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Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: c044c53af22b7392c439928aa9f6de83ca52de1d4631f7b7f8b943e6a94e6e3e
SHA3-384 hash: 789e720e93e4063c7e58f3037c0d1d36bf70fa1b8b778b06d8014192c3ec4ff9119223e8c69376f3e3833d0d7804e66d
SHA1 hash: b9bc108178f7a01555bc4cf07c0080ea073c319c
MD5 hash: 06561abc1b3d52572502ed4c775cb454
humanhash: fifteen-uniform-juliet-georgia
File name:morte.m68k
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:92'428 bytes
First seen:2025-09-15 15:51:54 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:YGRYaQu6l77VI5sfpBU532P4cqP8Q0Nr5YjaSNTfyhur0ERWvNEdUxCpZvg:07pBE5mP4cq2rq/TKhsgEdUxEvg
TLSH T131934BD7F400DDBDF88ADB7744570A06B131E3620A831F36625BB927AD391A94D23F86
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
72
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2025-09-15T12:58:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-09-15T12:58:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=e63d1eed-1700-0000-f97e-eca052090000 pid=2386 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=c8023cef-1700-0000-f97e-eca053090000 pid=2387 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=e63d1eed-1700-0000-f97e-eca052090000 pid=2386->guuid=c8023cef-1700-0000-f97e-eca053090000 pid=2387 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
80 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
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: 1777903 Sample: morte.m68k.elf Startdate: 15/09/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 80 31 demoon.vip 103.252.89.226, 12121, 33728, 33730 BACKBONE-ASDE Germany 2->31 33 34.254.182.186, 443, 54648 AMAZON-02US United States 2->33 35 54.171.230.55, 443 AMAZON-02US United States 2->35 37 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->37 39 Yara detected Mirai 2->39 41 Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner 2->41 10 morte.m68k.elf 2->10         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 dash rm 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 49 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->49 17 morte.m68k.elf 10->17         started        process6 process7 19 morte.m68k.elf 17->19         started        file8 29 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 19->29 dropped 43 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 19->43 45 Drops files in suspicious directories 19->45 47 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 19->47 23 morte.m68k.elf sh 19->23         started        25 morte.m68k.elf 19->25         started        signatures9 process10 process11 27 sh cp 23->27         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-09-15 15:52:55 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
14 of 24 (58.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai linux
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-6981989-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_AllMal_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:CrossPlatform All Malwares Detector: Detect PE, ELF, Mach-O, scripts, archives; overlay, obfuscation, encryption, spoofing, hiding, high entropy, network communication
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf c044c53af22b7392c439928aa9f6de83ca52de1d4631f7b7f8b943e6a94e6e3e

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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