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Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: da26f1a4cbd5f1c2c9e6d9a43e04c9f2f6bfedfa767c9b7c1af63cd3431e6da9
SHA3-384 hash: 28f4bf1e43d753ccffc63a760448bd7f96a48dc3ac3bf8ebfdf8dd96547a9e9c15dad6a9710f07c919e55e6f4304984f
SHA1 hash: 544ac98c94b03a601080e23242c371b93d31e1ca
MD5 hash: adbae4ed19bbadbd3d0e565133fb70d5
humanhash: mars-georgia-princess-nevada
File name:morte.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:43'448 bytes
First seen:2025-08-21 16:38:19 UTC
Last seen:2025-08-21 18:27:43 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:+OSr2UcMCoU+wl2TjKLbyYaHKnS7zL2JnJ61YJgGlzDpbuR1JCc:WrLciwgMboeczq1s1YVJucc
TLSH T17B13F13C1D2100EFE679C03964A31F422FD619260A4B9D5E3ED9FA718A517A83C894DC
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) :43'448 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :111'008 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Unpacked file: 5b37d4e5b08e5f747a519483d60e2682f064feb2a2ab90f57ea682ee9b752c18

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
51
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Connection attempt
Launching a process
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade packed threat upx
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=9cb3ef3b-1a00-0000-0a7e-6255e70c0000 pid=3303 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=bcb2213e-1a00-0000-0a7e-6255eb0c0000 pid=3307 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=9cb3ef3b-1a00-0000-0a7e-6255e70c0000 pid=3303->guuid=bcb2213e-1a00-0000-0a7e-6255eb0c0000 pid=3307 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
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: 1762231 Sample: morte.mips.elf Startdate: 21/08/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 28 65.222.202.53, 80 CAPEREGIONALHEALTHSYSTEMUS United States 2->28 36 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->36 38 Yara detected Mirai 2->38 40 Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner 2->40 42 Sample is packed with UPX 2->42 10 morte.mips.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 46 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->46 13 morte.mips.elf 10->13         started        process6 process7 15 morte.mips.elf 13->15         started        file8 26 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 15->26 dropped 30 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 15->30 32 Drops files in suspicious directories 15->32 34 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 15->34 19 morte.mips.elf 15->19         started        22 morte.mips.elf sh 15->22         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 44 Sample deletes itself 19->44 24 sh cp 22->24         started        process12
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-21 06:15:31 UTC
AV detection:
14 of 38 (36.84%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet credential_access discovery persistence upx
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
Mirai
Mirai family
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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: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: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


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

Web download

Mirai

elf da26f1a4cbd5f1c2c9e6d9a43e04c9f2f6bfedfa767c9b7c1af63cd3431e6da9

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh

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