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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 6d6cd3ce8dfbea00297056fd7159aae4e4333698cfbebc20c50657a441164e39
SHA3-384 hash: 7bc66edf4dd01e85255667b79105b86c32deaa76a366cf82243d4ba890a1d8d3c465a541b0a21dc4caf16724aa42885b
SHA1 hash: 92c6ff32bfa7b9eaf6c1fa38b8692c2ba269bdf9
MD5 hash: bd8209d013f4eeece8891164f7860e7a
humanhash: magnesium-mountain-mountain-bacon
File name:morte.x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:42'876 bytes
First seen:2025-07-06 05:45:17 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:rnrnZqDoCeMid2AXWX0hN0NJZxJAUSgpKaX3rTUplmZC4bpmgbvOLx0rCV:rrnZazeMhXWuXZxJAHgpKmbYplmoEmuc
TLSH T17913E1F36127A4E4F5BE6833414F0050E7727D2722994B2B46FA26FF4E1F4CA6627881
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 :
13
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Launching a process
Kills processes
Deletes a file
Connection attempt
DNS request
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Sets a written file as executable
Opens a port
Substitutes an application name
Writes files to system directory
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:
packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
161
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
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)
Manipulation of devices in /dev
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample is packed with UPX
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
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: 1729395 Sample: morte.x86_64.elf Startdate: 06/07/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 42 abc.galaxias.cc 160.187.246.157, 12121, 57550, 57552 OCNNTTCommunicationsCorporationJP unknown 2->42 44 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->44 46 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->46 48 Yara detected Mirai 2->48 50 2 other signatures 2->50 10 morte.x86_64.elf 2->10         started        13 gvfsd-fuse fusermount 2->13         started        15 python3.8 gdbus 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 58 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->58 17 morte.x86_64.elf 10->17         started        19 morte.x86_64.elf 10->19         started        60 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 13->60 process6 process7 21 morte.x86_64.elf 17->21         started        file8 38 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 21->38 dropped 52 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 21->52 54 Drops files in suspicious directories 21->54 56 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 21->56 25 morte.x86_64.elf sh 21->25         started        27 morte.x86_64.elf 21->27         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 30 sh cp 25->30         started        62 Sample deletes itself 27->62 34 morte.x86_64.elf 27->34         started        36 morte.x86_64.elf 27->36         started        process12 file13 40 /usr/bin/.sh, ELF 30->40 dropped 64 Drops invisible ELF files 30->64 66 Drops files in suspicious directories 30->66 68 Manipulation of devices in /dev 34->68 70 Deletes system log files 34->70 signatures14
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-06 05:46:11 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 38 (42.11%)
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
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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


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

Web download

Mirai

elf 6d6cd3ce8dfbea00297056fd7159aae4e4333698cfbebc20c50657a441164e39

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh

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