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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 11 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: afd0a212f1b8676806a362e1416ca41c997a6b0c07f5857ddc6146ce72fe10d7
SHA3-384 hash: 1f2af745dff76d94231ae26c05c478d875ec7b58b5892a486b7c06b2c661fd09fd67525328a1f13e4d7fc3c11b67b31f
SHA1 hash: 8ba084d02b152574dc6863e64dfd96959a178664
MD5 hash: 6c9c5dc6e6c7861d9a9b5c2d77f157b0
humanhash: michigan-princess-missouri-low
File name:morte.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:75'280 bytes
First seen:2025-10-29 15:58:07 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:E4tZdG7Ts6LRvdFkup9b4QuaW3gYwP8ssuL3cf7Pu6U+:EO/4t1nLbaaW3gh8sFz0J
TLSH T171736DC2AA43E4F0E81605726177F7728A73E53E006DEE43C765A932FD12941966B3DC
telfhash t1be31d4fa1ebf0decabd0a900c35e5fe23d7dd67b255036a145235c2426a7d424079c79
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 1224b04cf8e80de02e6ca8c70a0e2e10968e119301b9cc30994272bee4106a17
File size (compressed) :39'716 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :75'280 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Packed file: 1224b04cf8e80de02e6ca8c70a0e2e10968e119301b9cc30994272bee4106a17

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
43
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Launching a process
Sets a written file as executable
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
DNS request
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
lolbin masquerade obfuscated remote
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-10-29T19:33:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-29T21:01:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=4a9f2500-1b00-0000-0896-a24edd090000 pid=2525 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=33bf8002-1b00-0000-0896-a24ee4090000 pid=2532 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=4a9f2500-1b00-0000-0896-a24edd090000 pid=2525->guuid=33bf8002-1b00-0000-0896-a24ee4090000 pid=2532 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=33bf8002-1b00-0000-0896-a24ee4090000 pid=2532->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=e8d7a602-1b00-0000-0896-a24ee5090000 pid=2533 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=33bf8002-1b00-0000-0896-a24ee4090000 pid=2532->guuid=e8d7a602-1b00-0000-0896-a24ee5090000 pid=2533 clone guuid=83a3b302-1b00-0000-0896-a24ee6090000 pid=2534 /tmp/sample.bin write-config zombie guuid=e8d7a602-1b00-0000-0896-a24ee5090000 pid=2533->guuid=83a3b302-1b00-0000-0896-a24ee6090000 pid=2534 clone guuid=732f9c07-1b00-0000-0896-a24ef3090000 pid=2547 /usr/bin/dash guuid=83a3b302-1b00-0000-0896-a24ee6090000 pid=2534->guuid=732f9c07-1b00-0000-0896-a24ef3090000 pid=2547 execve guuid=bdf6610a-1b00-0000-0896-a24efd090000 pid=2557 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file dns net send-data guuid=83a3b302-1b00-0000-0896-a24ee6090000 pid=2534->guuid=bdf6610a-1b00-0000-0896-a24efd090000 pid=2557 clone guuid=75d7c707-1b00-0000-0896-a24ef4090000 pid=2548 /usr/bin/cp guuid=732f9c07-1b00-0000-0896-a24ef3090000 pid=2547->guuid=75d7c707-1b00-0000-0896-a24ef4090000 pid=2548 execve guuid=bdf6610a-1b00-0000-0896-a24efd090000 pid=2557->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 168B b5fff71e-f613-58be-ba84-80cefb09aafc demoon.vip:12121 guuid=bdf6610a-1b00-0000-0896-a24efd090000 pid=2557->b5fff71e-f613-58be-ba84-80cefb09aafc send: 4B
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
84 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Sample deletes itself
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:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1804237 Sample: morte.x86.elf Startdate: 29/10/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 84 28 demoon.vip 13.248.213.45, 12121 AMAZON-02US United States 2->28 30 76.223.67.189, 12121 AMAZON-02US United States 2->30 38 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->38 40 Yara detected Mirai 2->40 42 Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner 2->42 10 morte.x86.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 46 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->46 13 morte.x86.elf 10->13         started        process6 process7 15 morte.x86.elf 13->15         started        file8 26 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 15->26 dropped 32 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 15->32 34 Drops files in suspicious directories 15->34 36 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 15->36 19 morte.x86.elf 15->19         started        22 morte.x86.elf sh 15->22         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 44 Sample deletes itself 19->44 24 sh cp 22->24         started        process12
Gathering data
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-29 19:13:07 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
23 of 38 (60.53%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai credential_access discovery linux persistence
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Deletes itself
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan mirai gafgyt
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


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
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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Mirai

elf afd0a212f1b8676806a362e1416ca41c997a6b0c07f5857ddc6146ce72fe10d7

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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