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Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 40e64974441e7cd96114fd668ad1495d55f9dd391bfc97d9b991528ea53beb0b
SHA3-384 hash: 8d629685d23a967f65cdaa189c7e1f83ee386d235adb11a235d660feae34e9aa7861e905e1504056ba486c46a9851a70
SHA1 hash: 0c32ca929e78c57ac66ee6899dba49f67a0973bb
MD5 hash: 7a571eef914b3cd119107be164796559
humanhash: indigo-october-triple-mike
File name:morte.spc
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Signature Mirai
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File size:100'120 bytes
First seen:2025-07-08 17:04:16 UTC
Last seen:2025-07-09 18:59:19 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:kv1YHwLtWQx1P2nfCYVAPkdU1tEaIWoT5cdKSt04tXTv:y4k0AdiajoNB0v
TLSH T178A36C21F979193BC9D4A47B22F34332F1F6478A24F89A1E7D710E8EBF2564026476B4
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
14
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Clean
Score:
84.2%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=686d4f9f900df8e7f8689d1clinux22vpnfull_triage
Tags:
n/a
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
lolbin remote
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/686d4fa761f15fb42a356bef/reports/77cdc02a-7385-4e44-8481-c4c77fa8c7a2/overview
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/5ba9ed88-494f-4de1-947f-db422bb503de
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=d860d7e2-1a00-0000-c68b-9e59c40a0000 pid=2756 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=89b99be5-1a00-0000-c68b-9e59c90a0000 pid=2761 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=d860d7e2-1a00-0000-c68b-9e59c40a0000 pid=2756->guuid=89b99be5-1a00-0000-c68b-9e59c90a0000 pid=2761 execve
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/721a1e6b-91be-4740-bfbe-c5f62fe08efa
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1731214
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Deletes system log files
Drops files in suspicious directories
Drops invisible ELF files
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Manipulation of devices in /dev
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:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1731214 Sample: morte.spc.elf Startdate: 08/07/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 39 izumisv1.cc 196.251.66.49, 12121, 45254 ASDETUKhttpwwwheficedcomGB Seychelles 2->39 41 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->41 43 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->43 45 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->45 47 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->47 49 2 other signatures 2->49 10 morte.spc.elf 2->10         started        13 python3.8 dpkg 2->13         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 57 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->57 15 morte.spc.elf 10->15         started        17 morte.spc.elf 10->17         started        process6 process7 19 morte.spc.elf 15->19         started        file8 35 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 19->35 dropped 51 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 19->51 53 Drops files in suspicious directories 19->53 55 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 19->55 23 morte.spc.elf sh 19->23         started        25 morte.spc.elf 19->25         started        signatures9 process10 process11 27 sh cp 23->27         started        31 morte.spc.elf 25->31         started        33 morte.spc.elf 25->33         started        file12 37 /usr/bin/.sh, ELF 27->37 dropped 59 Drops invisible ELF files 27->59 61 Drops files in suspicious directories 27->61 63 Manipulation of devices in /dev 31->63 65 Deletes system log files 31->65 signatures13
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/40e64974441e7cd96114fd668ad1495d55f9dd391bfc97d9b991528ea53beb0b
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/40e64974441e7cd96114fd668ad1495d55f9dd391bfc97d9b991528ea53beb0b/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/40e64974441e7cd96114fd668ad1495d55f9dd391bfc97d9b991528ea53beb0b
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-08 17:04:27 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=idtes5cedz6nsyiu7vtivukjlvk7txjzdp6jpwnzsfji5jj35mfq._file
Result
Malware family:
mirai
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai linux
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250708-vlez5avwhs/
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/22326a92-bc80-4344-bbfa-b69f3138a5ba
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/40e64974441e7cd96114fd668ad1495d55f9dd391bfc97d9b991528ea53beb0b

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:ELF_Mirai
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Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19
Create hunting rule
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious single byte XORed keyword 'Mozilla/5.0' - it uses yara's XOR modifier and therefore cannot print the XOR key. You can use the CyberChef recipe linked in the reference field to brute force the used key.
Reference:https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/#recipe=XOR_Brute_Force()
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_RID2DB4
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Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:unixredflags3
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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 40e64974441e7cd96114fd668ad1495d55f9dd391bfc97d9b991528ea53beb0b

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3570549/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3579402/

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