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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 898f7f84f9ad51ae37a565893e4f72b6ebce2691d529f8744d7d3fb32ed4c4ca
SHA3-384 hash: a61ffcdc8a87cd5495dae3ba27427c50dc4f56cf349f160e03fbd22889995dbb35930e84b4dcadbebd97e0622631832e
SHA1 hash: 4e9baed060b54cbb4327ad808c30cb00520dee00
MD5 hash: 23034b35b962e8dabf8c3aad6b7bd907
humanhash: green-snake-twelve-fix
File name:morte.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:43'440 bytes
First seen:2025-08-29 20:12:49 UTC
Last seen:2025-10-30 07:15:44 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:mOS1KRel/GutHjQIFIvx30WmaSJCqEjMlaKLGxF8Zy0Ku4Jqn9IkHW71IJgGlzDo:ugwlTtivx30+SENMZLK50KnJq9M71IVo
TLSH T15213E13C231582BAEF7AC1BE4B320FB63DA91B55B89598046C16F2C64BD9C717D43C89
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) :43'440 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :111'008 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Unpacked file: 900fe09640ed71b5601f192175b580d0ce1d14580658f046027ead74213015a3

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
4
# of downloads :
71
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Deletes a file
Sets a written file as executable
Receives data from a server
Launching a process
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade packed threat upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
145
Number of processes launched:
5
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Persistence
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=cb3b4f04-1a00-0000-81a7-8c10610d0000 pid=3425 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=54a38206-1a00-0000-81a7-8c10670d0000 pid=3431 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=cb3b4f04-1a00-0000-81a7-8c10610d0000 pid=3425->guuid=54a38206-1a00-0000-81a7-8c10670d0000 pid=3431 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample is packed with UPX
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Yara detected Mirai
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1767907 Sample: morte.mips.elf Startdate: 29/08/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 28 65.222.202.53, 80 CAPEREGIONALHEALTHSYSTEMUS United States 2->28 36 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->36 38 Yara detected Mirai 2->38 40 Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner 2->40 42 Sample is packed with UPX 2->42 10 morte.mips.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 46 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->46 13 morte.mips.elf 10->13         started        process6 process7 15 morte.mips.elf 13->15         started        file8 26 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 15->26 dropped 30 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 15->30 32 Drops files in suspicious directories 15->32 34 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 15->34 19 morte.mips.elf 15->19         started        22 morte.mips.elf sh 15->22         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 44 Sample deletes itself 19->44 24 sh cp 22->24         started        process12
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Generic
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2025-08-29 20:13:33 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 38 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet credential_access discovery persistence upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Deletes itself
Mirai
Mirai family
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_AllMal_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:CrossPlatform All Malwares Detector: Detect PE, ELF, Mach-O, scripts, archives; overlay, obfuscation, encryption, spoofing, hiding, high entropy, network communication
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:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 898f7f84f9ad51ae37a565893e4f72b6ebce2691d529f8744d7d3fb32ed4c4ca

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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