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Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 2c9cda6ce94fc0dd45b11312a54e82beacaedb0b7def3698481c22796b338989
SHA3-384 hash: f6cde31b5a18ff8ed862f8a237388b3ab1ef7054fb99f62424800a70ef26d90c8e6c77e02718fb52a8f7db33be85b009
SHA1 hash: a623e21363830c794d1ba3e2d6c2a8cfa6c9730f
MD5 hash: 5bb922b3d257d4252b28e69c283313a1
humanhash: rugby-carpet-video-grey
File name:morte.x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:42'076 bytes
First seen:2025-09-14 03:02:46 UTC
Last seen:2025-10-11 12:53:46 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:LGbVETiDioeR2henfUaekZ23GWtEz5187jkF5JL3Ix0rVgZ:qbSTiDJbe8b3LtEz5187aJ8ygZ
TLSH T1E413E1638B87D875E01B1A72554B831CB462BB307F41937B05DEE29ECCE35E172A13A1
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 :
3
# of downloads :
52
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
Sets a written file as executable
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Deletes a file
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Launching a process
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:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed threat 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.64.le
First seen:
2025-09-14T01:13:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-09-14T01:13:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=eb70339e-1800-0000-7d11-bd40560f0000 pid=3926 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=e3b8f09f-1800-0000-7d11-bd405f0f0000 pid=3935 /tmp/sample.bin mprotect-exec net guuid=eb70339e-1800-0000-7d11-bd40560f0000 pid=3926->guuid=e3b8f09f-1800-0000-7d11-bd405f0f0000 pid=3935 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=e3b8f09f-1800-0000-7d11-bd405f0f0000 pid=3935->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=4d2977a0-1800-0000-7d11-bd40610f0000 pid=3937 /tmp/sample.bin zombie guuid=e3b8f09f-1800-0000-7d11-bd405f0f0000 pid=3935->guuid=4d2977a0-1800-0000-7d11-bd40610f0000 pid=3937 clone guuid=cc1485a0-1800-0000-7d11-bd40620f0000 pid=3938 /tmp/sample.bin write-config zombie guuid=4d2977a0-1800-0000-7d11-bd40610f0000 pid=3937->guuid=cc1485a0-1800-0000-7d11-bd40620f0000 pid=3938 clone guuid=1fb7d4a0-1800-0000-7d11-bd40640f0000 pid=3940 /usr/bin/dash guuid=cc1485a0-1800-0000-7d11-bd40620f0000 pid=3938->guuid=1fb7d4a0-1800-0000-7d11-bd40640f0000 pid=3940 execve guuid=ef7494a1-1800-0000-7d11-bd40690f0000 pid=3945 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file dns net send-data guuid=cc1485a0-1800-0000-7d11-bd40620f0000 pid=3938->guuid=ef7494a1-1800-0000-7d11-bd40690f0000 pid=3945 clone guuid=a6ba01a1-1800-0000-7d11-bd40660f0000 pid=3942 /usr/bin/cp guuid=1fb7d4a0-1800-0000-7d11-bd40640f0000 pid=3940->guuid=a6ba01a1-1800-0000-7d11-bd40660f0000 pid=3942 execve guuid=ef7494a1-1800-0000-7d11-bd40690f0000 pid=3945->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 180B 9f4ec4f3-1938-59a7-ab2d-313592422cc6 devilnet.xyz:12121 guuid=ef7494a1-1800-0000-7d11-bd40690f0000 pid=3945->9f4ec4f3-1938-59a7-ab2d-313592422cc6 send: 4B
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: 1777166 Sample: morte.x86_64.elf Startdate: 14/09/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 32 devilnet.xyz 2->32 34 devilnet.xyz 15.197.148.33, 12121 TANDEMUS United States 2->34 36 6 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_64.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_64.elf 10->17         started        process6 process7 19 morte.x86_64.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_64.elf 19->23         started        26 morte.x86_64.elf sh 19->26         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 54 Sample deletes itself 23->54 28 sh cp 26->28         started        process12
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-09-14 03:13:47 UTC
AV detection:
14 of 24 (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
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YARA Signatures


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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: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 2c9cda6ce94fc0dd45b11312a54e82beacaedb0b7def3698481c22796b338989

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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