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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5f96d6595450ccc90cbff474f5f0217a894af4969d9584df8acb3127128c73e2
SHA3-384 hash: f7fcdc311334e46a3a4ba1e4a933686aaaeed9dc71e299d2cfc38019f55911de39254df5f7e9ae35e09eebee4c724e6f
SHA1 hash: 023357006634c1d55a2a295956b0f449dc580af8
MD5 hash: 1a7fc6292f843c7ba9f9938dbcdd373f
humanhash: five-july-west-hamper
File name:morte.x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:42'092 bytes
First seen:2025-08-21 16:38:14 UTC
Last seen:2025-08-22 05:23:50 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:ilafy4W84lhqc+mG/OWBWZwF+k0UxvOfvGxV7vLoy5C+slnIx0rVgv:safKhqv/ODZ2+kTtavsZzqWygv
TLSH T14813E12BD17BE074FC7D30F9825E0584B8463C1E6C0796AF39C8647E8E7BAC99705A81
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
File size (compressed) :42'092 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :80'672 bytes
Format:linux/amd64
Unpacked file: fda3931f5f04d7dc46bb382bd38a19252e8fc3061023e18cc3b3d9c427aaff1a

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
36
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
Sets a written file as executable
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Deletes a file
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Launching a process
Substitutes an application name
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 threat upx
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=1d6f9998-1d00-0000-57a1-fe81070a0000 pid=2567 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=dcc2449b-1d00-0000-57a1-fe810f0a0000 pid=2575 /tmp/sample.bin mprotect-exec net guuid=1d6f9998-1d00-0000-57a1-fe81070a0000 pid=2567->guuid=dcc2449b-1d00-0000-57a1-fe810f0a0000 pid=2575 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=dcc2449b-1d00-0000-57a1-fe810f0a0000 pid=2575->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=8bdaf49b-1d00-0000-57a1-fe81110a0000 pid=2577 /tmp/sample.bin zombie guuid=dcc2449b-1d00-0000-57a1-fe810f0a0000 pid=2575->guuid=8bdaf49b-1d00-0000-57a1-fe81110a0000 pid=2577 clone guuid=370aff9b-1d00-0000-57a1-fe81120a0000 pid=2578 /tmp/sample.bin write-config zombie guuid=8bdaf49b-1d00-0000-57a1-fe81110a0000 pid=2577->guuid=370aff9b-1d00-0000-57a1-fe81120a0000 pid=2578 clone guuid=c628719c-1d00-0000-57a1-fe81140a0000 pid=2580 /usr/bin/dash guuid=370aff9b-1d00-0000-57a1-fe81120a0000 pid=2578->guuid=c628719c-1d00-0000-57a1-fe81140a0000 pid=2580 execve guuid=f879a09d-1d00-0000-57a1-fe81190a0000 pid=2585 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file dns net send-data guuid=370aff9b-1d00-0000-57a1-fe81120a0000 pid=2578->guuid=f879a09d-1d00-0000-57a1-fe81190a0000 pid=2585 clone guuid=782f9a9c-1d00-0000-57a1-fe81150a0000 pid=2581 /usr/bin/cp guuid=c628719c-1d00-0000-57a1-fe81140a0000 pid=2580->guuid=782f9a9c-1d00-0000-57a1-fe81150a0000 pid=2581 execve guuid=f879a09d-1d00-0000-57a1-fe81190a0000 pid=2585->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 30B debdf84d-299e-545d-934e-259ecac9681a riseonid.com:12121 guuid=f879a09d-1d00-0000-57a1-fe81190a0000 pid=2585->debdf84d-299e-545d-934e-259ecac9681a send: 21B
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
96 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
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: 1762234 Sample: morte.x86_64.elf Startdate: 21/08/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 96 32 riseonid.com 196.251.73.24, 12121, 32986, 32990 Web4AfricaZA Seychelles 2->32 34 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->34 36 2 other IPs or domains 2->36 38 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->38 40 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->40 42 Yara detected Mirai 2->42 44 2 other signatures 2->44 10 morte.x86_64.elf 2->10         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 dash rm 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 54 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->54 17 morte.x86_64.elf 10->17         started        process6 process7 19 morte.x86_64.elf 17->19         started        file8 30 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 19->30 dropped 46 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 19->46 48 Drops files in suspicious directories 19->48 50 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 19->50 23 morte.x86_64.elf 19->23         started        26 morte.x86_64.elf sh 19->26         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 52 Sample deletes itself 23->52 28 sh cp 26->28         started        process12
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-21 16:40:51 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 36 (52.78%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet credential_access discovery linux persistence upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Deletes itself
Mirai
Mirai family
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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: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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Web download

Mirai

elf 5f96d6595450ccc90cbff474f5f0217a894af4969d9584df8acb3127128c73e2

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

BLint


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Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh

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