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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 288c9be7e523167d07699e712d66d373e397ccf43abdedc608acf036e29958ce
SHA3-384 hash: 084ace30147d5da8a00cbf018951fe7f8857e299c86bc05d66cc8d92f98ea0ef03eda7ce5e48092b91438ae6b9266a5a
SHA1 hash: 0962824651b0b7739def9a891029deb5df3d50e2
MD5 hash: c12b6f0c1ba6fbfc18d2f32fb3021d32
humanhash: lake-jig-timing-mobile
File name:morte.ppc
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:39'668 bytes
First seen:2026-02-21 07:30:01 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:f2U819nNz1p3DIsdt6v6XV9ELzvlo+7P4m6P+GGnU4uVcqgw0IL:F819NZp3Esdt6ykLztfpyiU4u+qgw0IL
TLSH T19B03E1C4E5016E07CAE21DF44D69D5D5F7F40FDAA6D28DE1628B3BA10B01C3AA741BC9
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 UPX
File size (compressed) :39'668 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :83'760 bytes
Format:linux/ppc32
Unpacked file: 55aaf9148c64a57f2923e39f6639de7ca2a37839334250b2366d7181fc349f89

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
76
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade mirai packed upx
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=bf1a28fe-1800-0000-6dd7-236bb1060000 pid=1713 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=63b7e4ff-1800-0000-6dd7-236bb5060000 pid=1717 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=bf1a28fe-1800-0000-6dd7-236bb1060000 pid=1713->guuid=63b7e4ff-1800-0000-6dd7-236bb5060000 pid=1717 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Drops files in suspicious directories
Drops invisible ELF files
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
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: 1872847 Sample: morte.ppc.elf Startdate: 21/02/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 32 87.121.84.49, 1337, 54192, 54194 SKATTV-ASBG Bulgaria 2->32 34 185.125.190.26, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United Kingdom 2->34 42 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->42 44 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->44 46 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->46 48 3 other signatures 2->48 10 morte.ppc.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 56 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->56 13 morte.ppc.elf 10->13         started        process6 process7 15 morte.ppc.elf 13->15         started        file8 30 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 15->30 dropped 36 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 15->36 38 Drops files in suspicious directories 15->38 40 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 15->40 19 morte.ppc.elf sh 15->19         started        21 morte.ppc.elf 15->21         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 24 sh cp 19->24         started        50 Sample deletes itself 21->50 process12 file13 28 /usr/bin/.sh, ELF 24->28 dropped 52 Drops invisible ELF files 24->52 54 Drops files in suspicious directories 24->54 signatures14
Gathering data
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  5/10
Tags:
linux upx
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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


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Web download

Mirai

elf 288c9be7e523167d07699e712d66d373e397ccf43abdedc608acf036e29958ce

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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