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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 9569c5e8e6f03085d7b0c1480d385627e992122ef6ccf7e360ce685e95cdab0b
SHA3-384 hash: a7f339039dbb8a68e1f29efb82249cc7a01c0469be863a76e06b30af525eb9cb537072de3619533ea3abf4f747f67806
SHA1 hash: 4d76edb2045cba49e40b543d9c6c87ef8f37ffa8
MD5 hash: acb28449eaa42eee3cbb7fd28cb254f7
humanhash: king-oxygen-jersey-hydrogen
File name:morte.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:105'092 bytes
First seen:2025-08-21 04:33:47 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:/76D9XdjHy9rCspdXnVy6f7ff9poWml5+lo8beJN8GVYQ8rlE:G1djuplVBfFpoWo+TdQaE
TLSH T183A3C94E6E218FBDF768873047B38F24A69823D63AE1C6C5D1ACD6141E7024E645FFA4
telfhash t132218e0c497422f4a7750d992aeeff76e59130de4b262d338e01e9a9aabc9425e00c1c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai upx-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 02791c8e66fd555038e212af232ae33dea2aa32149e34ad6b05247ed9d42bf9a
File size (compressed) :41'776 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :104'436 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Packed file: 02791c8e66fd555038e212af232ae33dea2aa32149e34ad6b05247ed9d42bf9a

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
70
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Launching a process
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Writes files to system directory
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=84f19f2b-2300-0000-e6b3-59cb8d090000 pid=2445 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=6d89192e-2300-0000-e6b3-59cb93090000 pid=2451 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=84f19f2b-2300-0000-e6b3-59cb8d090000 pid=2445->guuid=6d89192e-2300-0000-e6b3-59cb93090000 pid=2451 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Drops files in suspicious directories
Drops invisible ELF files
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
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: 1761601 Sample: morte.mips.elf Startdate: 21/08/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 32 65.222.202.53, 80 CAPEREGIONALHEALTHSYSTEMUS United States 2->32 34 185.125.190.26, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United Kingdom 2->34 42 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->42 44 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->44 46 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->46 48 2 other signatures 2->48 10 morte.mips.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 56 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->56 13 morte.mips.elf 10->13         started        process6 process7 15 morte.mips.elf 13->15         started        file8 30 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 15->30 dropped 36 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 15->36 38 Drops files in suspicious directories 15->38 40 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 15->40 19 morte.mips.elf sh 15->19         started        21 morte.mips.elf 15->21         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 24 sh cp 19->24         started        50 Sample deletes itself 21->50 process12 file13 28 /usr/bin/.sh, ELF 24->28 dropped 52 Drops invisible ELF files 24->52 54 Drops files in suspicious directories 24->54 signatures14
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-21 04:36:33 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 36 (52.78%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet credential_access discovery persistence
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
Write file to user bin folder
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:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
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 9569c5e8e6f03085d7b0c1480d385627e992122ef6ccf7e360ce685e95cdab0b

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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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