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Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 16b36602d87f980bf43c873c8eb67b06aadafc3858079d46447b8934bc371ac2
SHA3-384 hash: ec6841e4df2c026f24d76d3dabdc03bc80fda4c7ebf82a9a3f87a78399a2877f3bced8007537839c6f6ba58b9cb20d2b
SHA1 hash: 2256bc41051f9e0608737a01b74efa5a2e602b02
MD5 hash: 5eff08186f6048aa925000569139fdb7
humanhash: william-early-december-speaker
File name:morte.ppc
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:84'200 bytes
First seen:2025-10-29 15:43:05 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:XmJxU9X0zrT0krFSAYmkWy1fnqRov3tqO/AUH6SHhqUJ+JiebQZ:uxNrT0Ar4O0NAUxHF8QZ
TLSH T159834C02B31C0E83D1661DF02A3F27D1D3EEA6E111F4FA88691E9B4581B6E361586ECD
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai upx-dec


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abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 8ba34509d086573760aa8f7677c3d828c0cf477bd4342a9f743c7ba9b81051f5
File size (compressed) :40'272 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :84'200 bytes
Format:linux/ppc32
Packed file: 8ba34509d086573760aa8f7677c3d828c0cf477bd4342a9f743c7ba9b81051f5

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
94
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sets a written file as executable
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Launching a process
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
lolbin masquerade obfuscated remote
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2025-10-29T17:13:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-31T05:12:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=7d3d7116-1c00-0000-090d-60f8f10c0000 pid=3313 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=28021119-1c00-0000-090d-60f8f80c0000 pid=3320 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=7d3d7116-1c00-0000-090d-60f8f10c0000 pid=3313->guuid=28021119-1c00-0000-090d-60f8f80c0000 pid=3320 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
84 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
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
Yara detected Mirai
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1804484 Sample: morte.ppc.elf Startdate: 29/10/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 84 28 65.222.202.53, 80 CAPEREGIONALHEALTHSYSTEMUS United States 2->28 30 185.125.190.26, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United Kingdom 2->30 38 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->38 40 Yara detected Mirai 2->40 42 Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner 2->42 10 morte.ppc.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 46 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->46 13 morte.ppc.elf 10->13         started        process6 process7 15 morte.ppc.elf 13->15         started        file8 26 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 15->26 dropped 32 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 15->32 34 Drops files in suspicious directories 15->34 36 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 15->36 19 morte.ppc.elf 15->19         started        22 morte.ppc.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:
2025-10-29 17:46:16 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
23 of 38 (60.53%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai 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 16b36602d87f980bf43c873c8eb67b06aadafc3858079d46447b8934bc371ac2

(this sample)

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