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Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: a80261af4b7f2cad62a55983686c91c2a1aa78033451b851c4ac4f5fdb6f94a6
SHA3-384 hash: 4aabe04242737bb7b3ddec49671ebc06796ea193782120f14af77643834b9e22299db2bc041b92514f846e9a38c24fc6
SHA1 hash: 85f2287445fc0de461e357a7a2ffc26cd26955ad
MD5 hash: 7fece27824b34816e0cc18c2ab3ee3ff
humanhash: speaker-florida-yankee-zebra
File name:morte.x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
Create hunting rule
File size:42'084 bytes
First seen:2025-09-15 15:35:55 UTC
Last seen:2025-09-16 08:13:37 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:AGW8gw5mnETJuQ75UtEoFXamrGjClEQHjHPYGAZYb97SHZrjayWfNIx0rVgv:BWMmI75YEoUU3HPYhZM98Zna8ygv
TLSH T14F1302A7E5F7EAB4E131E8F05C2904543577FA5B6B1E96EE4CC99AE74331F680202702
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 :
40
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Launching a process
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed upx
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/68c83286b29d966a312be8be/reports/2e87157a-a826-4561-84a4-705cd8557160/overview
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
Full report:
https://elfdigest.com/brief/a80261af4b7f2cad62a55983686c91c2a1aa78033451b851c4ac4f5fdb6f94a6
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.64.le
First seen:
2025-09-15T12:51:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-09-15T12:51:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/a80261af4b7f2cad62a55983686c91c2a1aa78033451b851c4ac4f5fdb6f94a6/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/a56545ac-607c-4759-bf44-3609def1fb65
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=bf2874b5-1800-0000-f145-235db8090000 pid=2488 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=7cca29b7-1800-0000-f145-235dbd090000 pid=2493 /tmp/sample.bin mprotect-exec net guuid=bf2874b5-1800-0000-f145-235db8090000 pid=2488->guuid=7cca29b7-1800-0000-f145-235dbd090000 pid=2493 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=7cca29b7-1800-0000-f145-235dbd090000 pid=2493->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=4df1b5b7-1800-0000-f145-235dbe090000 pid=2494 /tmp/sample.bin zombie guuid=7cca29b7-1800-0000-f145-235dbd090000 pid=2493->guuid=4df1b5b7-1800-0000-f145-235dbe090000 pid=2494 clone guuid=1fdbbfb7-1800-0000-f145-235dbf090000 pid=2495 /tmp/sample.bin write-config zombie guuid=4df1b5b7-1800-0000-f145-235dbe090000 pid=2494->guuid=1fdbbfb7-1800-0000-f145-235dbf090000 pid=2495 clone guuid=19c21db8-1800-0000-f145-235dc0090000 pid=2496 /usr/bin/dash guuid=1fdbbfb7-1800-0000-f145-235dbf090000 pid=2495->guuid=19c21db8-1800-0000-f145-235dc0090000 pid=2496 execve guuid=6482cfb8-1800-0000-f145-235dc4090000 pid=2500 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file dns net send-data guuid=1fdbbfb7-1800-0000-f145-235dbf090000 pid=2495->guuid=6482cfb8-1800-0000-f145-235dc4090000 pid=2500 clone guuid=ab014bb8-1800-0000-f145-235dc1090000 pid=2497 /usr/bin/cp guuid=19c21db8-1800-0000-f145-235dc0090000 pid=2496->guuid=ab014bb8-1800-0000-f145-235dc1090000 pid=2497 execve guuid=6482cfb8-1800-0000-f145-235dc4090000 pid=2500->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 28B b5fff71e-f613-58be-ba84-80cefb09aafc demoon.vip:12121 guuid=6482cfb8-1800-0000-f145-235dc4090000 pid=2500->b5fff71e-f613-58be-ba84-80cefb09aafc send: 21B
Malware family:
Mirai
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/93fcb2eb-cc46-4afa-b726-63cc79979f2b
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Create hunting rule
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
96 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1777888
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
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:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1777888 Sample: morte.x86_64.elf Startdate: 15/09/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 96 28 demoon.vip 103.252.89.226, 12121, 44944 BACKBONE-ASDE Germany 2->28 36 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->36 38 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->38 40 Yara detected Mirai 2->40 42 2 other signatures 2->42 10 morte.x86_64.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 46 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->46 13 morte.x86_64.elf 10->13         started        process6 process7 15 morte.x86_64.elf 13->15         started        file8 26 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 15->26 dropped 30 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 15->30 32 Drops files in suspicious directories 15->32 34 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 15->34 19 morte.x86_64.elf 15->19         started        22 morte.x86_64.elf sh 15->22         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 44 Sample deletes itself 19->44 24 sh cp 22->24         started        process12
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/a80261af4b7f2cad62a55983686c91c2a1aa78033451b851c4ac4f5fdb6f94a6
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/a80261af4b7f2cad62a55983686c91c2a1aa78033451b851c4ac4f5fdb6f94a6/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.MIRAI
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/a80261af4b7f2cad62a55983686c91c2a1aa78033451b851c4ac4f5fdb6f94a6
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Create hunting rule
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-09-15 15:36:40 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
14 of 24 (58.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=vabgdl2lp4wk2yvflgbwq3erykq2u6adgri3quoevrhv7w3pssta._file
Result
Malware family:
mirai
Create hunting rule
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet credential_access discovery linux persistence upx
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250915-s18vmsdl4t/
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Deletes itself
Mirai
Mirai family
Verdict:
Unknown
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/cb546e95-f6fe-4f77-b5cc-0bab61170317
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.20
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/a80261af4b7f2cad62a55983686c91c2a1aa78033451b851c4ac4f5fdb6f94a6

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:CP_AllMal_Detector
Create hunting rule
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
Create hunting rule
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Create hunting rule
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Create hunting rule
Author:RandomMalware

File information

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Web download

Mirai

elf a80261af4b7f2cad62a55983686c91c2a1aa78033451b851c4ac4f5fdb6f94a6

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3621196/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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