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Mirai


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 2f42ecf699717cb15cabaa0f54d92d8a3314dbf54bd4cd0c7806a735f938e8aa
SHA3-384 hash: 0afab16ebb6b7192f9fc486fd7d8a8783848d18fe07ad5a357c9755f84f92c36671ada6acf47840ee1f825c4556934ea
SHA1 hash: f0edd04bc8804e580c537a38f227e3b8d92f0e56
MD5 hash: d7f2962fe694727bf4b80f25f66d1e10
humanhash: gee-leopard-grey-kansas
File name:morte.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:37'624 bytes
First seen:2025-11-07 00:18:29 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:z16dsuWan+wXse+xiTaN9hMSzeUYE/tKHQvfmEf57nhkhnbcuyD7UHQRjt:zgdsuWhheZTc5DYEmQvOEfbkhnouy8HO
TLSH T191F2E162D0D11F4CF03AD13A059F659D16E3D188A8CC81566BE8762BF642F7E183CB5B
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
File size (compressed) :37'624 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :75'028 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Unpacked file: a09391102f7bfad73cf0cfbd64645d0513ddd031d379884d67866c50b53096ef

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
43
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
DNS request
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade mirai obfuscated packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
46
Number of processes launched:
6
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
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:
2025-11-06T21:28:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-07T02:10:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=02ff1521-1b00-0000-215d-b4ffc90b0000 pid=3017 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=18112a23-1b00-0000-215d-b4ffd10b0000 pid=3025 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=02ff1521-1b00-0000-215d-b4ffc90b0000 pid=3017->guuid=18112a23-1b00-0000-215d-b4ffd10b0000 pid=3025 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=18112a23-1b00-0000-215d-b4ffd10b0000 pid=3025->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=20eda923-1b00-0000-215d-b4ffd30b0000 pid=3027 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=18112a23-1b00-0000-215d-b4ffd10b0000 pid=3025->guuid=20eda923-1b00-0000-215d-b4ffd30b0000 pid=3027 clone guuid=b4cae84f-1c00-0000-215d-b4ffd00d0000 pid=3536 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=18112a23-1b00-0000-215d-b4ffd10b0000 pid=3025->guuid=b4cae84f-1c00-0000-215d-b4ffd00d0000 pid=3536 clone guuid=a7edf74f-1c00-0000-215d-b4ffd10d0000 pid=3537 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=18112a23-1b00-0000-215d-b4ffd10b0000 pid=3025->guuid=a7edf74f-1c00-0000-215d-b4ffd10d0000 pid=3537 clone guuid=b1b2b123-1b00-0000-215d-b4ffd50b0000 pid=3029 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=20eda923-1b00-0000-215d-b4ffd30b0000 pid=3027->guuid=b1b2b123-1b00-0000-215d-b4ffd50b0000 pid=3029 clone guuid=3060b723-1b00-0000-215d-b4ffd60b0000 pid=3030 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data zombie guuid=20eda923-1b00-0000-215d-b4ffd30b0000 pid=3027->guuid=3060b723-1b00-0000-215d-b4ffd60b0000 pid=3030 clone guuid=3060b723-1b00-0000-215d-b4ffd60b0000 pid=3030->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 36B 62d17e6a-4c11-5f38-bf9d-8aec77b84b23 mortex.duckdns.org:12121 guuid=3060b723-1b00-0000-215d-b4ffd60b0000 pid=3030->62d17e6a-4c11-5f38-bf9d-8aec77b84b23 send: 10B guuid=a7edf74f-1c00-0000-215d-b4ffd10d0000 pid=3537->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 540B b2255150-2060-5b7f-9786-12d5e647a020 84.201.5.31:12121 guuid=a7edf74f-1c00-0000-215d-b4ffd10d0000 pid=3537->b2255150-2060-5b7f-9786-12d5e647a020 con
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
64 / 100
Signature
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Uses dynamic DNS services
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1809690 Sample: morte.x86.elf Startdate: 07/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 64 22 mortex.duckdns.org 2->22 24 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->24 26 3 other IPs or domains 2->26 28 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->28 30 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->30 32 Sample is packed with UPX 2->32 8 morte.x86.elf 2->8         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        signatures3 34 Uses dynamic DNS services 22->34 process4 process5 12 morte.x86.elf 8->12         started        14 morte.x86.elf 8->14         started        16 morte.x86.elf 8->16         started        process6 18 morte.x86.elf 12->18         started        20 morte.x86.elf 12->20         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-07 00:19:15 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery linux upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Mirai
Mirai family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
mortex.duckdns.org
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


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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 2f42ecf699717cb15cabaa0f54d92d8a3314dbf54bd4cd0c7806a735f938e8aa

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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