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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 43c4fa8cb81a092e521ea181596dbdc8bb294274df1249d20d0ee8a597ac8c22
SHA3-384 hash: 52ab5c902fafe0434bcaf128fb0c391262e961ef9e828a7daac312ccc8393751d5fa083cc7150c5b3833a9d9e85aa475
SHA1 hash: 84aec5c10c18153fd162671b17ed64e6978c6192
MD5 hash: a0ac64f6d69942324dca2bc29a81bca9
humanhash: lactose-crazy-west-tennessee
File name:morte.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:45'572 bytes
First seen:2025-10-24 18:16:47 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:LEPHX9XDyQtRR97i02EsZesFIgaCB+e0dXy/YHk5Nn7kHT2mh9dDGNTkpW/:LEPtGQtf97iNE+hIgDB+ibNM2e9w
TLSH T13923E1AEF9A43A92C49A19FD405A82E01E61B19372DF0B94572B0DD8771EA0FB89C075
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) :45'572 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :121'492 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Unpacked file: f4fe702a9a8ce9667cde4dc3c4b6ba5c782a888c9e4502487eff9510bae37d98

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
60
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
DNS request
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade packed threat upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-10-24T14:12:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-25T10:18:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=ed834bb4-1a00-0000-e3f5-477c910b0000 pid=2961 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=7e17b0b6-1a00-0000-e3f5-477c960b0000 pid=2966 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=ed834bb4-1a00-0000-e3f5-477c910b0000 pid=2961->guuid=7e17b0b6-1a00-0000-e3f5-477c960b0000 pid=2966 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
60 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1801483 Sample: morte.mpsl.elf Startdate: 24/10/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 60 26 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->26 28 mangotruff.redirectme.net 94.156.152.237, 12121, 36416, 36418 NET1-ASBG Bulgaria 2->28 30 2 other IPs or domains 2->30 32 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->32 34 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->34 36 Sample is packed with UPX 2->36 8 morte.mpsl.elf 2->8         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        12 python3.8 dpkg 2->12         started        14 python3.8 dpkg 2->14         started        signatures3 process4 process5 16 morte.mpsl.elf 8->16         started        18 morte.mpsl.elf 8->18         started        20 morte.mpsl.elf 8->20         started        process6 22 morte.mpsl.elf 16->22         started        24 morte.mpsl.elf 16->24         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-24 18:21:43 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 24 (62.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Mirai
Mirai family
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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 43c4fa8cb81a092e521ea181596dbdc8bb294274df1249d20d0ee8a597ac8c22

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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