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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 16ba16bf6f0d4de4341bf38820777755012f008554f5e482b88cd4a85e97eb8b
SHA3-384 hash: 82d03be9531123766e782f1fd6ac1e5b6eee93b6b2ac9dd3cca835ba8318326c3ddbe0e762c85064175db9cd8440bbf3
SHA1 hash: 4dd819aa69467c9cdbacf5338fb27424d6dfa54d
MD5 hash: c1ac1d1533896043e3e02962817bdff5
humanhash: solar-carolina-juliet-triple
File name:morte.x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:42'092 bytes
First seen:2025-10-06 04:37:21 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:Dlafy4W84lhqc+mG/OWBWZwF+k0UxvOfvGxV7vLoy5CX/Hdi4NIx0rVgF:RafKhqv/ODZ2+kTtavsZzqvwygF
TLSH T16613D12FD1ABD0B1F87E30F5864F0584B4463C19680766BF3AC424BF8E7BD958646682
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 :
50
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
Sets a written file as executable
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Deletes a file
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Launching a process
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:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
condi gafgyt mirai packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
3
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
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.64.le
First seen:
2025-10-06T01:20:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-06T03:22:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=001aceba-4600-0000-b7fe-3d08cd030000 pid=973 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=b91b37bd-4600-0000-b7fe-3d08ce030000 pid=974 /tmp/sample.bin mprotect-exec net guuid=001aceba-4600-0000-b7fe-3d08cd030000 pid=973->guuid=b91b37bd-4600-0000-b7fe-3d08ce030000 pid=974 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=b91b37bd-4600-0000-b7fe-3d08ce030000 pid=974->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=ebb4ccbd-4600-0000-b7fe-3d08cf030000 pid=975 /tmp/sample.bin zombie guuid=b91b37bd-4600-0000-b7fe-3d08ce030000 pid=974->guuid=ebb4ccbd-4600-0000-b7fe-3d08cf030000 pid=975 clone guuid=df31d6bd-4600-0000-b7fe-3d08d0030000 pid=976 /tmp/sample.bin write-config zombie guuid=ebb4ccbd-4600-0000-b7fe-3d08cf030000 pid=975->guuid=df31d6bd-4600-0000-b7fe-3d08d0030000 pid=976 clone guuid=4cd83bbe-4600-0000-b7fe-3d08d1030000 pid=977 /usr/bin/dash guuid=df31d6bd-4600-0000-b7fe-3d08d0030000 pid=976->guuid=4cd83bbe-4600-0000-b7fe-3d08d1030000 pid=977 execve guuid=f9e966bf-4600-0000-b7fe-3d08d3030000 pid=979 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file dns net send-data guuid=df31d6bd-4600-0000-b7fe-3d08d0030000 pid=976->guuid=f9e966bf-4600-0000-b7fe-3d08d3030000 pid=979 clone guuid=07f56fbe-4600-0000-b7fe-3d08d2030000 pid=978 /usr/bin/cp guuid=4cd83bbe-4600-0000-b7fe-3d08d1030000 pid=977->guuid=07f56fbe-4600-0000-b7fe-3d08d2030000 pid=978 execve guuid=f9e966bf-4600-0000-b7fe-3d08d3030000 pid=979->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 30B 9f4ec4f3-1938-59a7-ab2d-313592422cc6 devilnet.xyz:12121 guuid=f9e966bf-4600-0000-b7fe-3d08d3030000 pid=979->9f4ec4f3-1938-59a7-ab2d-313592422cc6 send: 21B
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
100 / 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
Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation
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: 1789488 Sample: morte.x86_64.elf Startdate: 06/10/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 28 devilnet.xyz 2->28 30 devilnet.xyz 157.20.32.209, 12121, 36934, 36936 FCNUniversityPublicCorporationOsakaJP unknown 2->30 38 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->38 40 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->40 42 Yara detected Mirai 2->42 46 2 other signatures 2->46 10 morte.x86_64.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 44 Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation 28->44 process4 signatures5 50 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->50 13 morte.x86_64.elf 10->13         started        process6 process7 15 morte.x86_64.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.x86_64.elf 15->19         started        22 morte.x86_64.elf sh 15->22         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 48 Sample deletes itself 19->48 24 sh cp 22->24         started        process12
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-06 04:38:33 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
20 of 38 (52.63%)
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
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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:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Mirai

elf 16ba16bf6f0d4de4341bf38820777755012f008554f5e482b88cd4a85e97eb8b

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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