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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 703de216fef2240b1a82517dc2cbcc8db2f3cc1074e4d43c8dfc3d9c2ef9b8bb
SHA3-384 hash: 63244c730399560cab2250aa063c69f816c3381ce4229a5377539b04f87a6fd0b2bf416c585eff662ba3f66458738596
SHA1 hash: cbd969f53d2a73938e81d4337f30d96302942f42
MD5 hash: 2b1e70be788d301ec39258021503e6aa
humanhash: nevada-yankee-uncle-alpha
File name:morte.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:41'784 bytes
First seen:2025-07-11 23:28:18 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:aKhJH63DyCw8FcKzRXU3Z9Jhu+0q55E7oQoBch14YBeLG9LcjWb:akJa3GCsO4Z9Jhuo/EHFau
TLSH T18E13E16EE62628CDCA7C597A90CF47789F09A1C2B2791FF7231119C4FB28D42F5815B8
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) :41'784 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :105'976 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Unpacked file: 8f791e401373cc7d51d845f797015e4ca290e1b4856f82246a57223f28f50c83

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
16
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
Changes access rights for a file
Runs as daemon
Changes access rights for a written file
Deletes a file
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Launching a process
Writes files to system directory
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 upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
7
Number of processes launched:
1
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=fc8ddee6-1800-0000-202b-539a7d070000 pid=1917 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=35f8b0e8-1800-0000-202b-539a81070000 pid=1921 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=fc8ddee6-1800-0000-202b-539a7d070000 pid=1917->guuid=35f8b0e8-1800-0000-202b-539a81070000 pid=1921 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Drops files in suspicious directories
Drops invisible ELF files
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
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
Sends malformed DNS queries
Yara detected Mirai
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1734347 Sample: morte.mpsl.elf Startdate: 12/07/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 31 last.galaxias.cc. [malformed] 2->31 33 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->33 35 3 other IPs or domains 2->35 43 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->43 45 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->45 47 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->47 51 3 other signatures 2->51 10 morte.mpsl.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 49 Sends malformed DNS queries 31->49 process4 signatures5 57 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->57 13 morte.mpsl.elf 10->13         started        process6 process7 15 morte.mpsl.elf 13->15         started        file8 29 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 15->29 dropped 37 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 15->37 39 Drops files in suspicious directories 15->39 41 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 15->41 19 morte.mpsl.elf sh 15->19         started        21 morte.mpsl.elf 15->21         started        signatures9 process10 process11 23 sh cp 19->23         started        file12 27 /usr/bin/.sh, ELF 23->27 dropped 53 Drops invisible ELF files 23->53 55 Drops files in suspicious directories 23->55 signatures13
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Multiverze
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-11 23:38:02 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 24 (62.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet credential_access discovery 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
Mirai
Mirai family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
last.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


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Web download

Mirai

elf 703de216fef2240b1a82517dc2cbcc8db2f3cc1074e4d43c8dfc3d9c2ef9b8bb

(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_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh

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