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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8a984aedb3ac9f761252bf20805f00069051abdff863863be2bf32c5cb269204
SHA3-384 hash: 7820152ae09c04195580de3dd3a9c6aeff5dc6c640db76ec380993f3254ec98ae4c369b99645e743d047aa057d37424b
SHA1 hash: 2981b079550a602ad7c7a9dc4de1078077f88112
MD5 hash: eeb528ae309661eb2c6acfe1eb7f2091
humanhash: fifteen-apart-moon-speaker
File name:morte.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:38'708 bytes
First seen:2025-08-14 20:44:37 UTC
Last seen:2025-08-15 04:04:16 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:jALkssRn0pPtqAoPH/PZWhVvhjIbL2oaX50ACogJTxhArnbcuyD7UHQRjZ:jd+p0XaJIbLaX5h/wLArnouy8HyN
TLSH T13403E144D6AE1F1BD40E1072AFFAEE5F5310919E94E03A5574C8FA171A80DE82D28EDF
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) :38'708 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :75'120 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Unpacked file: 43bba605234ae590045eb6cf641c5673fcf71ad9577a9f76bb03ee4cb0c9fabf

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
30
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
DNS request
Kills processes
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade obfuscated packed upx
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
84 / 100
Signature
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample is packed with UPX
Yara detected Mirai
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1757506 Sample: morte.x86.elf Startdate: 15/08/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 84 18 voidc2.p-e.kr 45.156.87.217, 12121 SKYLINKNL Germany 2->18 20 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->20 22 2 other IPs or domains 2->22 24 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->24 26 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->26 28 Yara detected Mirai 2->28 30 2 other signatures 2->30 8 morte.x86.elf 2->8         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 32 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 8->32 11 morte.x86.elf 8->11         started        14 morte.x86.elf 8->14         started        process6 signatures7 34 Sample deletes itself 11->34 16 morte.x86.elf 11->16         started        process8
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-14 20:45:53 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 24 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
linux rootkit upx
Behaviour
Loads a kernel module
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135858-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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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: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 8a984aedb3ac9f761252bf20805f00069051abdff863863be2bf32c5cb269204

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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