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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 16 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a09391102f7bfad73cf0cfbd64645d0513ddd031d379884d67866c50b53096ef
SHA3-384 hash: 5ffc661289be981fb82b1713699c164f0355337d0cd42fe627bf1caa713f23f3f321279980cb91d66533785b57eb2cf8
SHA1 hash: 62addf900ae6b90dc59fffbe0a2dbd545b6a3b35
MD5 hash: ccacb17c6ad86a031df1f66b3b301697
humanhash: snake-undress-equal-carolina
File name:morte.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:75'028 bytes
First seen:2025-11-07 00:19:15 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:5lq9SXo2rL7RBBoH4q2e03IS1dG9DMcAI:5U9x2zRXa4XegxTGuI
TLSH T120735BC5FAC3E4FAE81205311277BB379AB3D53E2168DF83D3B5967AD822502E41625C
telfhash t19e31f7fb2d3e4ce867d0a840c34eaf826d5dd637766037a2416359291367f9250b9c39
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 2f42ecf699717cb15cabaa0f54d92d8a3314dbf54bd4cd0c7806a735f938e8aa
File size (compressed) :37'624 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :75'028 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Packed file: 2f42ecf699717cb15cabaa0f54d92d8a3314dbf54bd4cd0c7806a735f938e8aa

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
44
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Sends data to a server
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade mirai obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
46
Number of processes launched:
6
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-11-06T21:28:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-07T02:05:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=ee458ae0-1a00-0000-dcbc-4df9610a0000 pid=2657 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=57aa26e2-1a00-0000-dcbc-4df9680a0000 pid=2664 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=ee458ae0-1a00-0000-dcbc-4df9610a0000 pid=2657->guuid=57aa26e2-1a00-0000-dcbc-4df9680a0000 pid=2664 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=57aa26e2-1a00-0000-dcbc-4df9680a0000 pid=2664->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=57345fe2-1a00-0000-dcbc-4df96a0a0000 pid=2666 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=57aa26e2-1a00-0000-dcbc-4df9680a0000 pid=2664->guuid=57345fe2-1a00-0000-dcbc-4df96a0a0000 pid=2666 clone guuid=3768760e-1c00-0000-dcbc-4df9980c0000 pid=3224 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=57aa26e2-1a00-0000-dcbc-4df9680a0000 pid=2664->guuid=3768760e-1c00-0000-dcbc-4df9980c0000 pid=3224 clone guuid=843b800e-1c00-0000-dcbc-4df9990c0000 pid=3225 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=57aa26e2-1a00-0000-dcbc-4df9680a0000 pid=2664->guuid=843b800e-1c00-0000-dcbc-4df9990c0000 pid=3225 clone guuid=522266e2-1a00-0000-dcbc-4df96b0a0000 pid=2667 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=57345fe2-1a00-0000-dcbc-4df96a0a0000 pid=2666->guuid=522266e2-1a00-0000-dcbc-4df96b0a0000 pid=2667 clone guuid=542f6ae2-1a00-0000-dcbc-4df96c0a0000 pid=2668 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data zombie guuid=57345fe2-1a00-0000-dcbc-4df96a0a0000 pid=2666->guuid=542f6ae2-1a00-0000-dcbc-4df96c0a0000 pid=2668 clone guuid=542f6ae2-1a00-0000-dcbc-4df96c0a0000 pid=2668->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 72B 62d17e6a-4c11-5f38-bf9d-8aec77b84b23 mortex.duckdns.org:12121 guuid=542f6ae2-1a00-0000-dcbc-4df96c0a0000 pid=2668->62d17e6a-4c11-5f38-bf9d-8aec77b84b23 send: 16B guuid=843b800e-1c00-0000-dcbc-4df9990c0000 pid=3225->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 540B b2255150-2060-5b7f-9786-12d5e647a020 84.201.5.31:12121 guuid=843b800e-1c00-0000-dcbc-4df9990c0000 pid=3225->b2255150-2060-5b7f-9786-12d5e647a020 con
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
68 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Uses dynamic DNS services
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1809689 Sample: morte.x86.elf Startdate: 07/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 68 22 mortex.duckdns.org 2->22 24 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->24 26 5 other IPs or domains 2->26 28 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->28 30 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->30 32 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->32 8 morte.x86.elf 2->8         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        signatures3 34 Uses dynamic DNS services 22->34 process4 process5 12 morte.x86.elf 8->12         started        14 morte.x86.elf 8->14         started        16 morte.x86.elf 8->16         started        process6 18 morte.x86.elf 12->18         started        20 morte.x86.elf 12->20         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-07 00:20:22 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
27 of 37 (72.97%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai defense_evasion discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
mortex.duckdns.org
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan mirai gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_5bf62ce4 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_fa3ad9d0 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_b14f4c5d Linux_Trojan_Mirai_93fc3657 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_804f8e7c Linux_Trojan_Mirai_99d78950 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_a68e498c Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f Linux_Trojan_Mirai_ae9d0fa6 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_5bf62ce4
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_804f8e7c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_93fc3657
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_99d78950
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_a68e498c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_ae9d0fa6
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_b14f4c5d
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_fa3ad9d0
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious single byte XORed keyword 'Mozilla/5.0' - it uses yara's XOR modifier and therefore cannot print the XOR key. You can use the CyberChef recipe linked in the reference field to brute force the used key.
Reference:https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/#recipe=XOR_Brute_Force()
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_RID2DB4
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf a09391102f7bfad73cf0cfbd64645d0513ddd031d379884d67866c50b53096ef

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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