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Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a2061f7c9bd4a4f0b893718462ccd75ce6eb7576ac16f8f8f107368ea04f6f3a
SHA3-384 hash: 8ca912294c5bb03445e395cbce7d73929d98b9cb37e16fc8d34f9e26a4fa7612624f6544775dd6cd0e64559dd10e53ce
SHA1 hash: bd83365e8ea73c519a8527af0050fa4ef9e8458e
MD5 hash: 00f027756565ea4af51199d6d32390e5
humanhash: tennis-xray-purple-white
File name:morte.ppc
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:83'760 bytes
First seen:2025-12-07 09:41:19 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:E7ngrc+NYT7Lr0XfOg2PFoqGIRnqURGSH8GxYpgwZD0Z:E7ngrDaTAXkcfUvH8uhZ
TLSH T15A834C02B70C0E83D1675DF02A3F27D2D3EE95A121F4FA88691F9B8591B5E335586EC8
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai upx-dec


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abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 c4eee8a3e412300eb6c6c6e7443b10a20dd7144ee722a9fa1be08828a073b4b9
File size (compressed) :39'660 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :83'760 bytes
Format:linux/ppc32
Packed file: c4eee8a3e412300eb6c6c6e7443b10a20dd7144ee722a9fa1be08828a073b4b9

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
123
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Launching a process
Connection attempt
Writes files to system directory
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2025-12-07T07:54:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-12-07T11:56:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
88 / 100
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:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1828271 Sample: morte.ppc.elf Startdate: 07/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 32 65.222.202.53, 80 CAPEREGIONALHEALTHSYSTEMUS United States 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.ppc.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 52 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->52 13 morte.ppc.elf 10->13         started        process6 process7 15 morte.ppc.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.ppc.elf sh 15->19         started        21 morte.ppc.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
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-07 09:42:17 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 36 (47.22%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai linux
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135957-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf a2061f7c9bd4a4f0b893718462ccd75ce6eb7576ac16f8f8f107368ea04f6f3a

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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