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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 9957bb5eb67901fe77b28925bed32a032e572f7855849cfa3c75dfd7c6dfcd06
SHA3-384 hash: 9656b80c30a3d38183ce30a6109b58ecc3192db0f2a283bc8e0f9fa72e46e8d842e857c3e623dbf939bb5d1adc16ab8a
SHA1 hash: 8d3bea216d09ae344e52727c467e11ec87ce268e
MD5 hash: 0d11a91cd9f70f2d80b9c1ee0906ca91
humanhash: bulldog-crazy-network-moon
File name:morte.ppc
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:62'520 bytes
First seen:2025-12-02 11:20:30 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:S0aRUpHVGd/lKnYWKbJ+FJWKPrOs/hrOGMQM0Euo02yd6w4u+qgw09G:GMVGxlwyJ+3WTerOGMQMSoJ0F4u+qgwv
TLSH T14153028CF42E5452D72ADBDFCBAD76803B359F977394580840896F0622562372B39EF2
TrID 50.1% (.) ELF Executable and Linkable format (Linux) (4022/12)
49.8% (.O) ELF Executable and Linkable format (generic) (4000/1)
Magika unknown
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai UPX
File size (compressed) :62'520 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :173'856 bytes
Format:linux/ppc32
Unpacked file: f6731ecf1cbe9dda056669063ed22ab7c82d1b563bfeb2b5e080f48427e5e27b

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
64
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Details
No details
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade packed upx
Result
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Detected Mirai
Drops files in suspicious directories
Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1824310 Sample: morte.ppc.elf Startdate: 02/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 56 155.16.155.218 ZAMRENZM United States 2->56 58 60.202.78.54 XEPHIONNTT-MECorporationJP China 2->58 60 98 other IPs or domains 2->60 62 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->62 64 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->64 66 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->66 68 6 other signatures 2->68 12 morte.ppc.elf 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 process5 14 morte.ppc.elf 12->14         started        16 morte.ppc.elf 12->16         started        process6 18 morte.ppc.elf 14->18         started        file7 50 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 18->50 dropped 70 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 18->70 72 Drops files in suspicious directories 18->72 74 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 18->74 22 morte.ppc.elf 18->22         started        25 morte.ppc.elf sh 18->25         started        signatures8 process9 file10 52 /usr/Bin), ELF 22->52 dropped 27 morte.ppc.elf 22->27         started        29 morte.ppc.elf sh 22->29         started        31 sh cp 25->31         started        process11 process12 33 morte.ppc.elf 27->33         started        35 morte.ppc.elf 27->35         started        37 morte.ppc.elf 27->37         started        45 1004 other processes 27->45 39 sh crontab 29->39         started        43 sh 29->43         started        file13 54 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.5iExWB, ASCII 39->54 dropped 76 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 39->76 78 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 39->78 47 sh crontab 43->47         started        signatures14 process15 signatures16 80 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 47->80
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-02 11:21:18 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 36 (41.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  5/10
Tags:
linux upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9936831-0
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:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 9957bb5eb67901fe77b28925bed32a032e572f7855849cfa3c75dfd7c6dfcd06

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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