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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 83e69d77f6903476e10358b55754093f81f2891a813b74a863ace81c22169c4d
SHA3-384 hash: 71d24879f2af28f0b1923322729a194ea78e0e3bfd766bc2faccad7e58238d16ddf49d654d2b7f031da3e901bb266645
SHA1 hash: 34c2aa63ff54de8a07a38cfbbac4dbbb80074b5a
MD5 hash: b6d3ab4a79b8a596d95df2b74215b254
humanhash: papa-edward-massachusetts-thirteen
File name:morte.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:113'848 bytes
First seen:2025-11-07 00:48:18 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:zlrTtUr6oJKLdrADCp3oalFGkEMkcfTd0sxcKqNHZqYZ/ytJyjrjSc5/Q:zlrTtUzudrADCp3dGMGKqNHIu//
TLSH T198B3E709AFA11EF7E8AFCD370AAD070524CD591B22A83B35B574D418F25B24F1AE3874
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


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abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 21d93cd5593cd8e8a33dd7dd8eb4f8fa0f39bda0744339f5ea700d8ecf3023cc
File size (compressed) :42'104 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :113'848 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Packed file: 21d93cd5593cd8e8a33dd7dd8eb4f8fa0f39bda0744339f5ea700d8ecf3023cc

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
88
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Sends data to a server
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:
2025-11-06T23:09:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-07T01:14:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=ce2ff95f-1900-0000-6917-c9642a090000 pid=2346 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=bddc0e64-1900-0000-6917-c9642f090000 pid=2351 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=ce2ff95f-1900-0000-6917-c9642a090000 pid=2346->guuid=bddc0e64-1900-0000-6917-c9642f090000 pid=2351 execve
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
68 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Uses dynamic DNS services
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1809695 Sample: morte.mpsl.elf Startdate: 07/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 68 22 mortex.duckdns.org 2->22 24 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->24 26 4 other IPs or domains 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 8 morte.mpsl.elf 2->8         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        signatures3 34 Uses dynamic DNS services 22->34 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:
2025-11-07 01:10:08 UTC
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
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
mortex.duckdns.org
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
botnet mirai Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
YARA:
Mirai_Botnet_Malware
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
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 83e69d77f6903476e10358b55754093f81f2891a813b74a863ace81c22169c4d

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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