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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 12fce44ba88e9672d23df2758518408678ca730990b315de6d09d40c56c5945d
SHA3-384 hash: 35eff7593eccaa46306c22555e24dff7f0edf90786786c00b0354edf0f4a343d24906a5a0921404e70659a9521811303
SHA1 hash: 581bc8cbd2a4422cd4b7737a98f2856cde5aa1a8
MD5 hash: a9c7ecbaabdd6f2aa08e5fa70d3808ee
humanhash: march-diet-cardinal-undress
File name:morte.m68k
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:89'736 bytes
First seen:2025-07-14 07:59:55 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:OpXNgceO8sQH9L2IDG5hxz8F6hrZe8D0h7Nyb+NYnH2urjzCN0o5OX6eVSw:SxQdbgs6hrZeh3YH2sA5OX6rw
TLSH T1299339D7B401DDBEF80EDB7744530A07B270E3A209831F36635BB967AD761985823E86
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
16
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=fa96a6f0-1800-0000-7eb3-a7dc8c090000 pid=2444 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=f7b69af2-1800-0000-7eb3-a7dc93090000 pid=2451 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=fa96a6f0-1800-0000-7eb3-a7dc8c090000 pid=2444->guuid=f7b69af2-1800-0000-7eb3-a7dc93090000 pid=2451 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
84 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Drops invisible ELF files
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: 1735747 Sample: morte.m68k.elf Startdate: 14/07/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 84 31 cnnetwork.uk 104.164.104.15, 12121, 56354, 56356 EGIHOSTINGUS United States 2->31 39 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->39 41 Yara detected Mirai 2->41 43 Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner 2->43 10 morte.m68k.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 49 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->49 13 morte.m68k.elf 10->13         started        process6 process7 15 morte.m68k.elf 13->15         started        file8 29 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 15->29 dropped 33 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 15->33 35 Drops files in suspicious directories 15->35 37 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 15->37 19 morte.m68k.elf sh 15->19         started        21 morte.m68k.elf 15->21         started        signatures9 process10 process11 23 sh cp 19->23         started        file12 27 /usr/bin/.sh, ELF 23->27 dropped 45 Drops invisible ELF files 23->45 47 Drops files in suspicious directories 23->47 signatures13
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-14 07:51:35 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 38 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai linux
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-6981989-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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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 12fce44ba88e9672d23df2758518408678ca730990b315de6d09d40c56c5945d

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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