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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 16 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 7878093a9efe8c38ec14c3aa6f40325bca565950cdbceee828d3d0fb20aa671d
SHA3-384 hash: 9cd6a557c687c4f917b14ce9cf1703939db0f94bd42fdba10193949acddfe9ee601767c05607ea1ff45126aabf31841b
SHA1 hash: f9c1d2e33ab5d867bc9093bc108bec0bf4d30bad
MD5 hash: 711e5d28cdec2a37ad1acb8d215cd218
humanhash: uniform-sweet-twelve-cardinal
File name:morte.i686
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:107'796 bytes
First seen:2025-11-09 09:56:24 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:qFdFmuQ5obMKmGwRA0EtaZcKd8xFSNEWzr:mNwobZmGwzEtWLZzr
TLSH T11FB339C0FACB85F6D50B88306176F63FDA31D5A94071C79DEF9AAF36DA376818102648
telfhash t15b3122b566760cd8abc08c13f28fab61dd0ea77b182436e705b29810362354193bbd39
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 ebdd4e67b4714b5cb1819fbfcdbd9011050cedf261eafb256d7164ed97cd5a23
File size (compressed) :45'840 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :107'796 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Packed file: ebdd4e67b4714b5cb1819fbfcdbd9011050cedf261eafb256d7164ed97cd5a23

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
47
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
DNS request
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gafgyt masquerade mirai obfuscated
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:
8
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.32.le
First seen:
2025-11-09T07:30:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-10T08:47:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=2d57ca65-1a00-0000-5af4-3f1f5d0d0000 pid=3421 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=008e5168-1a00-0000-5af4-3f1f660d0000 pid=3430 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=2d57ca65-1a00-0000-5af4-3f1f5d0d0000 pid=3421->guuid=008e5168-1a00-0000-5af4-3f1f660d0000 pid=3430 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=008e5168-1a00-0000-5af4-3f1f660d0000 pid=3430->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=23d67968-1a00-0000-5af4-3f1f680d0000 pid=3432 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=008e5168-1a00-0000-5af4-3f1f660d0000 pid=3430->guuid=23d67968-1a00-0000-5af4-3f1f680d0000 pid=3432 clone guuid=ef538594-1b00-0000-5af4-3f1f3a0f0000 pid=3898 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=008e5168-1a00-0000-5af4-3f1f660d0000 pid=3430->guuid=ef538594-1b00-0000-5af4-3f1f3a0f0000 pid=3898 clone guuid=70ca9194-1b00-0000-5af4-3f1f3b0f0000 pid=3899 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=008e5168-1a00-0000-5af4-3f1f660d0000 pid=3430->guuid=70ca9194-1b00-0000-5af4-3f1f3b0f0000 pid=3899 clone guuid=798d7f68-1a00-0000-5af4-3f1f690d0000 pid=3433 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=23d67968-1a00-0000-5af4-3f1f680d0000 pid=3432->guuid=798d7f68-1a00-0000-5af4-3f1f690d0000 pid=3433 clone guuid=e52d8368-1a00-0000-5af4-3f1f6a0d0000 pid=3434 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data zombie guuid=23d67968-1a00-0000-5af4-3f1f680d0000 pid=3432->guuid=e52d8368-1a00-0000-5af4-3f1f6a0d0000 pid=3434 clone guuid=e52d8368-1a00-0000-5af4-3f1f6a0d0000 pid=3434->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 1200B 7d69d77b-f199-54d6-98cb-97adbc55f693 draft21.redirectme.net:12121 guuid=e52d8368-1a00-0000-5af4-3f1f6a0d0000 pid=3434->7d69d77b-f199-54d6-98cb-97adbc55f693 send: 180B guuid=70ca9194-1b00-0000-5af4-3f1f3b0f0000 pid=3899->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 600B 358d5ac1-f8c3-5b58-950f-00d09bdc3c1e draft21.redirectme.net:80 guuid=70ca9194-1b00-0000-5af4-3f1f3b0f0000 pid=3899->358d5ac1-f8c3-5b58-950f-00d09bdc3c1e send: 22B
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: 1810908 Sample: morte.i686.elf Startdate: 09/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 72 26 draft21.redirectme.net 196.251.72.110, 12121, 80 Web4AfricaZA Seychelles 2->26 28 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->28 30 4 other IPs or domains 2->30 32 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->32 34 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->34 36 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->36 38 Yara detected Mirai 2->38 8 morte.i686.elf 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        14 python3.8 dpkg 2->14         started        signatures3 process4 process5 16 morte.i686.elf 8->16         started        18 morte.i686.elf 8->18         started        20 morte.i686.elf 8->20         started        process6 22 morte.i686.elf 16->22         started        24 morte.i686.elf 16->24         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-09 09:57:15 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 24 (79.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai defense_evasion discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt mirai Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c Linux_Trojan_Mirai_268aac0b Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0cb1699c Linux_Trojan_Mirai_70ef58f1 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_3a85a418 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_485c4b13 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_7d05725e Linux_Trojan_Mirai_2e3f67a9 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0d73971c Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b Linux_Gafgyt_May_2024
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YARA Signatures


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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:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0cb1699c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0d73971c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_268aac0b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_2e3f67a9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_3a85a418
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_485c4b13
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_70ef58f1
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_7d05725e
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 7878093a9efe8c38ec14c3aa6f40325bca565950cdbceee828d3d0fb20aa671d

(this sample)

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