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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: dc7a5952fc59853937495f73d8af9f6af9cc272676ddb3803e7c26d65cf1fd54
SHA3-384 hash: 179be38d397d5919820d64e2717d3fc5f7a6fa833bf6d2b5539f833cdef3a16015f0d4972602eca91621a8b353a20ea5
SHA1 hash: 79f56a2a08d6e74c59d28469f47fdafdc2e38eb7
MD5 hash: 0072c0ca06a7bb32c48b56c2698af954
humanhash: purple-spaghetti-paris-queen
File name:morte.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:39'732 bytes
First seen:2025-09-15 16:02:23 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:I6dO68rHwx/S+/dAjw0kwjtSn9neruO/pahiAZPcVTQTAnbcuyD7UHQRjX:I6z8r0WhSn9nahaUAZysTAnouy8HyL
TLSH T15F03E0D750F6B659C22AF73C1DCADECED2A4E34951C8C1714C85B27646A5F2AB8312C2
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

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
39
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
DNS request
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Sets a written file as executable
Opens a port
Launching a process
Sends data to a server
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 packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
3
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:
2025-09-15T14:26:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-09-15T14:26:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=83e83fdf-1500-0000-d09f-c33f120c0000 pid=3090 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=e84ff9e1-1500-0000-d09f-c33f130c0000 pid=3091 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=83e83fdf-1500-0000-d09f-c33f120c0000 pid=3090->guuid=e84ff9e1-1500-0000-d09f-c33f130c0000 pid=3091 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=e84ff9e1-1500-0000-d09f-c33f130c0000 pid=3091->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=59b8ffe2-1500-0000-d09f-c33f140c0000 pid=3092 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=e84ff9e1-1500-0000-d09f-c33f130c0000 pid=3091->guuid=59b8ffe2-1500-0000-d09f-c33f140c0000 pid=3092 clone guuid=65a812e3-1500-0000-d09f-c33f150c0000 pid=3093 /tmp/sample.bin write-config zombie guuid=59b8ffe2-1500-0000-d09f-c33f140c0000 pid=3092->guuid=65a812e3-1500-0000-d09f-c33f150c0000 pid=3093 clone guuid=d62d21e7-1500-0000-d09f-c33f160c0000 pid=3094 /usr/bin/dash guuid=65a812e3-1500-0000-d09f-c33f150c0000 pid=3093->guuid=d62d21e7-1500-0000-d09f-c33f160c0000 pid=3094 execve guuid=1eb3b8e9-1500-0000-d09f-c33f1b0c0000 pid=3099 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file dns net send-data guuid=65a812e3-1500-0000-d09f-c33f150c0000 pid=3093->guuid=1eb3b8e9-1500-0000-d09f-c33f1b0c0000 pid=3099 clone guuid=cb3d7ae7-1500-0000-d09f-c33f170c0000 pid=3095 /usr/bin/cp guuid=d62d21e7-1500-0000-d09f-c33f160c0000 pid=3094->guuid=cb3d7ae7-1500-0000-d09f-c33f170c0000 pid=3095 execve guuid=1eb3b8e9-1500-0000-d09f-c33f1b0c0000 pid=3099->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 28B b5fff71e-f613-58be-ba84-80cefb09aafc demoon.vip:12121 guuid=1eb3b8e9-1500-0000-d09f-c33f1b0c0000 pid=3099->b5fff71e-f613-58be-ba84-80cefb09aafc send: 18B
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
96 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
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: 1777914 Sample: morte.x86.elf Startdate: 15/09/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 96 32 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->32 34 91.189.91.42, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United Kingdom 2->34 36 3 other IPs or domains 2->36 38 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->38 40 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->40 42 Yara detected Mirai 2->42 44 2 other signatures 2->44 10 morte.x86.elf 2->10         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 dash rm 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 54 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->54 17 morte.x86.elf 10->17         started        process6 process7 19 morte.x86.elf 17->19         started        file8 30 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 19->30 dropped 46 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 19->46 48 Drops files in suspicious directories 19->48 50 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 19->50 23 morte.x86.elf 19->23         started        26 morte.x86.elf sh 19->26         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 52 Sample deletes itself 23->52 28 sh cp 26->28         started        process12
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-09-15 16:03:37 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 credential_access discovery linux persistence upx
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
Deletes itself
Mirai
Mirai family
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135858-0
YARA:
n/a
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

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:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf dc7a5952fc59853937495f73d8af9f6af9cc272676ddb3803e7c26d65cf1fd54

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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