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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 1ba5856cdb5af6ac43e2508ec9db62e26ddc51db98be484e56419361eef0c36b
SHA3-384 hash: 4398a8582268feb07c0d92eda086a2c29abe8fa837ac998a6cc487a3efcb879122576070ab1fb60d9ff18649e0af31de
SHA1 hash: b1ed02253118d1de8dbca1f0fd86e14141928d00
MD5 hash: 187f4471e137e6c866f792e2855fa2c8
humanhash: mirror-victor-bulldog-georgia
File name:morte.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:48'924 bytes
First seen:2025-11-29 09:49:27 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:s3Y578O2xWBrZS9vhFfCc2ZWXQ8beUJda/FPKArO35LPwWPi/oGmXWZ:swYOc+ZkszMDqUJda/NKqaPwWGo4
TLSH T1D423F1ED383958E5C58E4C7832AB02434EE4F2A939465797E306CC0ADABDE9732550F4
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 UPX
File size (compressed) :48'924 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :145'908 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Unpacked file: 03d4e2ffce136584d82bfc72a0df779fde0831f4ba168687f972760c5b118d4e

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
60
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Changes access rights for a written file
Launching a process
Sends data to a server
DNS request
Changes access rights for a file
Sets a written file as executable
Connection attempt
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:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
7
Number of processes launched:
1
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
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-11-29T00:47:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-29T01:34:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
96 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Deletes system log files
Drops files in suspicious directories
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Manipulation of devices in /dev
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
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
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1822777 Sample: morte.mpsl.elf Startdate: 29/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 96 31 vserge42.bounceme.net 41.216.189.185, 12121, 40222, 40224 AS40676US South Africa 2->31 33 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->33 35 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->35 37 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->37 39 2 other signatures 2->39 10 morte.mpsl.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 process5 12 morte.mpsl.elf 10->12         started        process6 14 morte.mpsl.elf 12->14         started        file7 29 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 14->29 dropped 45 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 14->45 47 Drops files in suspicious directories 14->47 49 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 14->49 18 morte.mpsl.elf 14->18         started        20 morte.mpsl.elf sh 14->20         started        signatures8 process9 process10 22 morte.mpsl.elf 18->22         started        25 morte.mpsl.elf 18->25         started        27 sh cp 20->27         started        signatures11 41 Manipulation of devices in /dev 22->41 43 Deletes system log files 22->43
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-29 05:43:19 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 36 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet credential_access discovery persistence upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
Creates a large amount of network flows
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Mirai family
Mirai
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YARA Signatures


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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 1ba5856cdb5af6ac43e2508ec9db62e26ddc51db98be484e56419361eef0c36b

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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