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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5592a262807e499c4fe0edf104da7aa70c8e07d8d2a8e401c0150a15a3b4c554
SHA3-384 hash: 0e6a079c568b1577df5e7e11f60cb6ff30afd7cf7ce03bd2d09bc0a71a7ea972cca0a55e28f40de37323c05e30c3bee1
SHA1 hash: 3c86e2af2831d1c3e7736117ac982e0810066609
MD5 hash: a98d9ed8b42cb0db498acbc9e0418628
humanhash: connecticut-pizza-seven-four
File name:morte.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:144'800 bytes
First seen:2025-11-17 05:08:25 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:xId3VGohtQoEecJ/9nz6JCLY85besDy3sPLVc2EilnGncTXcqkr0LYEXw6+nN34C:ad3VGohtQoEecJ/9nz6JCLY85besD/PY
TLSH T15CE3D80E7E219F3DFBA9C23447B78E16965923C637E1C586D2ACD6111E2064F241FFA8
telfhash t1cb117248487812e097350c592bdeff77d59130df57266e378e01a9aeaaadc425d00c1c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai upx-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 25b7ec1b2927604b6943d5167b0d4518ee4ac8407d55c8b814bda4b7fbb8ccb6
File size (compressed) :48'544 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :144'800 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Packed file: 25b7ec1b2927604b6943d5167b0d4518ee4ac8407d55c8b814bda4b7fbb8ccb6

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
69
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
DNS request
Connection attempt
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
botnet masquerade mirai obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
38
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.32.be
First seen:
2025-11-17T02:17:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-17T07:36:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=b17963d4-1900-0000-0db3-a18fa80c0000 pid=3240 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=b41b1bd6-1900-0000-0db3-a18faf0c0000 pid=3247 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=b17963d4-1900-0000-0db3-a18fa80c0000 pid=3240->guuid=b41b1bd6-1900-0000-0db3-a18faf0c0000 pid=3247 execve
Gathering data
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: 1815071 Sample: morte.mips.elf Startdate: 17/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 76 26 vmr3absd.ddns.net 2->26 28 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->28 30 5 other IPs or domains 2->30 32 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->32 34 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->34 36 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->36 38 Yara detected Mirai 2->38 8 morte.mips.elf 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        14 python3.8 dpkg 2->14         started        signatures3 40 Uses dynamic DNS services 26->40 process4 process5 16 morte.mips.elf 8->16         started        18 morte.mips.elf 8->18         started        20 morte.mips.elf 8->20         started        process6 22 morte.mips.elf 16->22         started        24 morte.mips.elf 16->24         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-17 05:09:24 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
vmr3absd.ddns.net
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
botnet mirai trojan gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
YARA:
Mirai_Botnet_Malware Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c 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_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware_RID2EF6
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
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 5592a262807e499c4fe0edf104da7aa70c8e07d8d2a8e401c0150a15a3b4c554

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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