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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5a36a6ae2dd0599729403663036d5dec5c1920ec49eb58c1370c52d75beb4b63
SHA3-384 hash: f9ac40c1c88ba0343923fab2885c437f24c4d2304aeb949d6fa99b8760cb60c0aacf7294a41df801fc099d930a8bfc6d
SHA1 hash: 2ea6a463d2b269ca39314db84ff19fda1bafb538
MD5 hash: 6ba1c176bd3d70d34d20a2ed059db3a6
humanhash: grey-twenty-potato-chicken
File name:morte.x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:40'052 bytes
First seen:2025-09-21 16:02:44 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:y0xoRsSAmjgbq2jkzzDS5wCOweCYEieM5yvcFBo4Nx054:y3RbAvbqByMYieKjFBrA4
TLSH T1D303E16FE33FD93CD021DB76002D1760EF26A1091343976B1AC952FF6826F695D13552
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 :
51
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
mirai obfuscated packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
UPX
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:
2025-09-21T10:18:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-09-21T10:18:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=c5729f5f-1900-0000-b9e9-084fc80b0000 pid=3016 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=95b08861-1900-0000-b9e9-084fce0b0000 pid=3022 /tmp/sample.bin mprotect-exec net guuid=c5729f5f-1900-0000-b9e9-084fc80b0000 pid=3016->guuid=95b08861-1900-0000-b9e9-084fce0b0000 pid=3022 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=95b08861-1900-0000-b9e9-084fce0b0000 pid=3022->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=23e42b62-1900-0000-b9e9-084fd00b0000 pid=3024 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=95b08861-1900-0000-b9e9-084fce0b0000 pid=3022->guuid=23e42b62-1900-0000-b9e9-084fd00b0000 pid=3024 clone guuid=13a8c88c-1a00-0000-b9e9-084fac0d0000 pid=3500 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=95b08861-1900-0000-b9e9-084fce0b0000 pid=3022->guuid=13a8c88c-1a00-0000-b9e9-084fac0d0000 pid=3500 clone guuid=24f4ce8c-1a00-0000-b9e9-084fad0d0000 pid=3501 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=95b08861-1900-0000-b9e9-084fce0b0000 pid=3022->guuid=24f4ce8c-1a00-0000-b9e9-084fad0d0000 pid=3501 clone guuid=f4da3262-1900-0000-b9e9-084fd20b0000 pid=3026 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=23e42b62-1900-0000-b9e9-084fd00b0000 pid=3024->guuid=f4da3262-1900-0000-b9e9-084fd20b0000 pid=3026 clone guuid=73c33a62-1900-0000-b9e9-084fd30b0000 pid=3027 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=23e42b62-1900-0000-b9e9-084fd00b0000 pid=3024->guuid=73c33a62-1900-0000-b9e9-084fd30b0000 pid=3027 clone guuid=73c33a62-1900-0000-b9e9-084fd30b0000 pid=3027->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 930B 310a0ed0-c544-54ca-bf3f-fca55e459297 65.222.202.53:80 guuid=73c33a62-1900-0000-b9e9-084fd30b0000 pid=3027->310a0ed0-c544-54ca-bf3f-fca55e459297 send: 4B guuid=24f4ce8c-1a00-0000-b9e9-084fad0d0000 pid=3501->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 930B guuid=24f4ce8c-1a00-0000-b9e9-084fad0d0000 pid=3501->310a0ed0-c544-54ca-bf3f-fca55e459297 send: 4B
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
64 / 100
Signature
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Sends malformed DNS queries
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1781570 Sample: morte.x86_64.elf Startdate: 21/09/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 64 22 morte.qzz.io. [malformed] 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 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->30 32 Sample is packed with UPX 2->32 8 morte.x86_64.elf 2->8         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        signatures3 34 Sends malformed DNS queries 22->34 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:
2025-09-21 14:09:33 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 24 (62.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery linux upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Mirai
Mirai family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
morte.qzz.io
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: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


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

Web download

Mirai

elf 5a36a6ae2dd0599729403663036d5dec5c1920ec49eb58c1370c52d75beb4b63

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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