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Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 125028f24024ef567a8487eb1b1e227e137e64e45e489f9b3fa10edaf254c05d
SHA3-384 hash: 4e12d338fd3a7f996dc15d077681b9fcc36efd625bf939193463064a4cabf080a8625df99a065ff8398abb3d86ac43c4
SHA1 hash: a34651496d3a15500ffdb6e83c0d854df1c74fa4
MD5 hash: f1c07a9059d09998f7fefeeb178f47a1
humanhash: finch-snake-zulu-kilo
File name:morte.ppc
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:40'248 bytes
First seen:2025-09-15 16:07:05 UTC
Last seen:2025-09-16 10:42:22 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:bp4Qi1kpkpRENm/BW2PP2V85iooJtdsTofs9NLKF1T+w4uVcqgw0I7:bmxfpX42Pe8wtJxsMT+w4u+qgw0I7
TLSH T10003F130F829FC60DFEBDCB11D4B92C297720F5B97A64D8660456FD20B05536A7405FA
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 :
3
# of downloads :
89
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Sets a written file as executable
Receives data from a server
Launching a process
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2025-09-15T17:08:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-09-15T17:08:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=97bebef5-1700-0000-5389-4866440c0000 pid=3140 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=a4b99ff8-1700-0000-5389-48664c0c0000 pid=3148 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=97bebef5-1700-0000-5389-4866440c0000 pid=3140->guuid=a4b99ff8-1700-0000-5389-48664c0c0000 pid=3148 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
96 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Drops files in suspicious directories
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample is packed with UPX
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: 1777918 Sample: morte.ppc.elf Startdate: 15/09/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 96 32 65.222.202.53, 80 CAPEREGIONALHEALTHSYSTEMUS United States 2->32 34 54.171.230.55, 443, 58878 AMAZON-02US United States 2->34 36 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->36 38 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->38 40 Yara detected Mirai 2->40 42 2 other signatures 2->42 10 morte.ppc.elf 2->10         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 dash rm 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 52 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->52 17 morte.ppc.elf 10->17         started        process6 process7 19 morte.ppc.elf 17->19         started        file8 30 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 19->30 dropped 44 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 19->44 46 Drops files in suspicious directories 19->46 48 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 19->48 23 morte.ppc.elf 19->23         started        26 morte.ppc.elf sh 19->26         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 50 Sample deletes itself 23->50 28 sh cp 26->28         started        process12
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-09-15 16:07:41 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
14 of 24 (58.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  5/10
Tags:
linux upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9936831-0
YARA:
n/a
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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: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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Web download

Mirai

elf 125028f24024ef567a8487eb1b1e227e137e64e45e489f9b3fa10edaf254c05d

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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