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Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 4ad9938d9a5f57b31d0e91e9c03140062e8e0202cf1a757bbd7190d1cc574607
SHA3-384 hash: 6ea4d307b476d68fd968819821f747bdd3d40eddcfe86df619f995644e985cc4115941c1754b646ece6b50956dec7e09
SHA1 hash: a879699edec653867547f574a70f91966f75a962
MD5 hash: 7cb997358f7650760360322c25b5d551
humanhash: paris-tennis-lithium-grey
File name:morte.sh4
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:71'844 bytes
First seen:2025-07-14 17:15:51 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:QqUGWQ4yjfNBfxGoj4p/oAeL3BCEhlTvK7x3wPhYjaPo9RgV5CwgyFK0wdtfpMDB:QcLdGoj41IpDK7x3Gg9u5CwCTwxpfA
TLSH T10663BE23C82A2CA4E94946F070A1DF754363AA1282871EFB95AAC775D043FDCF6593F4
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 :
1
# of downloads :
18
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
lolbin obfuscated remote
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=53ba6552-1b00-0000-b6eb-810ea60c0000 pid=3238 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=25410c55-1b00-0000-b6eb-810ea80c0000 pid=3240 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=53ba6552-1b00-0000-b6eb-810ea60c0000 pid=3238->guuid=25410c55-1b00-0000-b6eb-810ea80c0000 pid=3240 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Drops invisible ELF files
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
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: 1736332 Sample: morte.sh4.elf Startdate: 14/07/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 38 last.galaxias.cc 196.251.69.179, 12121, 54800 Web4AfricaZA Seychelles 2->38 40 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->40 42 2 other IPs or domains 2->42 44 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->44 46 Yara detected Mirai 2->46 48 Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner 2->48 10 dash rm morte.sh4.elf 2->10         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 dash head 2->15         started        17 7 other processes 2->17 signatures3 process4 signatures5 56 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->56 19 morte.sh4.elf 10->19         started        process6 process7 21 morte.sh4.elf 19->21         started        file8 34 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 21->34 dropped 50 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 21->50 52 Drops files in suspicious directories 21->52 54 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 21->54 25 morte.sh4.elf sh 21->25         started        27 morte.sh4.elf 21->27         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 30 sh cp 25->30         started        58 Sample deletes itself 27->58 process12 file13 36 /usr/bin/.sh, ELF 30->36 dropped 60 Drops invisible ELF files 30->60 62 Drops files in suspicious directories 30->62 signatures14
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-14 17:16:24 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 linux
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136288-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Mirai

elf 4ad9938d9a5f57b31d0e91e9c03140062e8e0202cf1a757bbd7190d1cc574607

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