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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a81ad14543b5b5e44edf0fa361cd03ba4c6bdad13639fcf4ec9c3f05bcd98d4f
SHA3-384 hash: f66871ebb88c411136d0f7ff3fc2ba56d8912a0e4c17ca08e3ddfbdf3526dab87f5981f0caedc7b08e586c7bd686a25f
SHA1 hash: b505ec01eb403747f3fdae27740adda7d443d9f5
MD5 hash: aac15897d0cba4b970548b7fc28f7e43
humanhash: maine-cola-comet-victor
File name:morte.arm7
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:48'072 bytes
First seen:2025-11-08 12:35:58 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:v9p4OQrbFJ6eQAYPTccKKfLilLG58LKl7HURxIpHsPOGg6AE9q3UELd:v9BLexYQVZ058ulFpHsPZsLd
TLSH T18B23F1E178275865CE311C3ADA9B2502E3BE09F2A22D33A29615C6FCEDD74C275B11C3
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
File size (compressed) :48'072 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :111'756 bytes
Format:linux/arm
Unpacked file: 073e5f0d17203bc5764d470dc3ebd0fb48c119aead78df616dd0d62b6f1634b0

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
40
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
android masquerade mirai obfuscated packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
48
Number of processes launched:
5
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-11-08T09:03:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-09T01:27:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=4dbf61df-1800-0000-84d9-4f8fa1070000 pid=1953 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=ef4d15e1-1800-0000-84d9-4f8fa6070000 pid=1958 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=4dbf61df-1800-0000-84d9-4f8fa1070000 pid=1953->guuid=ef4d15e1-1800-0000-84d9-4f8fa6070000 pid=1958 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
52 / 100
Signature
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1810530 Sample: morte.arm7.elf Startdate: 08/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 52 22 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->22 24 84.201.5.31, 12121, 40070, 40072 ACCELERATED-ITDE Germany 2->24 26 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->26 28 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->28 30 Sample is packed with UPX 2->30 8 morte.arm7.elf 2->8         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 process5 12 morte.arm7.elf 8->12         started        14 morte.arm7.elf 8->14         started        16 morte.arm7.elf 8->16         started        process6 18 morte.arm7.elf 12->18         started        20 morte.arm7.elf 12->20         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-08 12:36:15 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 botnet defense_evasion discovery upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Mirai
Mirai family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
mortex.duckdns.org
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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:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf a81ad14543b5b5e44edf0fa361cd03ba4c6bdad13639fcf4ec9c3f05bcd98d4f

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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