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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 20eec1f49d7ab9223b5d47b6f464aed12e418942570966eae401968088463f1a
SHA3-384 hash: ac0c3ea31cea9886310ba321324cf01cdb2f22ca47b47424e73db3872830152e8c0d0489723e0672b9c6f4b191f50eba
SHA1 hash: 701cbdf4b00e00a86bc69dbfbca015808528d9ce
MD5 hash: b11bcb64aadaf9ad2e2573abdd43b25d
humanhash: may-leopard-lamp-blue
File name:morte.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:39'732 bytes
First seen:2025-10-06 04:21:45 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:gvDPl0lo8KxGOhnqigPNF5fVoWdHhccxQE6qfPmSo1nbcuyD7UHQRjg:gp0lUxgPNF5ui96Y0nouy8Hyc
TLSH T1C303F1B1E1FE8614F0AE01BE7CDFAFAA2C716C5906284A945CC01427846BF19742DFF6
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 :
53
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Launching a process
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade 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.32.le
First seen:
2025-10-06T01:42:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-06T12:03:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=404f2810-3000-0000-7fca-0368cc030000 pid=972 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=bb7fc311-3000-0000-7fca-0368cd030000 pid=973 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=404f2810-3000-0000-7fca-0368cc030000 pid=972->guuid=bb7fc311-3000-0000-7fca-0368cd030000 pid=973 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=bb7fc311-3000-0000-7fca-0368cd030000 pid=973->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=bbd44412-3000-0000-7fca-0368ce030000 pid=974 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=bb7fc311-3000-0000-7fca-0368cd030000 pid=973->guuid=bbd44412-3000-0000-7fca-0368ce030000 pid=974 clone guuid=79055412-3000-0000-7fca-0368cf030000 pid=975 /tmp/sample.bin write-config zombie guuid=bbd44412-3000-0000-7fca-0368ce030000 pid=974->guuid=79055412-3000-0000-7fca-0368cf030000 pid=975 clone guuid=c9d49d15-3000-0000-7fca-0368d0030000 pid=976 /usr/bin/dash guuid=79055412-3000-0000-7fca-0368cf030000 pid=975->guuid=c9d49d15-3000-0000-7fca-0368d0030000 pid=976 execve guuid=62df8d17-3000-0000-7fca-0368d2030000 pid=978 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file dns net send-data guuid=79055412-3000-0000-7fca-0368cf030000 pid=975->guuid=62df8d17-3000-0000-7fca-0368d2030000 pid=978 clone guuid=4058ca15-3000-0000-7fca-0368d1030000 pid=977 /usr/bin/cp guuid=c9d49d15-3000-0000-7fca-0368d0030000 pid=976->guuid=4058ca15-3000-0000-7fca-0368d1030000 pid=977 execve guuid=62df8d17-3000-0000-7fca-0368d2030000 pid=978->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 30B 9f4ec4f3-1938-59a7-ab2d-313592422cc6 devilnet.xyz:12121 guuid=62df8d17-3000-0000-7fca-0368d2030000 pid=978->9f4ec4f3-1938-59a7-ab2d-313592422cc6 send: 18B
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: 1789482 Sample: morte.x86.elf Startdate: 06/10/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 32 devilnet.xyz 2->32 34 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->34 36 4 other IPs or domains 2->36 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.elf 2->10         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 dash rm 2->15         started        signatures3 44 Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation 32->44 process4 signatures5 56 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->56 17 morte.x86.elf 10->17         started        process6 process7 19 morte.x86.elf 17->19         started        file8 30 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 19->30 dropped 48 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 19->48 50 Drops files in suspicious directories 19->50 52 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 19->52 23 morte.x86.elf 19->23         started        26 morte.x86.elf sh 19->26         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 54 Sample deletes itself 23->54 28 sh cp 26->28         started        process12
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-06 04:22:39 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
21 of 36 (58.33%)
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
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135858-0
YARA:
n/a
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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


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Web download

Mirai

elf 20eec1f49d7ab9223b5d47b6f464aed12e418942570966eae401968088463f1a

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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