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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 964f71ff00ec965379ae04f67b884460e5c5c2d49446ff68f5419889fb6fdfb5
SHA3-384 hash: 275ad116e2d532b45743c09738388498e74bfcee5bbd55f3f7ddd5c89ece4b0b8e68d9ae634d700a83b5923c6551da24
SHA1 hash: 39138252958e64144379f524acf99e252dd63d27
MD5 hash: 159e49a52e0120bfd5a8071b85878c29
humanhash: low-west-kitten-hawaii
File name:morte.i686
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:40'308 bytes
First seen:2025-12-07 09:40:40 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:Y7kCXLzAmwMq8Rj1ilRC4js9lM6WWJ9AZ6ycA1zOSY4TzsHgusTZRnbcuyD7UHQe:Y7DbzCgwls4YnnWQAZ6ycczOGzkguKZT
TLSH T12203F275CA721942D55CC0B2C83E720FE861C62EF09099B7DBB7703A3A35FAD1A29751
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) :40'308 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :76'304 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Unpacked file: 818d2306b7e5c757a3bd755a3b343d3592859c205d626963abc3ea1bdcbd9b8e

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
30
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Drops invisible ELF files
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
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: 1828287 Sample: morte.i686.elf Startdate: 07/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 36 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->36 38 65.222.202.53, 80 CAPEREGIONALHEALTHSYSTEMUS United States 2->38 40 4 other IPs or domains 2->40 42 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->42 44 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->44 46 Yara detected Mirai 2->46 48 2 other signatures 2->48 10 morte.i686.elf 2->10         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 dash rm 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 58 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->58 17 morte.i686.elf 10->17         started        process6 process7 19 morte.i686.elf 17->19         started        file8 32 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 19->32 dropped 50 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 19->50 52 Drops files in suspicious directories 19->52 54 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 19->54 23 morte.i686.elf sh 19->23         started        25 morte.i686.elf 19->25         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 28 sh cp 23->28         started        56 Sample deletes itself 25->56 process12 file13 34 /usr/bin/.sh, ELF 28->34 dropped 60 Drops invisible ELF files 28->60 62 Drops files in suspicious directories 28->62 signatures14
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-07 09:41:17 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
13 of 36 (36.11%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet credential_access discovery linux persistence upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
UPX packed file
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Write file to user bin folder
Deletes itself
Mirai
Mirai family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
last.galaxias.cc
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135858-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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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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Web download

Mirai

elf 964f71ff00ec965379ae04f67b884460e5c5c2d49446ff68f5419889fb6fdfb5

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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