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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 2cc7c75af27452771c7b19a3630a8245c7322b89f9ad5180b499a2cc25467c79
SHA3-384 hash: 113bcc071bbfe71885af79ff008cf77bd2efa08b35b875e1254f2281cdf07ddd43a053a519991ed2d13ab08f3640c2e2
SHA1 hash: ae2ecbf64db1d77f501f8e5d0e5b71fab62b046d
MD5 hash: 91f89fba5adf17abc67490fa2d57edc1
humanhash: stream-kitten-spring-charlie
File name:morte.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:114'196 bytes
First seen:2025-12-27 18:40:31 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:+qyOQnGSKen2t7a0e1hQikpfbiiMLjRtaWA8KIPKzMs14UIaZJiAtzL9U2+FShgO:+qyOQnGSKeke1mfHISzMFUIa5FfgEEA
TLSH T10CB3F809FF610EFBE86FDD3746E90B0525CC651722B83B3A7574D828F54A64B0AE3960
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-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 c52089b4ad90e875e9ae8c0b38276a3fe961848b34ac3f8e4d55817dad9e24bb
File size (compressed) :44'292 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :114'196 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Packed file: c52089b4ad90e875e9ae8c0b38276a3fe961848b34ac3f8e4d55817dad9e24bb

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
64
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-12-27T16:24:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-12-27T16:47:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=0fe6a8e0-1a00-0000-c8eb-7b6aaa0c0000 pid=3242 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=6d34d5e4-1a00-0000-c8eb-7b6ab00c0000 pid=3248 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=0fe6a8e0-1a00-0000-c8eb-7b6aaa0c0000 pid=3242->guuid=6d34d5e4-1a00-0000-c8eb-7b6ab00c0000 pid=3248 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
80 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
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: 1840432 Sample: morte.mpsl.elf Startdate: 27/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 80 27 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->27 29 65.222.202.53, 80 CAPEREGIONALHEALTHSYSTEMUS United States 2->29 31 2 other IPs or domains 2->31 39 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->39 41 Yara detected Mirai 2->41 43 Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner 2->43 10 morte.mpsl.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 45 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->45 13 morte.mpsl.elf 10->13         started        process6 process7 15 morte.mpsl.elf 13->15         started        file8 25 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 15->25 dropped 33 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 15->33 35 Drops files in suspicious directories 15->35 37 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 15->37 19 morte.mpsl.elf sh 15->19         started        21 morte.mpsl.elf 15->21         started        signatures9 process10 process11 23 sh cp 19->23         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-27 18:41:18 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
14 of 24 (58.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai credential_access discovery persistence
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
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Mirai

elf 2cc7c75af27452771c7b19a3630a8245c7322b89f9ad5180b499a2cc25467c79

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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