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Database Entry


Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 13 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 163e5bd214fdc693c390c04866a70e50a0e91eb6cc0394c67832b26dac4f3753
SHA3-384 hash: c80aa72327dcd91d7cd006d8693092750651577162c2ea2f85e2f50f8cdc7cd7ba909eae51a6ebc4fa079616a5a2fed4
SHA1 hash: 2a1aed38140f30422f517bc237f07f480f50f68f
MD5 hash: 238408a8d2a2f00487f07d24e2eadb9c
humanhash: butter-fillet-london-batman
File name:morte.x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
Create hunting rule
File size:160'296 bytes
First seen:2025-07-21 11:42:29 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:sWrAYM2YQiV8qlLR3Mq31u13R0jtNGGBrcva6AqLS:sJRFQ3UxBxJ
TLSH T198F33907B5C084FEC8DAC1744BEFE136D972F56E5138B14B27C8AE226E4DE205B6D690
telfhash t17151dc703d266e5861e7e22a734fc665ec720a2409e134e8ee737de4cd96b800e72472
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 :
1
# of downloads :
20
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
Launching a process
Deletes a file
Connection attempt
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Sets a written file as executable
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:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
lolbin obfuscated remote
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/687e27ec7bc45bdee1b3372b/reports/8994311d-32c2-4025-9aca-c2103445df26/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
130
Number of processes launched:
4
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Full report:
https://elfdigest.com/brief/163e5bd214fdc693c390c04866a70e50a0e91eb6cc0394c67832b26dac4f3753
Behaviour
Persistence
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
type:Mirai 160.187.246.23:10022
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/879d0b5d-8299-4503-8c00-d1ef65bdb1a4
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=a208d8ab-1800-0000-c319-0561480e0000 pid=3656 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=660ef0ae-1800-0000-c319-0561490e0000 pid=3657 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=a208d8ab-1800-0000-c319-0561480e0000 pid=3656->guuid=660ef0ae-1800-0000-c319-0561490e0000 pid=3657 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=660ef0ae-1800-0000-c319-0561490e0000 pid=3657->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=74f54ab0-1800-0000-c319-05614a0e0000 pid=3658 /tmp/sample.bin zombie guuid=660ef0ae-1800-0000-c319-0561490e0000 pid=3657->guuid=74f54ab0-1800-0000-c319-05614a0e0000 pid=3658 clone guuid=50d38bb0-1800-0000-c319-05614b0e0000 pid=3659 /tmp/sample.bin write-config zombie guuid=74f54ab0-1800-0000-c319-05614a0e0000 pid=3658->guuid=50d38bb0-1800-0000-c319-05614b0e0000 pid=3659 clone guuid=a843dcb0-1800-0000-c319-05614f0e0000 pid=3663 /usr/bin/dash guuid=50d38bb0-1800-0000-c319-05614b0e0000 pid=3659->guuid=a843dcb0-1800-0000-c319-05614f0e0000 pid=3663 execve guuid=98d0feb1-1800-0000-c319-0561550e0000 pid=3669 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file dns net send-data guuid=50d38bb0-1800-0000-c319-05614b0e0000 pid=3659->guuid=98d0feb1-1800-0000-c319-0561550e0000 pid=3669 clone guuid=03a622b1-1800-0000-c319-0561500e0000 pid=3664 /usr/bin/cp guuid=a843dcb0-1800-0000-c319-05614f0e0000 pid=3663->guuid=03a622b1-1800-0000-c319-0561500e0000 pid=3664 execve guuid=98d0feb1-1800-0000-c319-0561550e0000 pid=3669->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 117B 1885a689-1006-5138-8484-027eb6fd92b2 traxanhc2.duckdns.org:10022 guuid=98d0feb1-1800-0000-c319-0561550e0000 pid=3669->1885a689-1006-5138-8484-027eb6fd92b2 send: 2B
Malware family:
Gafgyt
Create hunting rule
Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/1c7880c6-6fa5-4421-923c-69fbcfc6d278
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai, Xmrig
Create hunting rule
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1741152
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Drops invisible ELF files
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Uses dynamic DNS services
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1741152 Sample: morte.x86_64.elf Startdate: 21/07/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 38 traxanhc2.duckdns.org 2->38 40 traxanhc2.duckdns.org 160.187.246.23, 10022, 39506, 39508 OCNNTTCommunicationsCorporationJP unknown 2->40 42 34.243.160.129, 42480, 443 AMAZON-02US United States 2->42 44 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->44 46 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->46 48 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->48 52 2 other signatures 2->52 10 morte.x86_64.elf 2->10         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 dash head 2->15         started        17 8 other processes 2->17 signatures3 50 Uses dynamic DNS services 38->50 process4 signatures5 60 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->60 19 morte.x86_64.elf 10->19         started        process6 process7 21 morte.x86_64.elf 19->21         started        file8 34 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 21->34 dropped 54 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 21->54 56 Drops files in suspicious directories 21->56 58 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 21->58 25 morte.x86_64.elf sh 21->25         started        27 morte.x86_64.elf 21->27         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 30 sh cp 25->30         started        62 Sample deletes itself 27->62 process12 file13 36 /usr/bin/.sh, ELF 30->36 dropped 64 Drops invisible ELF files 30->64 66 Drops files in suspicious directories 30->66 signatures14
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/163e5bd214fdc693c390c04866a70e50a0e91eb6cc0394c67832b26dac4f3753
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/163e5bd214fdc693c390c04866a70e50a0e91eb6cc0394c67832b26dac4f3753/
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Create hunting rule
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-21 08:55:29 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 35 (48.57%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=cy7fxuqu7xdjhq4qybegnjyokcqoshvwzqbzjrtygkzg3lcpg5jq._file
Result
Malware family:
mirai
Create hunting rule
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet credential_access discovery linux persistence
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250721-nvqdwszq18/
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
Deletes itself
Mirai
Mirai family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
traxanhc2.duckdns.org
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan mirai gafgyt Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7540662-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_807911a2 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d0c57a2e Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_0cd591cd Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a33a8363 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_6a77af0f Linux_Trojan_Mirai_e0cf29e2
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/92d9b721-a4a3-413c-8d2c-1231cb1eab9f
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.20
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/163e5bd214fdc693c390c04866a70e50a0e91eb6cc0394c67832b26dac4f3753

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:ELF_Mirai
Create hunting rule
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_0cd591cd
Create hunting rule
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a
Create hunting rule
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9
Create hunting rule
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_807911a2
Create hunting rule
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7
Create hunting rule
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a33a8363
Create hunting rule
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d0c57a2e
Create hunting rule
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf
Create hunting rule
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335
Create hunting rule
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_6a77af0f
Create hunting rule
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_e0cf29e2
Create hunting rule
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:unixredflags3
Create hunting rule
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information

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Web download

Mirai

elf 163e5bd214fdc693c390c04866a70e50a0e91eb6cc0394c67832b26dac4f3753

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3578038/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3587321/

BLint

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

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