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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: c7121493e6e7e2c519dfaf688d1be09d07d06d46ac3984cc513d52d190169c9a
SHA3-384 hash: 9e23df2a129abc77eb3df48b9a9b09b5353bb70457232bb6de257656ddc458b2ab8c41806ef434148b11d4e99cd4d677
SHA1 hash: 1f50764e69233306322b7d9a3ac7e58412f2105f
MD5 hash: 306fea847029c4c0a14606168a8bf329
humanhash: lactose-vegan-carolina-kansas
File name:morte.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:44'284 bytes
First seen:2025-08-29 20:35:24 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:X1mE+v13372V9ronqJoPiq4XmiOzm8K4y5i0msCzU0oL3Wk56:Fmbv1n72V2qJoPisy8byk0msCzU7LFE
TLSH T16213F1BED58B286BFDEFBCBA80AA02648D65E1C113B3979E17419C84B72449F7C4C075
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) :44'284 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :114'196 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Unpacked file: aa5ecd81ab92ae0c3e7db66ce19970eed8d756a86e2ad21730196886b1c59469

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
74
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Launching a process
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade packed threat 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
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=010431be-1700-0000-0dfb-12f2700c0000 pid=3184 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=2e3957c0-1700-0000-0dfb-12f2780c0000 pid=3192 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=010431be-1700-0000-0dfb-12f2700c0000 pid=3184->guuid=2e3957c0-1700-0000-0dfb-12f2780c0000 pid=3192 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
92 / 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 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: 1767919 Sample: morte.mpsl.elf Startdate: 29/08/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 92 27 65.222.202.53, 80 CAPEREGIONALHEALTHSYSTEMUS United States 2->27 35 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->35 37 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->37 39 Yara detected Mirai 2->39 41 2 other signatures 2->41 10 morte.mpsl.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 43 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->43 13 morte.mpsl.elf 10->13         started        process6 process7 15 morte.mpsl.elf 13->15         started        file8 25 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 15->25 dropped 29 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 15->29 31 Drops files in suspicious directories 15->31 33 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 15->33 19 morte.mpsl.elf sh 15->19         started        21 morte.mpsl.elf 15->21         started        signatures9 process10 process11 23 sh cp 19->23         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-29 20:35:57 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 38 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  5/10
Tags:
upx
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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: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:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf c7121493e6e7e2c519dfaf688d1be09d07d06d46ac3984cc513d52d190169c9a

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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