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Database Entry


Mirai


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 23a44923aad10516f6a9ca588f2e5a069d86d8bee55700e0d787dcfc25364433
SHA3-384 hash: 9e0326343cbd5ed4e0771a063f32b3e2bc8af3f8316e80830c50399bbadc6cf7ee21ceff3436719f2f4db611c084c9fb
SHA1 hash: 92ff9e4285e8ce55fd08e1c804e694e7e4f1e11c
MD5 hash: 4ce3e76fbf088a60c0bd29e342e511c9
humanhash: maryland-december-dakota-berlin
File name:morte.i686
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Signature Mirai
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File size:41'368 bytes
First seen:2025-11-08 06:17:19 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:cnLB9NE9YuID4qGPXDHCEjeAyI+u704FIaOjYdzfPe+u9m8RnbcuyD7UGQRjz:gBDE9Y94vHCESAHyk9zfo9mOnouy8GyH
TLSH T14403F205C8B9676AC97B557739AE6FCB2850841A0E4D8AEF8CD4106E9C7132EFB047D3
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 gafgyt mirai UPX
File size (compressed) :41'368 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :87'316 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Unpacked file: a9f4d2a3f7a2d38fee9632b07f8ec56a1f3e67d6c6b3521b3c77d9522137733d

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
39
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135858-0
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Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
DNS request
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
exploit gafgyt masquerade mirai obfuscated packed upx
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/690ee0a545d0218fdf1e5e38/reports/5a20bbe3-0568-474e-b862-e5e30c09c64c/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
47
Number of processes launched:
8
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
37215
Full report:
https://elfdigest.com/brief/23a44923aad10516f6a9ca588f2e5a069d86d8bee55700e0d787dcfc25364433
Behaviour
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-11-07T23:53:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-10T00:26:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Exploit.Linux.CVE-2017-17215.a HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/23a44923aad10516f6a9ca588f2e5a069d86d8bee55700e0d787dcfc25364433/results?tab=lookup
Malware family:
Mirai
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/9f180896-0436-4da7-9e16-65aa5a013101
Result
Threat name:
Mirai
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
88 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1810358
Signature
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Sample is packed with UPX
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Uses dynamic DNS services
Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1810358 Sample: morte.i686.elf Startdate: 08/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 26 teamc2.duckdns.org 2->26 28 197.190.103.222 zain-asGH Ghana 2->28 30 100 other IPs or domains 2->30 32 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->32 34 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->34 36 Yara detected Mirai 2->36 40 3 other signatures 2->40 8 morte.i686.elf 2->8         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        signatures3 38 Uses dynamic DNS services 26->38 process4 process5 12 morte.i686.elf 8->12         started        14 morte.i686.elf 8->14         started        16 morte.i686.elf 8->16         started        18 morte.i686.elf 8->18         started        process6 20 morte.i686.elf 12->20         started        22 morte.i686.elf 12->22         started        24 morte.i686.elf 12->24         started       
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/23a44923aad10516f6a9ca588f2e5a069d86d8bee55700e0d787dcfc25364433
Detection:
mirai
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/23a44923aad10516f6a9ca588f2e5a069d86d8bee55700e0d787dcfc25364433/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.MIRAI
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/23a44923aad10516f6a9ca588f2e5a069d86d8bee55700e0d787dcfc25364433
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Create hunting rule
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-08 03:34:23 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 24 (79.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=eosesi5k2ecrn5vjzjmi6ls2a2oynwf64vlqbygxq7opyjjwiqzq._file
Result
Malware family:
mirai
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery linux upx
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/251108-g2p85sdp2z/
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Contacts a large (74433) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Mirai
Mirai family
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135858-0
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/c5d4a089-b922-495f-8a25-191aacec525b
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/23a44923aad10516f6a9ca588f2e5a069d86d8bee55700e0d787dcfc25364433

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
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Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
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Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
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Author:RandomMalware

File information

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Web download

Mirai

elf 23a44923aad10516f6a9ca588f2e5a069d86d8bee55700e0d787dcfc25364433

(this sample)

Mirai

elf a9f4d2a3f7a2d38fee9632b07f8ec56a1f3e67d6c6b3521b3c77d9522137733d

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3697426/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
  
Dropping
SHA256 a9f4d2a3f7a2d38fee9632b07f8ec56a1f3e67d6c6b3521b3c77d9522137733d
  
Dropping
MD5 1accd57ead543235d1b991c145bf8427

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