80 49 sh crontab 41->49         started        54 /usr/bin/.syslogd, ELF 43->54 dropped 82 Drops invisible ELF files 43->82 84 Drops files in suspicious directories 43->84 signatures12 process13 signatures14 68 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 49->68
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-11-15 05:38:26 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
14 of 36 (38.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Creates/modifies Cron job
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Write file to user bin folder
Writes file to system bin folder
File and Directory Permissions Modification
Executes dropped EXE
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
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_TELNETCURL_payload
Author:AfterPacket
Description:Mirai-lineage ELF payload carrying the leaked-source decoy domain
Reference:https://github.com/Afterpacket/drosera-threat-intel
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:Web_Generic_Binary_URL_Download
Author:Serhii Kocherhan
Description:Detects files containing HTTP or HTTPS links pointing directly to .bin payload extensions.

File information


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

Web download

Mirai

elf fd8ce97e0b5cf9380fb64a666ef85d8838dfd140487d0abf91d7554d2a0a504f

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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