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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 13dee6af8215ccab70cb72ee640dc47141fa57b814274edc78cdc4ffe349131a
SHA3-384 hash: c0852441f69f343db27f855cec7951811fd8c34054265cf100ca4d50976bf930aaebd26f0d747c5b982cc20b85b4f065
SHA1 hash: bac135b23c4639c4aa52fc6d95c1ba35a6b4d4ab
MD5 hash: 40bba2d2f2f88a0b2540dc178c93d5f7
humanhash: lactose-xray-william-crazy
File name:morte.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:110'076 bytes
First seen:2025-07-15 15:58:19 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:HpARG1Aag1WfYjKrSbCwvZt0+EcOBmDvvde/ar9Ezq1WTthWL0ZPNsoYdlL3t/4b:HpARG1JQOSbC/axEzlTthWYEBF6
TLSH T1ACB3E70AEF610EFBE86FCD3346E90B0525CC551722A83B7A3574D828F54A64B4AE3D74
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 40184fbf50c0d0258d78b8f38a83b0e0cb1315b80fdff27887387f8304eb93ab
File size (compressed) :43'520 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :110'076 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Packed file: 40184fbf50c0d0258d78b8f38a83b0e0cb1315b80fdff27887387f8304eb93ab

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
29
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
DNS request
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Sets a written file as executable
Opens a port
Launching a process
Deletes a file
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Writes files to system directory
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
lolbin obfuscated remote
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
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=0583dffd-2000-0000-037e-2e9488090000 pid=2440 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=565ea5ff-2000-0000-037e-2e948d090000 pid=2445 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=0583dffd-2000-0000-037e-2e9488090000 pid=2440->guuid=565ea5ff-2000-0000-037e-2e948d090000 pid=2445 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
88 / 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
Sends malformed DNS queries
Yara detected Mirai
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1737280 Sample: morte.mpsl.elf Startdate: 15/07/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 31 last.galaxias.cc. [malformed] 2->31 33 65.222.202.53, 80 CAPEREGIONALHEALTHSYSTEMUS United States 2->33 35 185.125.190.26, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United Kingdom 2->35 43 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->43 45 Yara detected Mirai 2->45 47 Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner 2->47 10 morte.mpsl.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 49 Sends malformed DNS queries 31->49 process4 signatures5 55 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->55 13 morte.mpsl.elf 10->13         started        process6 process7 15 morte.mpsl.elf 13->15         started        file8 29 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 15->29 dropped 37 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 15->37 39 Drops files in suspicious directories 15->39 41 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 15->41 19 morte.mpsl.elf sh 15->19         started        21 morte.mpsl.elf 15->21         started        signatures9 process10 process11 23 sh cp 19->23         started        file12 27 /usr/bin/.sh, ELF 23->27 dropped 51 Drops invisible ELF files 23->51 53 Drops files in suspicious directories 23->53 signatures13
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-15 15:58:25 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 24 (62.50%)
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
Write file to user bin folder
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
last.galaxias.cc
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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 13dee6af8215ccab70cb72ee640dc47141fa57b814274edc78cdc4ffe349131a

(this sample)

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh

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