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Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ba4f63fad129eb60be3fcf0033d2d256d592845b561e97bbecf1aed54143e805
SHA3-384 hash: dbb99c07288e614ab8dd922c51bb81d7bca9e751185ae31dada03ccadd861409c6348eaab64a2171ebbf6972c6b4d98b
SHA1 hash: 30c0cd97a64e870c0b771932c95e2afec5e12316
MD5 hash: ca89f72e71ad82434a2a95f72e39bb19
humanhash: carbon-comet-yankee-michigan
File name:morte.arm
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:56'344 bytes
First seen:2025-11-29 09:57:56 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:twYhcnk4RUUP9NkT3BRnUtzIIyGoxWQHlgz1I:+o4+v34zy1WfxI
TLSH T1D94302E28656E582C6E40CFCFAB69AC64A321584EDD3563F23406BD1D84D49AFB890D3
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) :56'344 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :153'268 bytes
Format:linux/arm
Unpacked file: cb58d2e70ee0f6fb58e7a5de921b55faed178a7a05cfd6e569ab33177ac72c64

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
61
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
android masquerade mirai packed upx
Result
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Gafgyt
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Deletes system log files
Detected Mirai
Drops files in suspicious directories
Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Manipulation of devices in /dev
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1822794 Sample: morte.arm.elf Startdate: 29/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 75 64.91.221.174, 52869, 80, 8080 WINDSTREAMUS United States 2->75 77 14.235.241.215, 37215, 49152, 52869 VNPT-AS-VNVNPTCorpVN Viet Nam 2->77 79 98 other IPs or domains 2->79 87 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->87 89 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->89 91 Detected Mirai 2->91 93 6 other signatures 2->93 12 morte.arm.elf 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 process5 14 morte.arm.elf 12->14         started        process6 16 morte.arm.elf 14->16         started        file7 67 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 16->67 dropped 81 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 16->81 83 Drops files in suspicious directories 16->83 85 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 16->85 20 morte.arm.elf 16->20         started        22 morte.arm.elf 16->22         started        25 morte.arm.elf sh 16->25         started        signatures8 process9 file10 27 morte.arm.elf 20->27         started        29 morte.arm.elf sh 20->29         started        31 morte.arm.elf 20->31         started        39 3 other processes 20->39 69 /usr/Bin), ELF 22->69 dropped 33 morte.arm.elf sh 22->33         started        35 morte.arm.elf 22->35         started        37 sh cp 25->37         started        process11 signatures12 58 876 other processes 27->58 42 sh crontab 29->42         started        46 sh 29->46         started        48 morte.arm.elf 31->48         started        50 morte.arm.elf 31->50         started        52 morte.arm.elf 31->52         started        54 sh crontab 33->54         started        56 sh 33->56         started        60 116 other processes 35->60 95 Manipulation of devices in /dev 39->95 process13 file14 71 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.rDwqG7, ASCII 42->71 dropped 97 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 42->97 99 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 42->99 62 sh crontab 46->62         started        101 Manipulation of devices in /dev 48->101 103 Deletes system log files 48->103 73 /var/spool/cron/cr...mp.veMfTN (deleted), ASCII 54->73 dropped 65 sh crontab 56->65         started        signatures15 process16 signatures17 105 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 62->105
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-29 09:58:20 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
12 of 36 (33.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  5/10
Tags:
upx
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
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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Mirai

elf ba4f63fad129eb60be3fcf0033d2d256d592845b561e97bbecf1aed54143e805

(this sample)

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