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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: c88ec16c0516970cae5eb0cc224287d76fab522cae7325984c017aaab40a742c
SHA3-384 hash: 003cef4ed81330991fb39700700723145d2ab0588762e473f42be791d8dd62e5cc1d1f89b9e9fd189e610e2d34f2c15a
SHA1 hash: b0c0b669a0940d6760a0ab96f857ada5a2c182cb
MD5 hash: 8094af76569360b07ce511a1fbb6e9e3
humanhash: india-romeo-ten-lithium
File name:morte.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:110'100 bytes
First seen:2025-10-02 21:27:40 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:vWfhMfSOvayngfEIJukbEoJMpnL19Yp2He+nW+dGopq:8cxfgfEM5JMpnXYwpd7q
TLSH T17BB3C80E6E219FBDF758C23447B78F24A39823D63AE1D685D2ADD6041F6024E245FFA4
telfhash t10221af1c4ab412e097745d9d2aedef77e5a130df0b266d338e11a96daabd9425e00c0c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai upx-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 86697c3425e936cce028fcd0b2c7908d00c971e7b208af754db0cb7b14e05292
File size (compressed) :43'448 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :111'008 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Packed file: 86697c3425e936cce028fcd0b2c7908d00c971e7b208af754db0cb7b14e05292

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
58
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Sets a written file as executable
Opens a port
Launching a process
Deletes a file
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
145
Number of processes launched:
5
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Persistence
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2025-10-02T18:34:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-03T03:17:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=76ad06ae-1900-0000-698d-b557c5090000 pid=2501 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=ef0094af-1900-0000-698d-b557ca090000 pid=2506 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=76ad06ae-1900-0000-698d-b557c5090000 pid=2501->guuid=ef0094af-1900-0000-698d-b557ca090000 pid=2506 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 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: 1788403 Sample: morte.mips.elf Startdate: 02/10/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 92 34 65.222.202.53, 80 CAPEREGIONALHEALTHSYSTEMUS United States 2->34 36 34.243.160.129, 42478, 443 AMAZON-02US United States 2->36 38 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->38 40 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->40 42 Yara detected Mirai 2->42 44 Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner 2->44 10 morte.mips.elf 2->10         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 dash tr 2->15         started        17 8 other processes 2->17 signatures3 process4 signatures5 54 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->54 19 morte.mips.elf 10->19         started        process6 process7 21 morte.mips.elf 19->21         started        file8 32 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 21->32 dropped 46 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 21->46 48 Drops files in suspicious directories 21->48 50 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 21->50 25 morte.mips.elf 21->25         started        28 morte.mips.elf sh 21->28         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 52 Sample deletes itself 25->52 30 sh cp 28->30         started        process12
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-02 21:28:33 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
20 of 38 (52.63%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai credential_access discovery persistence
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Deletes itself
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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


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

Web download

Mirai

elf c88ec16c0516970cae5eb0cc224287d76fab522cae7325984c017aaab40a742c

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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