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Database Entry


Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 996be516449960e7a4685a051f43e39c592fb9b74de048d80ff36e197d7e7233
SHA3-384 hash: 09dc112416030d4d74b81351649ebaa84d19c33e3b808df04f600369ccb89b02803a553a2ecc9d0a267991d2eab75932
SHA1 hash: 2de37e67fd95d28fe1e11ee33aad93ef4bb578f6
MD5 hash: 65eb6e0b29ee09f8804cb72d159a2288
humanhash: hawaii-pizza-finch-sixteen
File name:morte.arm
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
Create hunting rule
File size:84'056 bytes
First seen:2025-07-15 15:56:16 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:c2r4m3QAR7mqAt0G2xt2yrma3Xze6SlCWS7R+vGwK:c2z3QARKkG2xtZCa3XEFrk
TLSH T169833955FD818A12CAC116B7FB2F428D372317A8E2DE72039D295F21378B91B0E7B951
telfhash t16351d0b7df680adc67d4c30481cea02a9aec31e9170224a79f1d7b5f8a17981752e437
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-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 88844b8b2e3d2f04e5f65fc885186bd91027a968dadf7183287e7d1d7f6f291f
File size (compressed) :40'012 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :84'056 bytes
Format:linux/arm
Packed file: 88844b8b2e3d2f04e5f65fc885186bd91027a968dadf7183287e7d1d7f6f291f

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
26
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Clean
Maliciousness:
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
lolbin obfuscated remote
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/68767a3e7bc45bdee1ad1c96/reports/1db64f5d-8fdf-4443-9ea5-8a0f8f2585c3/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
0
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Full report:
https://elfdigest.com/brief/996be516449960e7a4685a051f43e39c592fb9b74de048d80ff36e197d7e7233
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/6cd13146-62ae-4ebb-8be3-184bef78d497
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=4476cb16-1b00-0000-36cb-73fd6e0c0000 pid=3182 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=12c99119-1b00-0000-36cb-73fd6f0c0000 pid=3183 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=4476cb16-1b00-0000-36cb-73fd6e0c0000 pid=3182->guuid=12c99119-1b00-0000-36cb-73fd6f0c0000 pid=3183 execve
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Create hunting rule
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
88 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1737262
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:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1737262 Sample: morte.arm.elf Startdate: 15/07/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 32 last.galaxias.cc 196.251.69.179, 12121, 45968, 45970 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.arm.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 52 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->52 13 morte.arm.elf 10->13         started        process6 process7 15 morte.arm.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.arm.elf sh 15->19         started        21 morte.arm.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
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/996be516449960e7a4685a051f43e39c592fb9b74de048d80ff36e197d7e7233
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/996be516449960e7a4685a051f43e39c592fb9b74de048d80ff36e197d7e7233/
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Create hunting rule
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-15 15:57:26 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
14 of 24 (58.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=tfv6kfsetfqopjdilicr6q7dtrms7onxjxqerwap6nxbs7l6oizq._file
Result
Malware family:
mirai
Create hunting rule
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet credential_access discovery persistence
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250715-tdk1qsdq4z/
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
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
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/9afe927a-d3c7-4d01-920a-85eb61c7ac77
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/996be516449960e7a4685a051f43e39c592fb9b74de048d80ff36e197d7e7233

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Create hunting rule
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_d94e1020
Create hunting rule
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:unixredflags3
Create hunting rule
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 88844b8b2e3d2f04e5f65fc885186bd91027a968dadf7183287e7d1d7f6f291f

Mirai

elf 996be516449960e7a4685a051f43e39c592fb9b74de048d80ff36e197d7e7233

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
SHA256 88844b8b2e3d2f04e5f65fc885186bd91027a968dadf7183287e7d1d7f6f291f
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3583846/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3583871/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3583887/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3583892/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3583902/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3583929/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3583943/
  
Dropped by
MD5 2fd8fdf7e487e241b33540614e230130
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3584010/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3581211/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3574724/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3579395/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3581242/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3581193/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3581177/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3583920/

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