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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a1617a2f4c04b81e7d8fa32fd63a09ed977cd7607b24b76055b36fdea3112c89
SHA3-384 hash: 5d1ce1ce196101d14c532a4da2ff82e52bd3f5ebca589c13005d7863411c86bce3755aaadeedbf1debd704d8b57118e2
SHA1 hash: 484bcccd52df91db4438a08a6ce316ab9de60544
MD5 hash: 6cc60c8cc6eba038d84d9c5856c0f76d
humanhash: lithium-lamp-steak-equal
File name:morte.i686
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:41'112 bytes
First seen:2025-10-06 03:00:22 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:qd316Ow4H2cu5vPsnFWMrzo0WnMn5V2p6ZtsA1KA2W2AQHIR6CHrAjenbcuyD7U2:qRRSBtsFtX35cGUllU6CH9nouy8Hyl
TLSH T1CD03F1C2A9E497944BE6903444CBBDCD0584F50A94F8CC9BB2F2746A2F69B758A3C4C3
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 :
59
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
Sets a written file as executable
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Launching a process
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade packed threat upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
3
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-10-06T01:07:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-06T12:03:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=864cc3b4-3a00-0000-08de-80da9b040000 pid=1179 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=fb2c90b6-3a00-0000-08de-80daa1040000 pid=1185 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=864cc3b4-3a00-0000-08de-80da9b040000 pid=1179->guuid=fb2c90b6-3a00-0000-08de-80daa1040000 pid=1185 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=fb2c90b6-3a00-0000-08de-80daa1040000 pid=1185->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=505c15b7-3a00-0000-08de-80daa4040000 pid=1188 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=fb2c90b6-3a00-0000-08de-80daa1040000 pid=1185->guuid=505c15b7-3a00-0000-08de-80daa4040000 pid=1188 clone guuid=e18b20b7-3a00-0000-08de-80daa5040000 pid=1189 /tmp/sample.bin write-config zombie guuid=505c15b7-3a00-0000-08de-80daa4040000 pid=1188->guuid=e18b20b7-3a00-0000-08de-80daa5040000 pid=1189 clone guuid=41ee67ba-3a00-0000-08de-80dab1040000 pid=1201 /usr/bin/dash guuid=e18b20b7-3a00-0000-08de-80daa5040000 pid=1189->guuid=41ee67ba-3a00-0000-08de-80dab1040000 pid=1201 execve guuid=336571bc-3a00-0000-08de-80daba040000 pid=1210 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file dns net send-data guuid=e18b20b7-3a00-0000-08de-80daa5040000 pid=1189->guuid=336571bc-3a00-0000-08de-80daba040000 pid=1210 clone guuid=73b79eba-3a00-0000-08de-80dab3040000 pid=1203 /usr/bin/cp guuid=41ee67ba-3a00-0000-08de-80dab1040000 pid=1201->guuid=73b79eba-3a00-0000-08de-80dab3040000 pid=1203 execve guuid=336571bc-3a00-0000-08de-80daba040000 pid=1210->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 480B 9f4ec4f3-1938-59a7-ab2d-313592422cc6 devilnet.xyz:12121 guuid=336571bc-3a00-0000-08de-80daba040000 pid=1210->9f4ec4f3-1938-59a7-ab2d-313592422cc6 send: 242B
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation
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: 1789464 Sample: morte.i686.elf Startdate: 06/10/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 28 devilnet.xyz 2->28 30 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->30 32 3 other IPs or domains 2->32 40 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->40 42 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->42 44 Yara detected Mirai 2->44 48 2 other signatures 2->48 10 morte.i686.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 46 Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation 28->46 process4 signatures5 52 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->52 13 morte.i686.elf 10->13         started        process6 process7 15 morte.i686.elf 13->15         started        file8 26 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 15->26 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.i686.elf 15->19         started        22 morte.i686.elf sh 15->22         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 50 Sample deletes itself 19->50 24 sh cp 22->24         started        process12
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-06 03:02:04 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
24 of 38 (63.16%)
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
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Deletes itself
Mirai
Mirai family
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135858-0
YARA:
n/a
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_AllMal_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:CrossPlatform All Malwares Detector: Detect PE, ELF, Mach-O, scripts, archives; overlay, obfuscation, encryption, spoofing, hiding, high entropy, network communication
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 a1617a2f4c04b81e7d8fa32fd63a09ed977cd7607b24b76055b36fdea3112c89

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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