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Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5f8d199c4df57b6edd4c5c59f4bcbc0660aad87634928c34bbff47c5cc4b3a5d
SHA3-384 hash: 5ce8486f1712f3d79cef7d6286b48d96f7d67f12e5eb0647746c0ed7f453cd82eda20f654203e917f6b5ba75e068c565
SHA1 hash: f7848a112796f30c89e00bb521b1f4f853b3ac2a
MD5 hash: 7d83bd9243b4114125bba978c94272a4
humanhash: wyoming-iowa-lion-chicken
File name:morte.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:40'164 bytes
First seen:2025-07-06 11:13:01 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:cyQ9g2NFb9au5FHGSymeoB0s1v0AEWMPzgYZFuYO4GQ2ynbcuyD7UHQRji:c9zb5mDmeMp1vtEH8DpQ2ynouy8Hym
TLSH T14603F10581A117A1F04E50BFDEDEF24D5D10BC9BB258DEB352C510B6616AF87BE283B2
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 :
16
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Sets a written file as executable
Receives data from a server
Launching a process
Removes directories
Deleting a recently created file
Connection attempt
DNS request
Kills processes
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Writes files to system directory
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
4
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
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=93145fe1-1600-0000-7ed1-ac9380090000 pid=2432 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=ba570ee3-1600-0000-7ed1-ac9385090000 pid=2437 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=93145fe1-1600-0000-7ed1-ac9380090000 pid=2432->guuid=ba570ee3-1600-0000-7ed1-ac9385090000 pid=2437 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=ba570ee3-1600-0000-7ed1-ac9385090000 pid=2437->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=0b95a7e3-1600-0000-7ed1-ac9386090000 pid=2438 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=ba570ee3-1600-0000-7ed1-ac9385090000 pid=2437->guuid=0b95a7e3-1600-0000-7ed1-ac9386090000 pid=2438 clone guuid=b531b1e3-1600-0000-7ed1-ac9388090000 pid=2440 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=ba570ee3-1600-0000-7ed1-ac9385090000 pid=2437->guuid=b531b1e3-1600-0000-7ed1-ac9388090000 pid=2440 clone guuid=469eb7e3-1600-0000-7ed1-ac9389090000 pid=2441 /tmp/sample.bin write-config zombie guuid=b531b1e3-1600-0000-7ed1-ac9388090000 pid=2440->guuid=469eb7e3-1600-0000-7ed1-ac9389090000 pid=2441 clone guuid=c49502e7-1600-0000-7ed1-ac9394090000 pid=2452 /usr/bin/dash guuid=469eb7e3-1600-0000-7ed1-ac9389090000 pid=2441->guuid=c49502e7-1600-0000-7ed1-ac9394090000 pid=2452 execve guuid=02e728e9-1600-0000-7ed1-ac939d090000 pid=2461 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file dns net send-data guuid=469eb7e3-1600-0000-7ed1-ac9389090000 pid=2441->guuid=02e728e9-1600-0000-7ed1-ac939d090000 pid=2461 clone guuid=e4a537e7-1600-0000-7ed1-ac9395090000 pid=2453 /usr/bin/cp guuid=c49502e7-1600-0000-7ed1-ac9394090000 pid=2452->guuid=e4a537e7-1600-0000-7ed1-ac9395090000 pid=2453 execve guuid=02e728e9-1600-0000-7ed1-ac939d090000 pid=2461->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 33B 128bad62-53f0-5c82-890a-d4a6ddbfdf3c abc.galaxias.cc:12121 guuid=02e728e9-1600-0000-7ed1-ac939d090000 pid=2461->128bad62-53f0-5c82-890a-d4a6ddbfdf3c send: 10B guuid=fe092fe9-1600-0000-7ed1-ac939e090000 pid=2462 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=02e728e9-1600-0000-7ed1-ac939d090000 pid=2461->guuid=fe092fe9-1600-0000-7ed1-ac939e090000 pid=2462 clone guuid=ceba33e9-1600-0000-7ed1-ac939f090000 pid=2463 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=02e728e9-1600-0000-7ed1-ac939d090000 pid=2461->guuid=ceba33e9-1600-0000-7ed1-ac939f090000 pid=2463 clone
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Deletes system log files
Drops files in suspicious directories
Drops invisible ELF files
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample is packed with UPX
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Yara detected Mirai
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1729485 Sample: morte.x86.elf Startdate: 06/07/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 38 abc.galaxias.cc 160.187.246.157, 12121, 59710 OCNNTTCommunicationsCorporationJP unknown 2->38 46 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->46 48 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->48 50 Yara detected Mirai 2->50 52 2 other signatures 2->52 10 morte.x86.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 56 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->56 13 morte.x86.elf 10->13         started        15 morte.x86.elf 10->15         started        process6 process7 17 morte.x86.elf 13->17         started        file8 34 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 17->34 dropped 40 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 17->40 42 Drops files in suspicious directories 17->42 44 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 17->44 21 morte.x86.elf sh 17->21         started        23 morte.x86.elf 17->23         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 26 sh cp 21->26         started        54 Sample deletes itself 23->54 30 morte.x86.elf 23->30         started        32 morte.x86.elf 23->32         started        process12 file13 36 /usr/bin/.sh, ELF 26->36 dropped 58 Drops invisible ELF files 26->58 60 Drops files in suspicious directories 26->60 62 Deletes system log files 30->62 signatures14
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-06 11:13:24 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 botnet credential_access defense_evasion discovery linux persistence upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
UPX packed file
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Write file to user bin folder
Writes file to system bin folder
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Mirai
Mirai family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
abc.galaxias.cc
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135858-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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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:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Mirai

elf 5f8d199c4df57b6edd4c5c59f4bcbc0660aad87634928c34bbff47c5cc4b3a5d

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