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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 81f81e4ad3508cd865b9245b2c856241111d01b7fa839f20e202815589a0f043
SHA3-384 hash: a034c9218dfee960532f4677ed0bc9c6fd64414a6d72771b6d9858fef1064b6552532a527ee0629b8e817278adc88b8d
SHA1 hash: 8674e4e9c016e2de9ed52e0ffdb363732f2917d4
MD5 hash: 16cbc511578a06116ad0949b12b8111d
humanhash: wyoming-cold-london-pennsylvania
File name:morte.ppc
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:45'236 bytes
First seen:2025-11-15 18:37:14 UTC
Last seen:2025-11-21 07:28:18 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:S3Lz1SGVh33PjBqXLFAtxhKlyIwOaWitmVzUTE/L498sODe4uVcqgw09k7:S3lS6bB2At7KlyI7aWiUgULcOK4u+qgE
TLSH T17E13F15DF8816EE0FEF48DB46CE4809DF3A02E1417A70D772840AF5A249FC16A359ED6
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
File size (compressed) :45'236 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :112'204 bytes
Format:linux/ppc32
Unpacked file: d565336a647d10ba4d5f482052e301e55006ebd4ccb4716b3e87d0f7f522ddc7

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
150
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
DNS request
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade mirai obfuscated packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2025-11-14T20:12:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-16T05:48:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=da2e5003-1b00-0000-1c8f-9dfc750b0000 pid=2933 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=104ff305-1b00-0000-1c8f-9dfc7c0b0000 pid=2940 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=da2e5003-1b00-0000-1c8f-9dfc750b0000 pid=2933->guuid=104ff305-1b00-0000-1c8f-9dfc7c0b0000 pid=2940 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
76 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1814711 Sample: morte.ppc.elf Startdate: 15/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 76 22 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->22 24 41.216.189.110, 41292, 41294, 41296 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 2 other signatures 2->34 8 morte.ppc.elf 2->8         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 process5 12 morte.ppc.elf 8->12         started        14 morte.ppc.elf 8->14         started        16 morte.ppc.elf 8->16         started        process6 18 morte.ppc.elf 12->18         started        20 morte.ppc.elf 12->20         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-15 01:07:58 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  5/10
Tags:
linux upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9936831-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
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 81f81e4ad3508cd865b9245b2c856241111d01b7fa839f20e202815589a0f043

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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