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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 0ae17839fca60c3c5bd5fc740ebfa0c2ab03b56203adb23be48bdab6251ad257
SHA3-384 hash: 6d40dc44b601b0430728f4762330cd6245d74aa1aa302196fe082c68b1aee42fb4a5cff2cb9d239b68cdc7ce7a5767dd
SHA1 hash: f1c492c28a4e40b601104b91aec17c4ab1310585
MD5 hash: 78ed24d8707a9e01967f0971d78baa4d
humanhash: saturn-stream-hamper-river
File name:morte.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:114'196 bytes
First seen:2025-10-02 21:41:07 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:BqyOQnGSKed2t7a0e1dQikpU/CiMLjRtaWA8KIPKzMs14UIaZJiAtzL9U2+FShge:BqyOQnGSKeKe1CUbISzMFUIa5FfgCEy
TLSH T1F3B3F809FF610EFBE86FDD3746E90B0525CC651722B83B3A7574D828F64A54B0AE3960
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


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 1a3454095d3a1d419551763c970fe2769bcdd6cfa90567c271537a0f7148290f
File size (compressed) :44'300 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :114'196 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Packed file: 1a3454095d3a1d419551763c970fe2769bcdd6cfa90567c271537a0f7148290f

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
69
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Launching a process
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade
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:
2025-10-02T19:22:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-03T03:17:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=dc687668-1a00-0000-bd8e-b1a07f0b0000 pid=2943 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=26621f6b-1a00-0000-bd8e-b1a0840b0000 pid=2948 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=dc687668-1a00-0000-bd8e-b1a07f0b0000 pid=2943->guuid=26621f6b-1a00-0000-bd8e-b1a0840b0000 pid=2948 execve
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
80 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Yara detected Mirai
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1788415 Sample: morte.mpsl.elf Startdate: 02/10/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 80 31 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->31 33 65.222.202.53, 80 CAPEREGIONALHEALTHSYSTEMUS United States 2->33 35 3 other IPs or domains 2->35 37 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->37 39 Yara detected Mirai 2->39 41 Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner 2->41 10 morte.mpsl.elf 2->10         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 dash rm 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 49 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->49 17 morte.mpsl.elf 10->17         started        process6 process7 19 morte.mpsl.elf 17->19         started        file8 29 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 19->29 dropped 43 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 19->43 45 Drops files in suspicious directories 19->45 47 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 19->47 23 morte.mpsl.elf sh 19->23         started        25 morte.mpsl.elf 19->25         started        signatures9 process10 process11 27 sh cp 23->27         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-02 21:42:36 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
20 of 37 (54.05%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai credential_access discovery persistence
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_AllMal_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:CrossPlatform All Malwares Detector: Detect PE, ELF, Mach-O, scripts, archives; overlay, obfuscation, encryption, spoofing, hiding, high entropy, network communication
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
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 0ae17839fca60c3c5bd5fc740ebfa0c2ab03b56203adb23be48bdab6251ad257

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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