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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8a1b2aed20baf8a43b0e4bcb08a02b12f758444506681466643fe2fd781c93b7
SHA3-384 hash: 755d6e24e220716194eee6d9808937f4ecbfc441ff80221231335a92a1953aca0df9baf2fa26af71427c9bf913c079bd
SHA1 hash: 9999811d82d64841b1e16bc54b8925602b16ba54
MD5 hash: 5c09eafb84c6249cc277a5776607af4b
humanhash: mockingbird-ceiling-potato-alpha
File name:morte.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:44'072 bytes
First seen:2025-09-09 00:52:25 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:/hMsowtuFZ6nzttEpfoveqngaO8H6U1vXPjLUlAzE+jR/l+nbcuyD7UHQRjV:/hMOuFEnztpWqBNHb/Lwdnouy8Hyh
TLSH T13E13E18BC684C85ECCBF1B3F587FB52F1454D0AEC8A6659D5ED1A52BDC14F00292C694
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) :44'072 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :96'020 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Unpacked file: d47dd23bb53182f56d780dd60d042def6a1e866a8430c591506d47795032deb1

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
37
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade obfuscated packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
46
Number of processes launched:
8
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
type: 15.184.83.195:15069
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-09-08T23:07:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-09-08T23:07:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=6c0e4b07-1900-0000-350a-aa891f140000 pid=5151 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=d52fa308-1900-0000-350a-aa892a140000 pid=5162 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=6c0e4b07-1900-0000-350a-aa891f140000 pid=5151->guuid=d52fa308-1900-0000-350a-aa892a140000 pid=5162 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=d52fa308-1900-0000-350a-aa892a140000 pid=5162->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=5b254609-1900-0000-350a-aa8930140000 pid=5168 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=d52fa308-1900-0000-350a-aa892a140000 pid=5162->guuid=5b254609-1900-0000-350a-aa8930140000 pid=5168 clone guuid=526f4c35-1a00-0000-350a-aa8969140000 pid=5225 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=d52fa308-1900-0000-350a-aa892a140000 pid=5162->guuid=526f4c35-1a00-0000-350a-aa8969140000 pid=5225 clone guuid=fa056a35-1a00-0000-350a-aa896a140000 pid=5226 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=d52fa308-1900-0000-350a-aa892a140000 pid=5162->guuid=fa056a35-1a00-0000-350a-aa896a140000 pid=5226 clone guuid=2ee24c09-1900-0000-350a-aa8932140000 pid=5170 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=5b254609-1900-0000-350a-aa8930140000 pid=5168->guuid=2ee24c09-1900-0000-350a-aa8932140000 pid=5170 clone guuid=65d44f09-1900-0000-350a-aa8933140000 pid=5171 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data zombie guuid=5b254609-1900-0000-350a-aa8930140000 pid=5168->guuid=65d44f09-1900-0000-350a-aa8933140000 pid=5171 clone guuid=65d44f09-1900-0000-350a-aa8933140000 pid=5171->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 38B 9100b4d0-14a4-53cd-985b-6775576e0a99 erfffxz.bounceme.net:12121 guuid=65d44f09-1900-0000-350a-aa8933140000 pid=5171->9100b4d0-14a4-53cd-985b-6775576e0a99 send: 8B guuid=931410f6-1e00-0000-350a-aa898b140000 pid=5259 /tmp/sample.bin send-data guuid=65d44f09-1900-0000-350a-aa8933140000 pid=5171->guuid=931410f6-1e00-0000-350a-aa898b140000 pid=5259 clone guuid=b5bb4134-2400-0000-350a-aa898d140000 pid=5261 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data guuid=65d44f09-1900-0000-350a-aa8933140000 pid=5171->guuid=b5bb4134-2400-0000-350a-aa898d140000 pid=5261 clone guuid=fa056a35-1a00-0000-350a-aa896a140000 pid=5226->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 585B b8eb6b8d-f0a1-539d-9429-8be3c479f339 erfffxz.bounceme.net:80 guuid=fa056a35-1a00-0000-350a-aa896a140000 pid=5226->b8eb6b8d-f0a1-539d-9429-8be3c479f339 send: 22B 56c99714-9db4-5d42-9d7b-480b7e4a56c4 15.184.83.195:0 guuid=931410f6-1e00-0000-350a-aa898b140000 pid=5259->56c99714-9db4-5d42-9d7b-480b7e4a56c4 send: 3162884B guuid=cc0921f6-1e00-0000-350a-aa898c140000 pid=5260 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=931410f6-1e00-0000-350a-aa898b140000 pid=5259->guuid=cc0921f6-1e00-0000-350a-aa898c140000 pid=5260 clone 174867fe-fc7d-5b23-aed3-d54ef29aad72 15.184.83.195:9069 guuid=b5bb4134-2400-0000-350a-aa898d140000 pid=5261->174867fe-fc7d-5b23-aed3-d54ef29aad72 send: 67733B guuid=61265634-2400-0000-350a-aa898e140000 pid=5262 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=b5bb4134-2400-0000-350a-aa898d140000 pid=5261->guuid=61265634-2400-0000-350a-aa898e140000 pid=5262 clone
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
68 / 100
Signature
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 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1773640 Sample: morte.x86.elf Startdate: 09/09/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 68 31 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->31 33 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->33 35 Yara detected Mirai 2->35 37 Sample is packed with UPX 2->37 9 morte.x86.elf 2->9         started        11 python3.8 dpkg 2->11         started        process3 process4 13 morte.x86.elf 9->13         started        15 morte.x86.elf 9->15         started        17 morte.x86.elf 9->17         started        process5 19 morte.x86.elf 13->19         started        21 morte.x86.elf 13->21         started        process6 23 morte.x86.elf 19->23         started        25 morte.x86.elf 19->25         started        process7 27 morte.x86.elf 23->27         started        29 morte.x86.elf 25->29         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-09-09 00:53:32 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
23 of 38 (60.53%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery linux upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Mirai
Mirai family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
erfffxz.bounceme.net
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135858-0
YARA:
n/a
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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: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


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Mirai

elf 8a1b2aed20baf8a43b0e4bcb08a02b12f758444506681466643fe2fd781c93b7

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