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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: af1dd3723da4b25d3ecfa01bc8317c99f65fed17ada77f844348f116278c63bf
SHA3-384 hash: 7bc9058a689c97d0ab36ea2e56e413fc0fc6cfce0e289910f6edd05c6c6b869182f0ba774a91a0281dd7ff9f08f4368c
SHA1 hash: 7a3a811a8144749bfab0b5c1fa4dc36d03750c20
MD5 hash: 1a61e4401fdbc4faeeb998dfc0788689
humanhash: ink-green-ohio-nine
File name:morte.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:75'632 bytes
First seen:2025-12-03 04:12:17 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:98JfkqLRaEogPNU+9alv++gwy4YqdZhW0sSmXJY:SJfzvvFN9alWGy4dfnszY
TLSH T1B8737CC6AA87C4F4FC1655723177FB3286B7E53E1019EA43C369A936EC12942D21B39C
telfhash t1be31c4fb5e6b4de8b7d0a400831e2b15395deb7b3a6036614163d83022aedca50b9c39
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


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abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 c9b56a7a99339fa54af61c7089393bcc21fc3435ca05d7505744e3f592bdd45c
File size (compressed) :36'872 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :75'632 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Packed file: c9b56a7a99339fa54af61c7089393bcc21fc3435ca05d7505744e3f592bdd45c

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
30
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
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Deletes system log files
Drops files in suspicious directories
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Manipulation of devices in /dev
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1825015 Sample: morte.x86.elf Startdate: 03/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 39 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->39 41 65.222.202.53, 80 CAPEREGIONALHEALTHSYSTEMUS United States 2->41 43 2 other IPs or domains 2->43 45 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->45 47 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->47 49 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->49 10 dash rm morte.x86.elf 2->10         started        12 xfce4-panel wrapper-2.0 2->12         started        14 dash rm 2->14         started        16 14 other processes 2->16 signatures3 process4 process5 18 morte.x86.elf 10->18         started        20 wrapper-2.0 xfpm-power-backlight-helper 12->20         started        process6 22 morte.x86.elf 18->22         started        file7 37 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 22->37 dropped 51 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 22->51 53 Drops files in suspicious directories 22->53 55 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 22->55 26 morte.x86.elf 22->26         started        28 morte.x86.elf sh 22->28         started        signatures8 process9 process10 30 morte.x86.elf 26->30         started        33 morte.x86.elf 26->33         started        35 sh cp 28->35         started        signatures11 57 Manipulation of devices in /dev 30->57 59 Deletes system log files 30->59 61 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 33->61
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-03 04:13:15 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
22 of 36 (61.11%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:lzrd defense_evasion discovery linux persistence
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Deletes Audit logs
Deletes journal logs
Deletes system logs
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
vserge42.bounceme.net
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan mirai gafgyt Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136013-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_5bf62ce4 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_fa3ad9d0 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_b14f4c5d Linux_Trojan_Mirai_99d78950 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f Linux_Trojan_Mirai_ae9d0fa6 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_5bf62ce4
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_99d78950
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_ae9d0fa6
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_b14f4c5d
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_fa3ad9d0
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf af1dd3723da4b25d3ecfa01bc8317c99f65fed17ada77f844348f116278c63bf

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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