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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 156da68b14bb3783a3caefc03b8eb44aed92a8073c5a96b61fefdd889a93a7a3
SHA3-384 hash: c3520ac5f07454c377384fc4a9c29adc068e2e51c45cdd3dfcb98bbfeee3ef6d8700eb71a145b6ea5fffc8286879c486
SHA1 hash: fcbbe598d75ec535561919a1811c1c26b832087c
MD5 hash: 19eaa5989fd902362661ac1555203978
humanhash: foxtrot-august-music-oscar
File name:morte.powerpc
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:154'680 bytes
First seen:2025-07-21 07:23:05 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:6vGQiK/ITEErqpNOTaWuIOksW3CHvxTe/LzjgyGc1F1YlUsKt3rW1/vAn1EF5euC:6GKgTmpPenH0xUY+YXKJ2AnNwW
TLSH T146E34B02B31C0D47E2632EF03A3F27E193DF999125E4F644695FAA8991B2D33158ADCD
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
18
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Connection attempt
Launching a process
Writes files to system directory
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
lolbin obfuscated remote
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=8c5ce68d-1c00-0000-ad37-739e010b0000 pid=2817 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=333e9790-1c00-0000-ad37-739e080b0000 pid=2824 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=8c5ce68d-1c00-0000-ad37-739e010b0000 pid=2817->guuid=333e9790-1c00-0000-ad37-739e080b0000 pid=2824 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
92 / 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 Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1740919 Sample: morte.powerpc.elf Startdate: 21/07/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 92 31 65.222.202.53, 80 CAPEREGIONALHEALTHSYSTEMUS United States 2->31 33 185.125.190.26, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United Kingdom 2->33 41 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->41 43 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->43 45 Yara detected Mirai 2->45 47 Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner 2->47 10 morte.powerpc.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 53 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->53 13 morte.powerpc.elf 10->13         started        process6 process7 15 morte.powerpc.elf 13->15         started        file8 29 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 15->29 dropped 35 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 15->35 37 Drops files in suspicious directories 15->37 39 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 15->39 19 morte.powerpc.elf sh 15->19         started        21 morte.powerpc.elf 15->21         started        signatures9 process10 process11 23 sh cp 19->23         started        file12 27 /usr/bin/.sh, ELF 23->27 dropped 49 Drops invisible ELF files 23->49 51 Drops files in suspicious directories 23->51 signatures13
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-21 07:23:44 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 36 (44.44%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
linux
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135957-0
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


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Web download

Mirai

elf 156da68b14bb3783a3caefc03b8eb44aed92a8073c5a96b61fefdd889a93a7a3

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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