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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ae5646b7c903a28dcc978e3f2935bbaa894ca44fb9ac9a372a96eacdf4a7affb
SHA3-384 hash: a1aa69741efdc5a198ea1febc6fddfeeffe92e2f38175644c928fef16f217be50fa7d75bb5812a56b2e0f0cdfc3b782b
SHA1 hash: 2821e3e7833e3f1cf84d538d6f2983e610cce0cc
MD5 hash: 33652cd2a34ecc62601790759f24402c
humanhash: vermont-uniform-music-nineteen
File name:morte.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:109'760 bytes
First seen:2025-11-13 18:52:57 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:VkUl7xt8FyhmfktOhVEmCvqmKD5WyDEXSiy7APk2PK6e/BdHZQRZ:Tl7xRw8uEmCCmKD5W4EXSiy7OkAKBZQ3
TLSH T191B3D64E7F329F7CFBA8C23447B35A21A65923D227E1DA85D19CD6011E7024E681FBB4
telfhash t17811581c8d3863e0d7751caa6becff76e15130eb0a256e378e10e99d9a6dd429e01c1c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai upx-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 0796941c13bce856e6949cff109c927a3cca074bda671a48bf975daa0e741003
File size (compressed) :41'128 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :109'760 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Packed file: 0796941c13bce856e6949cff109c927a3cca074bda671a48bf975daa0e741003

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
78
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
DNS request
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
37
Number of processes launched:
6
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.be
First seen:
2025-11-13T16:49:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-13T22:40:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=7970ff2d-1b00-0000-d7fc-03cd4c0d0000 pid=3404 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=96d8c02f-1b00-0000-d7fc-03cd510d0000 pid=3409 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=7970ff2d-1b00-0000-d7fc-03cd4c0d0000 pid=3404->guuid=96d8c02f-1b00-0000-d7fc-03cd510d0000 pid=3409 execve
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
n/a
Score:
64 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1813661 Sample: morte.mips.elf Startdate: 13/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 64 28 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->28 30 quantaservices.store 84.32.84.32, 12121 NTT-LT-ASLT Lithuania 2->30 32 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->32 34 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->34 36 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->36 38 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->38 8 morte.mips.elf 2->8         started        10 systemd snap-failure 2->10         started        12 python3.8 dpkg 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 process5 14 morte.mips.elf 8->14         started        16 morte.mips.elf 8->16         started        18 morte.mips.elf 8->18         started        20 snap-failure systemctl 10->20         started        22 snap-failure 10->22         started        process6 24 morte.mips.elf 14->24         started        26 morte.mips.elf 14->26         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-13 18:53:36 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
botnet mirai Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
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 ae5646b7c903a28dcc978e3f2935bbaa894ca44fb9ac9a372a96eacdf4a7affb

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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