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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 0a068ca810979da0c55b3b3e0aa69f153d805c799d74c0d8463eaab0759e2816
SHA3-384 hash: d22b96101343b6546afbe1058a68b1eb247f234e2a047bdc4d57639ea1a36187f1a6c3e3ca4cb1351bd66de754cf83fc
SHA1 hash: 05ddaad4a4008952f0948f159fd979e50c1a4cf8
MD5 hash: cd097421782f8588af773bc7c502b02a
humanhash: montana-rugby-jersey-quiet
File name:morte.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:40'876 bytes
First seen:2025-11-07 06:56:29 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:NzFpBO3QkmpwlcWctKRaZ602lLVCDxs5kXmi16D2UYFm0+mJgGlzDpbuR1JxlZ:5J2Qkc0cWuKRkqJCDnBjUoVJu3v
TLSH T1AA03F1AA12861D61DF69C8BA02B713223E910F709017EC7765DE97DB9F902943C1ADF8
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) :40'876 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :109'752 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Unpacked file: 4d18c194a1b4ced8f68fe05db8e6f7eb22b1cb6fae3bba965ab5343ff89a3862

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
63
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
DNS request
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
37
Number of processes launched:
6
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2025-11-07T04:06:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-07T04:57:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=5f45359d-1f00-0000-bf05-7fdd94090000 pid=2452 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=b070e89f-1f00-0000-bf05-7fdd97090000 pid=2455 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=5f45359d-1f00-0000-bf05-7fdd94090000 pid=2452->guuid=b070e89f-1f00-0000-bf05-7fdd97090000 pid=2455 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
56 / 100
Signature
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Uses dynamic DNS services
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1809769 Sample: morte.mips.elf Startdate: 07/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 56 22 mortex.duckdns.org 2->22 24 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->24 26 2 other IPs or domains 2->26 28 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->28 30 Sample is packed with UPX 2->30 8 morte.mips.elf 2->8         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        signatures3 32 Uses dynamic DNS services 22->32 process4 process5 12 morte.mips.elf 8->12         started        14 morte.mips.elf 8->14         started        16 morte.mips.elf 8->16         started        process6 18 morte.mips.elf 12->18         started        20 morte.mips.elf 12->20         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-07 06:12:24 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 24 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Mirai
Mirai family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
mortex.duckdns.org
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YARA Signatures


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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 0a068ca810979da0c55b3b3e0aa69f153d805c799d74c0d8463eaab0759e2816

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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