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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 11 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: cca36d6e8a70ce510ae788027e16e1c4dcd7adc02b053a8b69528716e949547f
SHA3-384 hash: a4c83c79c21aec106d027e87836d18036dc53c29212391ba486dd22100c0eb00bb05d8c76b6b49535853675c37f65a4d
SHA1 hash: 03892f900f11e7373b2ced5a7b8f0c9e4f660a66
MD5 hash: be42a7de027ee5efecc51544a0173384
humanhash: arkansas-colorado-wolfram-carolina
File name:morte.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:71'824 bytes
First seen:2025-12-07 09:41:32 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:OtlZD4krzJx/JE8xEPLjQs633/xgAMInc7WM0TabX:OnmkrXpxGLX633Jg3QI+K
TLSH T121636BC2AB43C0F4E8261171207BF7726A72E53A1069DF87D729D831ED53A02D66A3DC
telfhash t1c931d4f70ebe1deab3d8ac40c35d1fe62d69ea3b156076900533886522e3f8144b9c39
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-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 d8f895e174af3d691a3c533b77673c9f02205e5bb1d15da242e726ddc4d2ca93
File size (compressed) :38'968 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :71'824 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Packed file: d8f895e174af3d691a3c533b77673c9f02205e5bb1d15da242e726ddc4d2ca93

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
42
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Launching a process
Connection attempt
DNS request
Sets a written file as executable
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Writes files to system directory
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-12-07T07:18:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-12-07T08:03:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
96 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Drops invisible ELF files
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
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: 1828266 Sample: morte.x86.elf Startdate: 07/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 96 32 last.galaxias.cc 2->32 34 65.222.202.53, 80 CAPEREGIONALHEALTHSYSTEMUS United States 2->34 42 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->42 44 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->44 46 Yara detected Mirai 2->46 48 Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner 2->48 10 morte.x86.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 56 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->56 13 morte.x86.elf 10->13         started        process6 process7 15 morte.x86.elf 13->15         started        file8 30 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 15->30 dropped 36 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 15->36 38 Drops files in suspicious directories 15->38 40 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 15->40 19 morte.x86.elf sh 15->19         started        21 morte.x86.elf 15->21         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 24 sh cp 19->24         started        50 Sample deletes itself 21->50 process12 file13 28 /usr/bin/.sh, ELF 24->28 dropped 52 Drops invisible ELF files 24->52 54 Drops files in suspicious directories 24->54 signatures14
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-07 09:42:22 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 36 (52.78%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet credential_access discovery linux persistence
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Write file to user bin folder
Deletes itself
Mirai
Mirai family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
last.galaxias.cc
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan mirai gafgyt
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_5bf62ce4 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_fa3ad9d0 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_b14f4c5d Linux_Trojan_Mirai_99d78950 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f Linux_Trojan_Mirai_ae9d0fa6 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_5bf62ce4
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_99d78950
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_ae9d0fa6
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_b14f4c5d
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_fa3ad9d0
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf cca36d6e8a70ce510ae788027e16e1c4dcd7adc02b053a8b69528716e949547f

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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