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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: c5d8a19b138060ead696eab8429432dcc9856d3b35d38a110fa7f8b90be9c4ef
SHA3-384 hash: ed2642c27a203aca678cf1787ea0099334cb9c960b285b4e30a67a550eff5ac29b0c7c93ae55276f37836f01b16892cc
SHA1 hash: 3f52a3186610f4098a9defcbe1b247008093b44b
MD5 hash: 7a20c3c1c674f09b596bc35681844b21
humanhash: emma-colorado-island-cardinal
File name:morte.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:45'200 bytes
First seen:2025-11-08 23:04:28 UTC
Last seen:2025-11-09 11:12:41 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:6tq7RwmfWPQ81R6F3+ajYSeDA24U2Ch29Qwpqd3gDOiGWHO:aeOmmLSNpjYSeDA24Ubh29HAdwDOsO
TLSH T17013F19FF2BC34E9C86C9A7DA00F43F76A1071C12116866CD511C6EEE38FE4AB44D42A
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) :45'200 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :119'848 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Unpacked file: f6ab73c00ba35252fb8137a4d81185c48f545342d91a9c12f4b08407446744b2

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
68
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
botnet masquerade mirai obfuscated packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
7
Number of processes launched:
1
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-11-08T20:15:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-08T20:50:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Exploit.Linux.Zyxel.c HEUR:Exploit.Linux.CVE-2017-17215.a HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=9ab3da1f-1900-0000-c5ca-a4cce1120000 pid=4833 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=37af0c22-1900-0000-c5ca-a4cce9120000 pid=4841 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=9ab3da1f-1900-0000-c5ca-a4cce1120000 pid=4833->guuid=37af0c22-1900-0000-c5ca-a4cce9120000 pid=4841 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
76 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1810731 Sample: morte.mpsl.elf Startdate: 09/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 76 53 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->53 55 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->55 57 Yara detected Mirai 2->57 59 Sample is packed with UPX 2->59 9 morte.mpsl.elf 2->9         started        11 python3.8 dpkg 2->11         started        process3 process4 13 morte.mpsl.elf 9->13         started        15 morte.mpsl.elf 9->15         started        17 morte.mpsl.elf 9->17         started        19 2 other processes 9->19 process5 21 morte.mpsl.elf 13->21         started        23 morte.mpsl.elf 13->23         started        25 morte.mpsl.elf 13->25         started        27 morte.mpsl.elf 13->27         started        29 morte.mpsl.elf 15->29         started        31 morte.mpsl.elf 15->31         started        33 morte.mpsl.elf 15->33         started        process6 35 morte.mpsl.elf 21->35         started        37 morte.mpsl.elf 21->37         started        39 morte.mpsl.elf 21->39         started        41 morte.mpsl.elf 29->41         started        43 morte.mpsl.elf 31->43         started        45 morte.mpsl.elf 33->45         started        process7 47 morte.mpsl.elf 35->47         started        49 morte.mpsl.elf 37->49         started        51 morte.mpsl.elf 39->51         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-08 23:05:22 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 24 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Contacts a large (363400) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Mirai
Mirai family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
teamc2.duckdns.org
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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 c5d8a19b138060ead696eab8429432dcc9856d3b35d38a110fa7f8b90be9c4ef

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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