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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 17c55e7c88aee6d0717c6c2733c837a14b2a58f429ea15e982d21cea3a9c9f7e
SHA3-384 hash: 21ab065e3ba1f9f47ee76eff3d32dd809c4cce93f3ef9131910031ec305a3c7d3e72426a212c135c433b2516a611351d
SHA1 hash: a1d90df9e500204780deb7defd46a86f8f5e6dd4
MD5 hash: 178bcb5ab6c71d9e1e63d3930cfbfe53
humanhash: timing-comet-west-triple
File name:morte.ppc
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:83'704 bytes
First seen:2025-12-03 04:12:16 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:2DhptBZwTTiremVDJJgVAPCOHeE+2PA5k6Z7WWCUYC/b:khpriT0gWeEXa7tCeb
TLSH T133836C02B71C0E43C1661EF02E3F13D5D3EAEAE111F4FA85650E9A46D1B1E73168AED9
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai upx-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 8fb269861c3051a8cace7e441de6e34f89d7d8d31f48b3884565c7eac6591426
File size (compressed) :36'820 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :83'704 bytes
Format:linux/ppc32
Packed file: 8fb269861c3051a8cace7e441de6e34f89d7d8d31f48b3884565c7eac6591426

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
40
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
No details
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade mirai
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
84 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Deletes system log files
Drops files in suspicious directories
Manipulation of devices in /dev
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1825016 Sample: morte.ppc.elf Startdate: 03/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 84 39 vserge42.bounceme.net 41.216.189.185, 25618, 49962, 49964 AS40676US South Africa 2->39 41 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->41 43 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->43 45 Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning) 2->45 10 dash rm morte.ppc.elf 2->10         started        12 xfce4-panel wrapper-2.0 2->12         started        14 dash rm 2->14         started        16 15 other processes 2->16 signatures3 process4 process5 18 morte.ppc.elf 10->18         started        20 wrapper-2.0 xfpm-power-backlight-helper 12->20         started        process6 22 morte.ppc.elf 18->22         started        file7 37 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 22->37 dropped 47 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 22->47 49 Drops files in suspicious directories 22->49 51 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 22->51 26 morte.ppc.elf 22->26         started        28 morte.ppc.elf sh 22->28         started        signatures8 process9 process10 30 morte.ppc.elf 26->30         started        33 morte.ppc.elf 26->33         started        35 sh cp 28->35         started        signatures11 53 Manipulation of devices in /dev 30->53 55 Deletes system log files 30->55 57 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 33->57
Gathering data
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:lzrd linux
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135957-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 17c55e7c88aee6d0717c6c2733c837a14b2a58f429ea15e982d21cea3a9c9f7e

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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