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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a201158fda0cbfe448eedcfc408b9540bdc944d0f3e7ba882cbcc6e3d37a6074
SHA3-384 hash: 77aa269e10757293c70ec765174f013a8addf3e2f8c6dfa999000d1755aee7f67ee9dd0bc7c79d87179dbe1d98c2c9e3
SHA1 hash: d26cec78cea48593e7e7d5066ae5210c76f0c8b3
MD5 hash: dd2615df5583db6165c0f6d8b97e256d
humanhash: purple-neptune-single-arizona
File name:morte.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:37'572 bytes
First seen:2025-07-13 11:04:39 UTC
Last seen:2025-07-13 22:51:22 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:O5cJtY4YHQ1aFfGRwXXF9i0yVxvD8HPTJWWQGMfJGm9:wmtNYHuaFfDxyVxvD87JS3RGg
TLSH T1B3F2F200FB8C1D5ACB4E2239B70EAB657CFDDCC942D98F012C0F59BC689237AD569951
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 :
2
# of downloads :
18
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Sets a written file as executable
Launching a process
Connection attempt
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Writes files to system directory
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
130
Number of processes launched:
4
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Persistence
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=ee934c6d-1a00-0000-a820-e916d20a0000 pid=2770 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=8d02036f-1a00-0000-a820-e916d50a0000 pid=2773 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=ee934c6d-1a00-0000-a820-e916d20a0000 pid=2770->guuid=8d02036f-1a00-0000-a820-e916d50a0000 pid=2773 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=8d02036f-1a00-0000-a820-e916d50a0000 pid=2773->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=562b376f-1a00-0000-a820-e916d70a0000 pid=2775 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=8d02036f-1a00-0000-a820-e916d50a0000 pid=2773->guuid=562b376f-1a00-0000-a820-e916d70a0000 pid=2775 clone guuid=9a7c426f-1a00-0000-a820-e916d80a0000 pid=2776 /tmp/sample.bin write-config zombie guuid=562b376f-1a00-0000-a820-e916d70a0000 pid=2775->guuid=9a7c426f-1a00-0000-a820-e916d80a0000 pid=2776 clone guuid=0f36bb73-1a00-0000-a820-e916e50a0000 pid=2789 /usr/bin/dash guuid=9a7c426f-1a00-0000-a820-e916d80a0000 pid=2776->guuid=0f36bb73-1a00-0000-a820-e916e50a0000 pid=2789 execve guuid=1faed276-1a00-0000-a820-e916ee0a0000 pid=2798 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file dns net send-data guuid=9a7c426f-1a00-0000-a820-e916d80a0000 pid=2776->guuid=1faed276-1a00-0000-a820-e916ee0a0000 pid=2798 clone guuid=e283f373-1a00-0000-a820-e916e70a0000 pid=2791 /usr/bin/cp guuid=0f36bb73-1a00-0000-a820-e916e50a0000 pid=2789->guuid=e283f373-1a00-0000-a820-e916e70a0000 pid=2791 execve guuid=1faed276-1a00-0000-a820-e916ee0a0000 pid=2798->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 204B c6e950a9-6d18-5abd-9bf0-06eeeda044d7 last.galaxias.cc:12121 guuid=1faed276-1a00-0000-a820-e916ee0a0000 pid=2798->c6e950a9-6d18-5abd-9bf0-06eeeda044d7 send: 4B
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Drops invisible ELF files
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
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: 1735181 Sample: morte.x86.elf Startdate: 13/07/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 32 last.galaxias.cc 45.156.87.138, 12121 SKYLINKNL Germany 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 46 2 other signatures 2->46 10 morte.x86.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 54 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->54 13 morte.x86.elf 10->13         started        process6 process7 15 morte.x86.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.x86.elf sh 15->19         started        21 morte.x86.elf 15->21         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 24 sh cp 19->24         started        48 Sample deletes itself 21->48 process12 file13 28 /usr/bin/.sh, ELF 24->28 dropped 50 Drops invisible ELF files 24->50 52 Drops files in suspicious directories 24->52 signatures14
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-13 11:05:31 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
discovery linux persistence rootkit upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Write file to user bin folder
Loads a kernel module
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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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:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf a201158fda0cbfe448eedcfc408b9540bdc944d0f3e7ba882cbcc6e3d37a6074

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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