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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 87829728a99ef388dad07188d86e6e7024650d684a1a9dc458b3f636789caaac
SHA3-384 hash: adbbb6ecf7f4ffc2846293a69d5dbc2764c9a4c75712f71f517078198bf9f7788b645dadc15e16fe2826fbe52dbfc257
SHA1 hash: 6ae84aa008cdc6260148d7c07ba053f2b5891d9e
MD5 hash: 7415cd24336cdb8c41c177845a131a45
humanhash: winner-hawaii-crazy-sixteen
File name:morte.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:101'712 bytes
First seen:2025-07-02 14:36:11 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:oxvENPhx5PJOwkLyCUnHRqpiuBVbF9te+xReYVTcDY:SENPhxewqyCUxqpiuvbReerTx
TLSH T1F1A3C84D6E218FBCFB98C23447B39E25A75933D636E1C684D2ACD6011E7064E245FBB8
telfhash t1eb118f0c493823e4a7721dde5addff36e59170df0a266e338e00e9adaa6dd815e00c1c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai upx-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 b4d52619e506d97e60184c38b62b2b88461afd363d0744ccbebf3e26cdcb6bc3
File size (compressed) :38'388 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :103'164 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Packed file: b4d52619e506d97e60184c38b62b2b88461afd363d0744ccbebf3e26cdcb6bc3

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
15
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Deletes a file
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
lolbin remote
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
107
Number of processes launched:
4
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=97c905be-1700-0000-c2e2-0637c9040000 pid=1225 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=b977d1bf-1700-0000-c2e2-0637ce040000 pid=1230 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=97c905be-1700-0000-c2e2-0637c9040000 pid=1225->guuid=b977d1bf-1700-0000-c2e2-0637ce040000 pid=1230 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Yara detected Mirai
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1727314 Sample: morte.mips.elf Startdate: 02/07/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 20 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->20 22 65.222.202.53, 80 CAPEREGIONALHEALTHSYSTEMUS United States 2->22 24 2 other IPs or domains 2->24 26 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->26 28 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->28 30 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->30 32 2 other signatures 2->32 8 morte.mips.elf 2->8         started        11 python3.8 dpkg 2->11         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 34 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 8->34 13 morte.mips.elf 8->13         started        16 morte.mips.elf 8->16         started        process6 signatures7 36 Sample deletes itself 13->36 18 morte.mips.elf 13->18         started        process8
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-02 14:37:09 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 24 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai credential_access defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Reads process memory
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
abc.galaxias.cc
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
botnet mirai Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
YARA:
Mirai_Botnet_Malware
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YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

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 87829728a99ef388dad07188d86e6e7024650d684a1a9dc458b3f636789caaac

(this sample)

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh

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