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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 52a837a2153d2232a248d758f2fa6ecd9defb7a83acc87830a316c45520eb222
SHA3-384 hash: 11ad671126ba2e31beeeda44dfb41898b493a13761621a35e577c5a95575cad060550e8316636366ca2f7e6d09e743e6
SHA1 hash: 2f217209a6cef543a0ad7c8eaa2faf2125690421
MD5 hash: a3a1ea69924b90b1a76d409e9d754e8f
humanhash: grey-solar-november-thirteen
File name:morte.arm
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:40'112 bytes
First seen:2025-11-06 23:12:35 UTC
Last seen:2025-11-07 16:15:24 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:XHPD2kAmMLT33iKQjEpQxKEzSZXpmdOvOS7F2fhQs3Uozw:rcJ4EfjZmdOvOSu7zw
TLSH T1DD03E1621388BA90CBBF853C684CDF0853575B7486AC7EAA259A44E4FF91E0176F44CB
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) :40'112 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :90'680 bytes
Format:linux/arm
Unpacked file: dd1473086d32754519793e667990f5de3e9258952d6e02eb282d0e4ed1554405

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
96
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
48
Number of processes launched:
5
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:
2025-11-06T21:32:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-07T04:30:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=0b03ade0-1900-0000-fe17-19438b0c0000 pid=3211 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=666961e3-1900-0000-fe17-1943920c0000 pid=3218 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=0b03ade0-1900-0000-fe17-19438b0c0000 pid=3211->guuid=666961e3-1900-0000-fe17-1943920c0000 pid=3218 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
52 / 100
Signature
Sample is packed with UPX
Sends malformed DNS queries
Uses dynamic DNS services
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1809668 Sample: morte.arm.elf Startdate: 07/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 52 22 teamc2.duckdns.org. [malformed] 2->22 24 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->24 26 2 other IPs or domains 2->26 28 Sample is packed with UPX 2->28 8 morte.arm.elf 2->8         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        signatures3 30 Sends malformed DNS queries 22->30 32 Uses dynamic DNS services 22->32 process4 process5 12 morte.arm.elf 8->12         started        14 morte.arm.elf 8->14         started        16 morte.arm.elf 8->16         started        process6 18 morte.arm.elf 12->18         started        20 morte.arm.elf 12->20         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-06 23:13:16 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 23 (69.57%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  5/10
Tags:
upx
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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 52a837a2153d2232a248d758f2fa6ecd9defb7a83acc87830a316c45520eb222

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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