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Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 7196fdb42f127478c84560a1687eede33e0eba72dc617cd0a5ea53555a265c54
SHA3-384 hash: 591d6d4f9ab71d0bd21faa17d5a4b0f816d1ab7f86117d2fd9e6a1f365f045164f90f2ef9f47005750de134ff7682634
SHA1 hash: 401290f5b5f861d8e35767886fd4598f4a2f0476
MD5 hash: ab195a0b1e38cbce7b74267fe1cc0428
humanhash: november-glucose-utah-eleven
File name:morte.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:38'236 bytes
First seen:2025-07-14 07:59:58 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:9QhWdIEvXV5Da0GqSB++wG1SuVmxVCgswBYaUPnbcuyD7UHQRjm:9PvXa0GqS2I8YgswBZUPnouy8Hya
TLSH T19D03F1DFC5A7CB86D4FC3136852B391241A042F94B80CE5268D46AFEEB60F5D3E1925B
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
Launching a process
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Writes files to system directory
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
3
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=54db44fe-1800-0000-0887-4322770a0000 pid=2679 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=7ef70401-1900-0000-0887-4322800a0000 pid=2688 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=54db44fe-1800-0000-0887-4322770a0000 pid=2679->guuid=7ef70401-1900-0000-0887-4322800a0000 pid=2688 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=7ef70401-1900-0000-0887-4322800a0000 pid=2688->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=de128601-1900-0000-0887-4322820a0000 pid=2690 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=7ef70401-1900-0000-0887-4322800a0000 pid=2688->guuid=de128601-1900-0000-0887-4322820a0000 pid=2690 clone guuid=4d0f9301-1900-0000-0887-4322830a0000 pid=2691 /tmp/sample.bin write-config zombie guuid=de128601-1900-0000-0887-4322820a0000 pid=2690->guuid=4d0f9301-1900-0000-0887-4322830a0000 pid=2691 clone guuid=bf00cb04-1900-0000-0887-4322900a0000 pid=2704 /usr/bin/dash guuid=4d0f9301-1900-0000-0887-4322830a0000 pid=2691->guuid=bf00cb04-1900-0000-0887-4322900a0000 pid=2704 execve guuid=dea5de06-1900-0000-0887-43229b0a0000 pid=2715 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file dns net send-data guuid=4d0f9301-1900-0000-0887-4322830a0000 pid=2691->guuid=dea5de06-1900-0000-0887-43229b0a0000 pid=2715 clone guuid=0cadf304-1900-0000-0887-4322920a0000 pid=2706 /usr/bin/cp guuid=bf00cb04-1900-0000-0887-4322900a0000 pid=2704->guuid=0cadf304-1900-0000-0887-4322920a0000 pid=2706 execve guuid=dea5de06-1900-0000-0887-43229b0a0000 pid=2715->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 30B 96fddf7d-a0d8-5efa-9fe5-4b09baec8f67 cnnetwork.uk:12121 guuid=dea5de06-1900-0000-0887-43229b0a0000 pid=2715->96fddf7d-a0d8-5efa-9fe5-4b09baec8f67 send: 17B
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
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: 1735744 Sample: morte.x86.elf Startdate: 14/07/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 36 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->36 38 cnnetwork.uk 104.164.104.15, 12121, 50566, 50568 EGIHOSTINGUS United States 2->38 40 3 other IPs or domains 2->40 42 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->42 44 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->44 46 Yara detected Mirai 2->46 48 2 other signatures 2->48 10 morte.x86.elf 2->10         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 dash rm 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 58 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->58 17 morte.x86.elf 10->17         started        process6 process7 19 morte.x86.elf 17->19         started        file8 32 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 19->32 dropped 50 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 19->50 52 Drops files in suspicious directories 19->52 54 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 19->54 23 morte.x86.elf sh 19->23         started        25 morte.x86.elf 19->25         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 28 sh cp 23->28         started        56 Sample deletes itself 25->56 process12 file13 34 /usr/bin/.sh, ELF 28->34 dropped 60 Drops invisible ELF files 28->60 62 Drops files in suspicious directories 28->62 signatures14
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-14 07:51:30 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
22 of 38 (57.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
discovery linux persistence rootkit upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Write file to user bin folder
Loads a kernel module
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135858-0
YARA:
n/a
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

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 7196fdb42f127478c84560a1687eede33e0eba72dc617cd0a5ea53555a265c54

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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