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Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 144d5ae1d0db3c3c21067aaf3b402a39545f9685699c8911505da3a2b870b56b
SHA3-384 hash: 8eefa56299a5845f2543cb80a11c4b03f55380f1dc8957ea54edae5106fd0eea8ad500842ff09b35a0a652430990300a
SHA1 hash: 433e067571aec0310a5ce5403bfd3839241fef08
MD5 hash: 91bcb0924f9d9167c51c10224b201099
humanhash: utah-nevada-lake-bravo
File name:morte.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:39'732 bytes
First seen:2025-08-21 16:38:29 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:gvDPl0lo8KxGOhnqigPNF5fVoWdHhccxQE6qsnbcuyD7UHQRjD:gp0lUxgPNF5ui96Rnouy8Hy/
TLSH T11903F1B5E2FE4A54F0AD00BEB8CFEF1A2C617C59821C46999CC01826847AF1D641DFF6
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) :39'732 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :75'280 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Unpacked file: 761e11e934d1bd6f4634f288881df8e543b3b936eecc3da32b78c4fa6c60a44f

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
34
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
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed threat upx
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=fb2a88a4-1b00-0000-6114-f029900c0000 pid=3216 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=f06006a7-1b00-0000-6114-f029910c0000 pid=3217 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=fb2a88a4-1b00-0000-6114-f029900c0000 pid=3216->guuid=f06006a7-1b00-0000-6114-f029910c0000 pid=3217 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=f06006a7-1b00-0000-6114-f029910c0000 pid=3217->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=0d5e85a8-1b00-0000-6114-f029920c0000 pid=3218 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=f06006a7-1b00-0000-6114-f029910c0000 pid=3217->guuid=0d5e85a8-1b00-0000-6114-f029920c0000 pid=3218 clone guuid=b7c8d9a8-1b00-0000-6114-f029930c0000 pid=3219 /tmp/sample.bin write-config zombie guuid=0d5e85a8-1b00-0000-6114-f029920c0000 pid=3218->guuid=b7c8d9a8-1b00-0000-6114-f029930c0000 pid=3219 clone guuid=a3d0dcad-1b00-0000-6114-f029940c0000 pid=3220 /usr/bin/dash guuid=b7c8d9a8-1b00-0000-6114-f029930c0000 pid=3219->guuid=a3d0dcad-1b00-0000-6114-f029940c0000 pid=3220 execve guuid=562c2ab1-1b00-0000-6114-f029960c0000 pid=3222 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file dns net send-data guuid=b7c8d9a8-1b00-0000-6114-f029930c0000 pid=3219->guuid=562c2ab1-1b00-0000-6114-f029960c0000 pid=3222 clone guuid=4ab161ae-1b00-0000-6114-f029950c0000 pid=3221 /usr/bin/cp guuid=a3d0dcad-1b00-0000-6114-f029940c0000 pid=3220->guuid=4ab161ae-1b00-0000-6114-f029950c0000 pid=3221 execve guuid=562c2ab1-1b00-0000-6114-f029960c0000 pid=3222->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 30B debdf84d-299e-545d-934e-259ecac9681a riseonid.com:12121 guuid=562c2ab1-1b00-0000-6114-f029960c0000 pid=3222->debdf84d-299e-545d-934e-259ecac9681a send: 18B
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
96 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
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: 1762221 Sample: morte.x86.elf Startdate: 21/08/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 96 28 riseonid.com 196.251.73.24, 12121, 45620, 45628 Web4AfricaZA Seychelles 2->28 36 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 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.x86.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 46 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->46 13 morte.x86.elf 10->13         started        process6 process7 15 morte.x86.elf 13->15         started        file8 26 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 15->26 dropped 30 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 15->30 32 Drops files in suspicious directories 15->32 34 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 15->34 19 morte.x86.elf 15->19         started        22 morte.x86.elf sh 15->22         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 44 Sample deletes itself 19->44 24 sh cp 22->24         started        process12
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-21 06:15:31 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet credential_access discovery linux persistence upx
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
Deletes itself
Mirai
Mirai family
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135858-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

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:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Mirai

elf 144d5ae1d0db3c3c21067aaf3b402a39545f9685699c8911505da3a2b870b56b

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