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Database Entry


Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 8729bac12293f4b17ab29b14f37779ecac9f8212766994780c2b1415059b3fee
SHA3-384 hash: 419f57797299dddf19861c93a7f02bae9097bd98dfd63636f117a9ee645a34628a1ceca8283a3d7809f049186af32ca7
SHA1 hash: 3bcb44bf5b3ecdd9d1462b10a09d800bea36066b
MD5 hash: 819b62fadf03b254bba6057cea78db40
humanhash: carolina-green-friend-jersey
File name:morte.mips
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Signature Mirai
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File size:113'928 bytes
First seen:2025-11-08 05:39:17 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:g+C8TmWvlSi6QjyUN5WuFXLvd3jWC0UCbWOMb8aq8eUcN2jsoFKt:WanvIOy+5ZXjd3jR0zbWvDqujhE
TLSH T11FB3D84E6F319F7CFBAC823447B38A21A75923D627D1C985D2ACD6001E7024E785FBA5
telfhash t17d116018893822f0d7721c9e6bedff36e59130df46256d378d10e8aeaa6cd429d01c2c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai upx-dec


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abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 334ae7c47706b986434c98018561c428ea89f209fd1b4fb3324c2f542e225a6f
File size (compressed) :43'064 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :113'928 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Packed file: 334ae7c47706b986434c98018561c428ea89f209fd1b4fb3324c2f542e225a6f

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
83
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
Sanesecurity.Malware.29524.LC.UNOFFICIAL
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Sanesecurity.Malware.30435.LC.UNOFFICIAL
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SecuriteInfo.com.Linux.Siggen.9999-6.UNOFFICIAL
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135897-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135901-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135909-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7135916-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135918-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135954-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136016-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136028-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7355719-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-8025795-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-9977145-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-10007027-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-10009361-0
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Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
botnet masquerade mirai obfuscated
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/690ed7c28938e2fe2215a259/reports/3bc02ac6-0e0e-4dc0-b001-94e74759543c/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
38
Number of processes launched:
8
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
37215
Full report:
https://elfdigest.com/brief/8729bac12293f4b17ab29b14f37779ecac9f8212766994780c2b1415059b3fee
Behaviour
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2025-11-08T03:47:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-10T00:26:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/8729bac12293f4b17ab29b14f37779ecac9f8212766994780c2b1415059b3fee/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/d6b2de5b-a4d4-40f9-9c09-2948ff9dfa4b
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=a9dcd355-1800-0000-724b-b2c1570c0000 pid=3159 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=78f11a58-1800-0000-724b-b2c15d0c0000 pid=3165 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=a9dcd355-1800-0000-724b-b2c1570c0000 pid=3159->guuid=78f11a58-1800-0000-724b-b2c15d0c0000 pid=3165 execve
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
Mirai
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
88 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1810347
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Uses dynamic DNS services
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1810347 Sample: morte.mips.elf Startdate: 08/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 26 teamc2.duckdns.org 2->26 28 156.158.248.143 airtel-tz-asTZ Tanzania United Republic of 2->28 30 100 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 40 2 other signatures 2->40 8 morte.mips.elf 2->8         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        signatures3 38 Uses dynamic DNS services 26->38 process4 process5 12 morte.mips.elf 8->12         started        14 morte.mips.elf 8->14         started        16 morte.mips.elf 8->16         started        18 morte.mips.elf 8->18         started        process6 20 morte.mips.elf 12->20         started        22 morte.mips.elf 12->22         started        24 morte.mips.elf 12->24         started       
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/8729bac12293f4b17ab29b14f37779ecac9f8212766994780c2b1415059b3fee
Detection:
mirai
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/8729bac12293f4b17ab29b14f37779ecac9f8212766994780c2b1415059b3fee/
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-08 05:40:20 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=q4u3vqjcsp2lc6vstmkpg53z5swj7aqsozuzi6amfmkbkbm3h7xa._file
Result
Malware family:
mirai
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai defense_evasion discovery
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/251108-gc1zcatqfr/
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Contacts a large (73151) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
teamc2.duckdns.org
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
botnet mirai Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
YARA:
MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_1 Mirai_Botnet_Malware
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/1b780e3a-10d2-4467-9280-6cc2a19d8245
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/8729bac12293f4b17ab29b14f37779ecac9f8212766994780c2b1415059b3fee

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:CVE_2017_17215
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Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects exploitation attempt of CVE-2017-17215
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
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Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_1
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Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects ELF Mirai variant
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware
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Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware_RID2EF6
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Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19
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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
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Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:unixredflags3
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information

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Web download

Mirai

elf 334ae7c47706b986434c98018561c428ea89f209fd1b4fb3324c2f542e225a6f

Mirai

elf 8729bac12293f4b17ab29b14f37779ecac9f8212766994780c2b1415059b3fee

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
SHA256 334ae7c47706b986434c98018561c428ea89f209fd1b4fb3324c2f542e225a6f
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3697764/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
  
Dropped by
MD5 4e75b0866bed7f23f80e56f6bea128ca

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