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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 7a91aa1fa2085303c866a763173c8db8bf0f28d9a3c305fb87f7b75136ac36f8
SHA3-384 hash: b2997c24f1dfe4134054b092d2d9eea21494f0e2b14d8af6d7ff2e8dde8c8a7175b05779d47d1973d8c2a504290c5147
SHA1 hash: 66c6ffb20bb4f47a5c93c523cd80d1fa50b2376e
MD5 hash: 10b964e87b77c85be8aa80b41f0df014
humanhash: one-lactose-three-seven
File name:morte.x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:40'068 bytes
First seen:2025-10-17 23:36:56 UTC
Last seen:2025-10-18 05:59:13 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:Uof4qHai0E4a/HykpXlpdSIcxggkMSA7aK1KOjHx0Y7:UtqHai54Q3pXlvSpggkMSA7aK1Kcx7
TLSH T12303E0F7E16BF47AC87551B909AF8780FE24B96C2B8A071741EB716DCCE708621126C8
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 :
2
# of downloads :
56
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
DNS request
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed threat upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
UPX
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:
2025-10-17T20:59:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-18T10:08:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=6f35cd5b-1900-0000-e071-48b8a4080000 pid=2212 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=0187935e-1900-0000-e071-48b8ac080000 pid=2220 /tmp/sample.bin mprotect-exec net guuid=6f35cd5b-1900-0000-e071-48b8a4080000 pid=2212->guuid=0187935e-1900-0000-e071-48b8ac080000 pid=2220 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=0187935e-1900-0000-e071-48b8ac080000 pid=2220->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=7e6e1e5f-1900-0000-e071-48b8af080000 pid=2223 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=0187935e-1900-0000-e071-48b8ac080000 pid=2220->guuid=7e6e1e5f-1900-0000-e071-48b8af080000 pid=2223 clone guuid=6038aa89-1a00-0000-e071-48b8930a0000 pid=2707 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=0187935e-1900-0000-e071-48b8ac080000 pid=2220->guuid=6038aa89-1a00-0000-e071-48b8930a0000 pid=2707 clone guuid=3803b089-1a00-0000-e071-48b8940a0000 pid=2708 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=0187935e-1900-0000-e071-48b8ac080000 pid=2220->guuid=3803b089-1a00-0000-e071-48b8940a0000 pid=2708 clone guuid=c8c5265f-1900-0000-e071-48b8b0080000 pid=2224 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=7e6e1e5f-1900-0000-e071-48b8af080000 pid=2223->guuid=c8c5265f-1900-0000-e071-48b8b0080000 pid=2224 clone guuid=243f2a5f-1900-0000-e071-48b8b1080000 pid=2225 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=7e6e1e5f-1900-0000-e071-48b8af080000 pid=2223->guuid=243f2a5f-1900-0000-e071-48b8b1080000 pid=2225 clone guuid=243f2a5f-1900-0000-e071-48b8b1080000 pid=2225->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 675B 83b0964e-e5bb-55d5-a8e6-b9eaf25e09c1 144.172.109.62:80 guuid=243f2a5f-1900-0000-e071-48b8b1080000 pid=2225->83b0964e-e5bb-55d5-a8e6-b9eaf25e09c1 send: 22B guuid=3803b089-1a00-0000-e071-48b8940a0000 pid=2708->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 690B guuid=3803b089-1a00-0000-e071-48b8940a0000 pid=2708->83b0964e-e5bb-55d5-a8e6-b9eaf25e09c1 send: 22B
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
64 / 100
Signature
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Uses dynamic DNS services
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1797467 Sample: morte.x86_64.elf Startdate: 18/10/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 64 22 mirailoversddos.duckdns.org 2->22 24 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->24 26 2 other IPs or domains 2->26 28 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->28 30 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->30 32 Sample is packed with UPX 2->32 8 morte.x86_64.elf 2->8         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        signatures3 34 Uses dynamic DNS services 22->34 process4 process5 12 morte.x86_64.elf 8->12         started        14 morte.x86_64.elf 8->14         started        16 morte.x86_64.elf 8->16         started        process6 18 morte.x86_64.elf 12->18         started        20 morte.x86_64.elf 12->20         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-17 23:41:38 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
13 of 24 (54.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery linux upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Mirai
Mirai family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
mirailoversddos.duckdns.org
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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: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 7a91aa1fa2085303c866a763173c8db8bf0f28d9a3c305fb87f7b75136ac36f8

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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