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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 59d028da1dda15a4bb24f15b8aff0002c939c2853c721ff2cf46744e8d7691d4
SHA3-384 hash: 26da45dc30c2cdb8985540eb734011e5c875e6d6fe3c57ecd3e959e08ea95af9703cf4ead2eaeeab4fe7729869ad2ad3
SHA1 hash: a2c0211b46d111d4f70b86b5b5f8f548aeea432a
MD5 hash: 8cbdafaaa9fc5365e39fac0756f68f45
humanhash: august-fanta-berlin-august
File name:morte.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:113'856 bytes
First seen:2025-09-12 02:55:55 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:UKHGTVO/dXfCAbQ9dEWslAswt1jUj9mlwNiZ52jDuANF7e1BGYggtkR:UKiedXfCAbSEW6IlwNi6fbEDtkR
TLSH T1C5B3C709BFA11EF7E86FCC3709E91B0128CC692A21B97B757534D518F24A64F1AE3874
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 d3a00177426d81421470df6e0e294225cb4954d73894e76d9516eaf44f3b221d
File size (compressed) :42'228 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :113'856 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Packed file: d3a00177426d81421470df6e0e294225cb4954d73894e76d9516eaf44f3b221d

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
76
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
DNS request
Connection attempt
Opens a port
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
botnet lolbin masquerade mirai remote threat
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
7
Number of processes launched:
1
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-09-12T00:38:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-09-12T00:38:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=3819b67f-1a00-0000-eb53-d2cd880d0000 pid=3464 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=a5181082-1a00-0000-eb53-d2cd8e0d0000 pid=3470 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=3819b67f-1a00-0000-eb53-d2cd880d0000 pid=3464->guuid=a5181082-1a00-0000-eb53-d2cd8e0d0000 pid=3470 execve
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
68 / 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
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1776087 Sample: morte.mpsl.elf Startdate: 12/09/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 68 22 uraniumc2.ddns.net 2->22 24 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 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 8 morte.mpsl.elf 2->8         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        signatures3 34 Uses dynamic DNS services 22->34 process4 process5 12 morte.mpsl.elf 8->12         started        14 morte.mpsl.elf 8->14         started        16 morte.mpsl.elf 8->16         started        process6 18 morte.mpsl.elf 12->18         started        20 morte.mpsl.elf 12->20         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-09-12 02:56:37 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (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
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
uraniumc2.ddns.net
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
botnet mirai Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
YARA:
Mirai_Botnet_Malware
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_AllMal_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:CrossPlatform All Malwares Detector: Detect PE, ELF, Mach-O, scripts, archives; overlay, obfuscation, encryption, spoofing, hiding, high entropy, network communication
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
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


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Mirai

elf 59d028da1dda15a4bb24f15b8aff0002c939c2853c721ff2cf46744e8d7691d4

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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