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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a69d4ef834b15d8c86883aa6d0e02100f945c301db47d270d86939cec9515750
SHA3-384 hash: 069890e168ccbbdcec3843091a89ba60901b00d65cfa240280e61b52bff331a4aa6352715a5d419fd74d4b705abb583b
SHA1 hash: f2940bf8424d4f18a733709dc0fd2df7c8341024
MD5 hash: 92f0ed859288d92999696634be9264e7
humanhash: tango-march-equal-tango
File name:morte.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:102'132 bytes
First seen:2025-07-01 04:18:20 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:DR+TdwNZRdxMSJ6uJKkvjr8zekN6EdLpZrph3bDZmARD5lG:DR+mDdxMSJ6uJ2dLrptDP0
TLSH T148A3D708AFA10FFBE86FDD374AE9070125CD692A22B93F757574D418F24B24B19E3864
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 51ee00a7bfe6d6dcf69736ced37acdacb78f8dafbc705bca94291d6c190127cc
File size (compressed) :39'496 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :102'132 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Packed file: 51ee00a7bfe6d6dcf69736ced37acdacb78f8dafbc705bca94291d6c190127cc

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
66
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Sends data to a server
DNS request
Connection attempt
Deletes a file
Opens a port
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
lolbin remote
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
7
Number of processes launched:
1
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
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=8c1e0fd5-1800-0000-62f9-365b06080000 pid=2054 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=4b702ed7-1800-0000-62f9-365b0d080000 pid=2061 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=8c1e0fd5-1800-0000-62f9-365b06080000 pid=2054->guuid=4b702ed7-1800-0000-62f9-365b0d080000 pid=2061 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.mine
Score:
84 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Mirai
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1726043 Sample: morte.mpsl.elf Startdate: 01/07/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 84 23 vip.jbvipnetwork.cc 196.251.87.244, 12121, 56296, 56298 SONIC-WirelessZA Seychelles 2->23 25 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->25 27 2 other IPs or domains 2->27 29 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->29 31 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->31 33 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->33 35 2 other signatures 2->35 8 dash rm morte.mpsl.elf 2->8         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        13 dash cat 2->13         started        15 8 other processes 2->15 signatures3 process4 signatures5 37 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 8->37 17 morte.mpsl.elf 8->17         started        19 morte.mpsl.elf 8->19         started        process6 process7 21 morte.mpsl.elf 17->21         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-01 04:19:19 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai credential_access defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads process memory
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
vip.jbvipnetwork.cc
Verdict:
Unknown
Tags:
botnet mirai
YARA:
Mirai_Botnet_Malware
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware_RID2EF6
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
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


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Mirai

elf a69d4ef834b15d8c86883aa6d0e02100f945c301db47d270d86939cec9515750

(this sample)

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh

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