MalwareBazaar Database

You are currently viewing the MalwareBazaar entry for SHA256 c2e6dba52c0709ac9e0d9ea87422df7d246e77fdce651aa816b4ac47471adfb2. While MalwareBazaar tries to identify whether the sample provided is malicious or not, there is no guarantee that a sample in MalwareBazaar is malicious.

Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: c2e6dba52c0709ac9e0d9ea87422df7d246e77fdce651aa816b4ac47471adfb2
SHA3-384 hash: 005a3d72f797cf7509991a22b62c966cd98b8641954b0df05b3c89a8ba1fd29170e7b57e890718954ee64a99394e738f
SHA1 hash: fdc8f03438175ec7ba322f5ad2d2f3fef2abbcd3
MD5 hash: 801c33273ec9f4db9e01ae8039566467
humanhash: steak-fruit-tango-lima
File name:morte.sh4
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:76'260 bytes
First seen:2025-09-15 16:18:55 UTC
Last seen:2025-09-16 07:45:37 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:tMAGxzGei3JsdiuuaKtgZsqWANC//S2b91ul:trGxUKdiuu9tqWANqbW
TLSH T181739D23CC666DA4E14885F074B09F359763A225858B1EF7589AC275E087FECF6063F4
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

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# 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.le
First seen:
2025-09-15T13:42:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-09-15T13:42:00Z 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=d7daecfd-1800-0000-4819-744de50b0000 pid=3045 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=80bc8fff-1800-0000-4819-744dec0b0000 pid=3052 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=d7daecfd-1800-0000-4819-744de50b0000 pid=3045->guuid=80bc8fff-1800-0000-4819-744dec0b0000 pid=3052 execve
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
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
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: 1777924 Sample: morte.sh4.elf Startdate: 15/09/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 84 32 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->32 34 91.189.91.42, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United Kingdom 2->34 36 3 other IPs or domains 2->36 38 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->38 40 Yara detected Mirai 2->40 42 Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner 2->42 10 morte.sh4.elf 2->10         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 dash rm 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 52 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->52 17 morte.sh4.elf 10->17         started        process6 process7 19 morte.sh4.elf 17->19         started        file8 30 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 19->30 dropped 44 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 19->44 46 Drops files in suspicious directories 19->46 48 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 19->48 23 morte.sh4.elf 19->23         started        26 morte.sh4.elf sh 19->26         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 50 Sample deletes itself 23->50 28 sh cp 26->28         started        process12
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-09-15 16:19:32 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 24 (62.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai linux
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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: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:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Mirai

elf c2e6dba52c0709ac9e0d9ea87422df7d246e77fdce651aa816b4ac47471adfb2

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

Comments