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Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 16 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 53bf75aa7b4f8e08357e1893b6d2e6b35e43ae1f02866c0a2981e5f61b71ac33
SHA3-384 hash: 30361e958651bde05680a09754ea4682417df4aff93b5842a6969c9c1ca96421e479623b74c7c2aeeac556be14c75fc3
SHA1 hash: f2f59ae33890ad41c304523c883a3ee559f78d72
MD5 hash: 2dd83e21edadc6a19072b3f2d781cd1e
humanhash: maine-washington-foxtrot-foxtrot
File name:morte.x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:104'528 bytes
First seen:2025-11-13 22:42:00 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:5ioWoTgtB1ZFJDT9S4FldBV7q9HUdlwNMcDNMcY:5ioWIgb1vJ3xXqmjwy0yj
TLSH T1DFA33C97B5C18CFDC095D03843BE7536DC22F2EF0239719B9BE4AE262D0EE610A1D965
telfhash t1b4210230399a3a9850d7c739d30feaf9e93206353a9074e195777ed18f47b401d8209a
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-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 20a56e4d75bd9aa610390ff724a232ccd3a328db5ea75c5f1f3bc447c04352b4
File size (compressed) :45'744 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :104'528 bytes
Format:linux/amd64
Packed file: 20a56e4d75bd9aa610390ff724a232ccd3a328db5ea75c5f1f3bc447c04352b4

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
49
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Changes access rights for a written file
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Changes access rights for a file
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
DNS request
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
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.64.le
First seen:
2025-11-13T20:45:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-14T00:52:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=614064df-1a00-0000-77f1-7e6ca40b0000 pid=2980 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=00bacee1-1a00-0000-77f1-7e6cab0b0000 pid=2987 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=614064df-1a00-0000-77f1-7e6ca40b0000 pid=2980->guuid=00bacee1-1a00-0000-77f1-7e6cab0b0000 pid=2987 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=00bacee1-1a00-0000-77f1-7e6cab0b0000 pid=2987->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=8024e6e1-1a00-0000-77f1-7e6cac0b0000 pid=2988 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=00bacee1-1a00-0000-77f1-7e6cab0b0000 pid=2987->guuid=8024e6e1-1a00-0000-77f1-7e6cac0b0000 pid=2988 clone guuid=9940950c-1c00-0000-77f1-7e6ca00d0000 pid=3488 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=00bacee1-1a00-0000-77f1-7e6cab0b0000 pid=2987->guuid=9940950c-1c00-0000-77f1-7e6ca00d0000 pid=3488 clone guuid=23f69a0c-1c00-0000-77f1-7e6ca10d0000 pid=3489 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data zombie guuid=00bacee1-1a00-0000-77f1-7e6cab0b0000 pid=2987->guuid=23f69a0c-1c00-0000-77f1-7e6ca10d0000 pid=3489 clone guuid=3dfaeae1-1a00-0000-77f1-7e6cad0b0000 pid=2989 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=8024e6e1-1a00-0000-77f1-7e6cac0b0000 pid=2988->guuid=3dfaeae1-1a00-0000-77f1-7e6cad0b0000 pid=2989 clone guuid=a3ddede1-1a00-0000-77f1-7e6cae0b0000 pid=2990 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data zombie guuid=8024e6e1-1a00-0000-77f1-7e6cac0b0000 pid=2988->guuid=a3ddede1-1a00-0000-77f1-7e6cae0b0000 pid=2990 clone guuid=a3ddede1-1a00-0000-77f1-7e6cae0b0000 pid=2990->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 1147B 01bb915c-71c6-57a6-bd5f-3cb536b9a274 vr3b.ddns.net:12121 guuid=a3ddede1-1a00-0000-77f1-7e6cae0b0000 pid=2990->01bb915c-71c6-57a6-bd5f-3cb536b9a274 send: 222B guuid=23f69a0c-1c00-0000-77f1-7e6ca10d0000 pid=3489->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 1085B guuid=23f69a0c-1c00-0000-77f1-7e6ca10d0000 pid=3489->01bb915c-71c6-57a6-bd5f-3cb536b9a274 send: 210B
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
76 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Uses dynamic DNS services
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1813847 Sample: morte.x86_64.elf Startdate: 13/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 76 22 vr3b.ddns.net 2->22 24 vr3b.ddns.net 41.216.189.110, 12121, 51474, 51476 AS40676US South Africa 2->24 26 2 other IPs or domains 2->26 28 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->28 30 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->30 32 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->32 34 Yara detected Mirai 2->34 8 morte.x86_64.elf 2->8         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        signatures3 36 Uses dynamic DNS services 22->36 process4 process5 12 morte.x86_64.elf 8->12         started        14 morte.x86_64.elf 8->14         started        16 morte.x86_64.elf 8->16         started        process6 18 morte.x86_64.elf 12->18         started        20 morte.x86_64.elf 12->20         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-13 22:43:25 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
27 of 38 (71.05%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai defense_evasion discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
vr3b.ddns.net
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan mirai gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_807911a2 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_0cd591cd Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a33a8363 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_6a77af0f Linux_Trojan_Mirai_e0cf29e2 Linux_Gafgyt_May_2024
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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:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_0cd591cd
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_807911a2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a33a8363
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_6a77af0f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_e0cf29e2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19
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
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 53bf75aa7b4f8e08357e1893b6d2e6b35e43ae1f02866c0a2981e5f61b71ac33

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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