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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 18 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 72a5a6dd913263a9773df35c1ae3c5d0fea06bb7848c9ecf91c1ea8eca8f9979
SHA3-384 hash: 6a6c2d41959a32fdd8b7e81f8dd3381ecf43efdacf991ad015a3bd631f5c4702e9ed14a94031bbd0c83d88338b220b26
SHA1 hash: 0370f11475440cd78d91ce9ca9243f98dde0f29c
MD5 hash: a180f4c1432d2c3e01bad4d167c0859d
humanhash: sierra-arkansas-tennessee-monkey
File name:morte.x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:105'744 bytes
First seen:2026-07-20 20:15:53 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:d4DEFusTs0Hzc+OFq9E9ZvlP2lwqLH9i0eG:d4DE8sTpHzc+QfKwkc0eG
TLSH T13CA31916FDC18CFDC44AC03443BFB53ADD22F4EE0238B29B6BD4AE27690DE611A19955
telfhash t1452163b82c9a379840e39268730fe5a6d82301313fa170e68e73add9de5bfd45d83052
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-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 7ac23035d89498bc3d3b148d726bb072a07f7e579b55618ad5f686ef7048ade1
File size (compressed) :46'776 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :105'744 bytes
Format:linux/amd64
Packed file: 7ac23035d89498bc3d3b148d726bb072a07f7e579b55618ad5f686ef7048ade1

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
113
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
DNS request
Sends data to a server
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
Connection attempt
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
46
Number of processes launched:
6
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.64.le
First seen:
2026-07-20T16:46:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-21T17:25:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=ab19b0d8-1600-0000-e505-b779850c0000 pid=3205 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=fddd1fdb-1600-0000-e505-b779860c0000 pid=3206 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=ab19b0d8-1600-0000-e505-b779850c0000 pid=3205->guuid=fddd1fdb-1600-0000-e505-b779860c0000 pid=3206 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=fddd1fdb-1600-0000-e505-b779860c0000 pid=3206->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=9e4c43db-1600-0000-e505-b779870c0000 pid=3207 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=fddd1fdb-1600-0000-e505-b779860c0000 pid=3206->guuid=9e4c43db-1600-0000-e505-b779870c0000 pid=3207 clone guuid=3326c805-1800-0000-e505-b779980f0000 pid=3992 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=fddd1fdb-1600-0000-e505-b779860c0000 pid=3206->guuid=3326c805-1800-0000-e505-b779980f0000 pid=3992 clone guuid=b050cb05-1800-0000-e505-b779990f0000 pid=3993 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data zombie guuid=fddd1fdb-1600-0000-e505-b779860c0000 pid=3206->guuid=b050cb05-1800-0000-e505-b779990f0000 pid=3993 clone guuid=fe2ebadb-1600-0000-e505-b779890c0000 pid=3209 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=9e4c43db-1600-0000-e505-b779870c0000 pid=3207->guuid=fe2ebadb-1600-0000-e505-b779890c0000 pid=3209 clone guuid=d4cdbcdb-1600-0000-e505-b7798a0c0000 pid=3210 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data zombie guuid=9e4c43db-1600-0000-e505-b779870c0000 pid=3207->guuid=d4cdbcdb-1600-0000-e505-b7798a0c0000 pid=3210 clone guuid=d4cdbcdb-1600-0000-e505-b7798a0c0000 pid=3210->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 962B c57dd5b0-2ec8-534b-b4dc-a94bf66ef02c hk3owowwb.zapto.org:12121 guuid=d4cdbcdb-1600-0000-e505-b7798a0c0000 pid=3210->c57dd5b0-2ec8-534b-b4dc-a94bf66ef02c send: 156B guuid=b050cb05-1800-0000-e505-b779990f0000 pid=3993->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 962B guuid=b050cb05-1800-0000-e505-b779990f0000 pid=3993->c57dd5b0-2ec8-534b-b4dc-a94bf66ef02c send: 156B
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-07-20 20:16:37 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
20 of 24 (83.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
hk3owowwb.zapto.org
Malware family:
Mirai.CondiBot
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_0cd591cd
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_807911a2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a33a8363
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_6a77af0f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_e0cf29e2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious single byte XORed keyword 'Mozilla/5.0' - it uses yara's XOR modifier and therefore cannot print the XOR key. You can use the CyberChef recipe linked in the reference field to brute force the used key.
Reference:https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/#recipe=XOR_Brute_Force()
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_RID2DB4
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 72a5a6dd913263a9773df35c1ae3c5d0fea06bb7848c9ecf91c1ea8eca8f9979

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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