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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 77db2c7519e62e66f3a6cf8d7869a5fe86f3bfb069748f2b80e7f6c20e9172a1
SHA3-384 hash: f1f9aed11fffc2aec8d2406411e2672095cbd20de31b5d35ee2553c4aef0a3a339818de2c99091623767a89ba0a098a6
SHA1 hash: 2ca4d8b4c5f6feaf5f5903491cfe8f6c03895e2c
MD5 hash: 76614c810e82008f17f6db6300a08edd
humanhash: fanta-high-seventeen-carbon
File name:morte.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:148'792 bytes
First seen:2025-11-15 18:53:25 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:q/V6WWosd4Bi3u7KGzJtcMaeeGeVlJSncDMoyJi6ts1uYa0:q/IWWosd4Bi3u7KGzJtcMae10lJicDMy
TLSH T179E3F709BF610FF7E89FCC3705E91B0528CD556732A93B36B634D918B64B24B26E3864
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 5c08ebe6558b86f3ab363b062cefb8e699a27f699d7d1e4cc67d90fb3e5766c6
File size (compressed) :50'372 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :148'792 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Packed file: 5c08ebe6558b86f3ab363b062cefb8e699a27f699d7d1e4cc67d90fb3e5766c6

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
101
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Changes access rights for a written file
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Changes access rights for a file
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
DNS request
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
botnet masquerade mirai obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
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
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-11-15T16:23:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-16T01:36:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=14fdd48f-1800-0000-13af-8025840e0000 pid=3716 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=b2012692-1800-0000-13af-80258f0e0000 pid=3727 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=14fdd48f-1800-0000-13af-8025840e0000 pid=3716->guuid=b2012692-1800-0000-13af-80258f0e0000 pid=3727 execve
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
72 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1814717 Sample: morte.mpsl.elf Startdate: 15/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 72 22 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->22 24 vmr3b.bounceme.net 41.216.189.110, 12121, 56270, 56272 AS40676US South Africa 2->24 26 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->26 28 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->28 30 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->30 32 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->32 34 Yara detected Mirai 2->34 8 morte.mpsl.elf 2->8         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 process5 12 morte.mpsl.elf 8->12         started        14 morte.mpsl.elf 8->14         started        16 morte.mpsl.elf 8->16         started        process6 18 morte.mpsl.elf 12->18         started        20 morte.mpsl.elf 12->20         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-15 18:54:23 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
botnet mirai trojan gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
YARA:
Mirai_Botnet_Malware Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c Linux_Gafgyt_May_2024
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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:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware_RID2EF6
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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

Web download

Mirai

elf 77db2c7519e62e66f3a6cf8d7869a5fe86f3bfb069748f2b80e7f6c20e9172a1

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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