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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 63dc940d8fc586157e601e5054758091ca3ec92a794f8f97b39da839799c7666
SHA3-384 hash: 392804de9df42b03c41f499da656951d393296e83d492149d32d60035c79ac3f41734cea8d0ed718babda19d3689d558
SHA1 hash: e5d9288f6bea802811457fb8cdf77c5cb0b3d518
MD5 hash: 4ce59c31a00c0865ae2d7cbc7efe9b5f
humanhash: zulu-hydrogen-echo-florida
File name:morte.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:44'000 bytes
First seen:2025-11-25 06:20:31 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:l5yFMFi1NyxvyOb7bLRw1vBUSoCOuDL+CvLZvKImYZz7ABXBgsQJgGlzDpbuR1Jo:qFMFi3wvXfC19oWL+C9vKIzNSXkVJuS
TLSH T1CC13F1EFA614E2B6D6404ABA26BA52DC2D58092FC801C8057BCFDDC24657039357BF9F
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) :44'000 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :118'400 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Unpacked file: 1ecc33eebdae1a49242f6123bed168c590d2e4017678946c6fb8293e881505ff

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
79
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Kills processes
Sends data to a server
Launching a process
Sets a written file as executable
Runs as daemon
DNS request
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
136
Number of processes launched:
7
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Persistence
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2025-11-25T03:37:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-25T11:38:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=6183bda1-1700-0000-6f0a-4d370f0c0000 pid=3087 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=7f04b8a3-1700-0000-6f0a-4d37130c0000 pid=3091 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=6183bda1-1700-0000-6f0a-4d370f0c0000 pid=3087->guuid=7f04b8a3-1700-0000-6f0a-4d37130c0000 pid=3091 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
72 / 100
Signature
Deletes system log files
Drops files in suspicious directories
Manipulation of devices in /dev
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1820308 Sample: morte.mips.elf Startdate: 25/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 72 31 vcute69.bounceme.net 41.216.189.88, 12121, 32768, 32770 AS40676US South Africa 2->31 33 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->33 35 Sample is packed with UPX 2->35 10 morte.mips.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 process5 12 morte.mips.elf 10->12         started        process6 14 morte.mips.elf 12->14         started        file7 29 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 14->29 dropped 41 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 14->41 43 Drops files in suspicious directories 14->43 45 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 14->45 18 morte.mips.elf 14->18         started        20 morte.mips.elf sh 14->20         started        signatures8 process9 process10 22 morte.mips.elf 18->22         started        25 morte.mips.elf 18->25         started        27 sh cp 20->27         started        signatures11 37 Manipulation of devices in /dev 22->37 39 Deletes system log files 22->39
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-25 06:21:34 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 37 (51.35%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet credential_access discovery persistence upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Mirai
Mirai family
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YARA Signatures


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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 63dc940d8fc586157e601e5054758091ca3ec92a794f8f97b39da839799c7666

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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