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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 97d65ac4d7ef56c46367a3b4bd6ca5fd3e22c3b45f86f8f377864ec77814c5e5
SHA3-384 hash: e9652326f19e27f23b3ee612b4a3daa6321ec4e9ceb4ac812f8ed80370af7c3e56d3922bf0421b3bc51fbd14d6f89f37
SHA1 hash: 38d238a98dd613fc486a83213391b950c677ffc7
MD5 hash: 3c8e5a3fc8c73d49a40621057023e64c
humanhash: lake-nevada-river-don
File name:morte.sh4
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:75'528 bytes
First seen:2025-07-19 12:26:48 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:Dn49haPDX7L4KOL4d+eGU8C+AI6I9oKA:DnSeDXP/OleGU82I9I
TLSH T177739D63C8362D68D14881F070B08F395763A92285871EF758AACA79D087EFDF2163F5
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

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
16
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
lolbin obfuscated remote
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=aa51b8f5-1700-0000-e26e-797f8c080000 pid=2188 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=f81e8df8-1700-0000-e26e-797f94080000 pid=2196 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=aa51b8f5-1700-0000-e26e-797f8c080000 pid=2188->guuid=f81e8df8-1700-0000-e26e-797f94080000 pid=2196 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
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: 1740066 Sample: morte.sh4.elf Startdate: 19/07/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 32 last.galaxias.cc 196.251.69.179, 12121, 48846 Web4AfricaZA Seychelles 2->32 40 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->40 42 Yara detected Mirai 2->42 44 Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner 2->44 10 morte.sh4.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 52 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->52 13 morte.sh4.elf 10->13         started        process6 process7 15 morte.sh4.elf 13->15         started        file8 30 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 15->30 dropped 34 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 15->34 36 Drops files in suspicious directories 15->36 38 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 15->38 19 morte.sh4.elf sh 15->19         started        21 morte.sh4.elf 15->21         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 24 sh cp 19->24         started        46 Sample deletes itself 21->46 process12 file13 28 /usr/bin/.sh, ELF 24->28 dropped 48 Drops invisible ELF files 24->48 50 Drops files in suspicious directories 24->50 signatures14
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-19 06:49:53 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 38 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai linux
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136288-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 97d65ac4d7ef56c46367a3b4bd6ca5fd3e22c3b45f86f8f377864ec77814c5e5

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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