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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: c08cecc872e4ce04ccbc26fc70c6f365cf0459036abd0f4bca3023352ac34a53
SHA3-384 hash: fe559b8e04c753cb242f37ce987756e72a9b74b0bc4f144fc5b822f384c8bb95230ca98d31f6a1af66d1583c7890e9ca
SHA1 hash: 1e3e586359e86e3ae0d64130e6a22f5e70ac0279
MD5 hash: 5d542076edbe71fab170a791a3850cbb
humanhash: don-mike-alanine-burger
File name:morte.ppc
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:40'248 bytes
First seen:2025-12-27 18:59:34 UTC
Last seen:2025-12-28 10:35:42 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:bp4Qi1kpkpRENm/BW2PP2V85iooJtdsTofs9NLKFOnP4uVcqgw0IK:bmxfpX42Pe8wtJxsp4u+qgw0IK
TLSH T18703F130F92AEC60EFEBDCB11D4B92C39B724F4B87B58EC620453FD50A45936A6005E9
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) :40'248 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :84'200 bytes
Format:linux/ppc32
Unpacked file: da42e93bb7c8a744b8c113938a840cbece40a028e2e7d37355a9946b26b7d635

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
69
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade mirai packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2025-12-27T16:24:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-12-27T16:47:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=1926dcca-1a00-0000-b33e-1ade0d0b0000 pid=2829 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=1e2497cc-1a00-0000-b33e-1ade120b0000 pid=2834 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=1926dcca-1a00-0000-b33e-1ade0d0b0000 pid=2829->guuid=1e2497cc-1a00-0000-b33e-1ade120b0000 pid=2834 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
96 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Drops files in suspicious directories
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample is packed with UPX
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: 1840439 Sample: morte.ppc.elf Startdate: 27/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 96 28 65.222.202.53, 80 CAPEREGIONALHEALTHSYSTEMUS United States 2->28 36 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->36 38 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->38 40 Yara detected Mirai 2->40 42 2 other signatures 2->42 10 morte.ppc.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 46 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->46 13 morte.ppc.elf 10->13         started        process6 process7 15 morte.ppc.elf 13->15         started        file8 26 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 15->26 dropped 30 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 15->30 32 Drops files in suspicious directories 15->32 34 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 15->34 19 morte.ppc.elf 15->19         started        22 morte.ppc.elf sh 15->22         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 44 Sample deletes itself 19->44 24 sh cp 22->24         started        process12
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-27 19:00:33 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
13 of 24 (54.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  5/10
Tags:
linux upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9936831-0
YARA:
n/a
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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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Web download

Mirai

elf c08cecc872e4ce04ccbc26fc70c6f365cf0459036abd0f4bca3023352ac34a53

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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