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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: de23308991bbd0f635407abc2473b3860176250c99e8ca7bf8048a9841bbca68
SHA3-384 hash: 304608731037629019678562c55d7c31c09903bc1c14487fe9c52eccc5208b1f275d30b4bcf37791699ab82900a3b193
SHA1 hash: c387226ef23956d6006c6e17768d3263bf0fb60f
MD5 hash: a416cae4211ba0b7e266b5d3cbf154ed
humanhash: fix-speaker-north-queen
File name:morte.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:160'908 bytes
First seen:2025-11-07 18:05:27 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:rU7wVlwtQeL1JXavFVldIy16CpPOQISTVX7PEmKYTpFBWYMg0mnM3EZErxpDhzhK:rUKeJmTdIy16CpZ5fjMg0AM3E4LA+i
TLSH T1D6F3A448AB614EFBE89BDC370AEA0B0514CD652731A87FB5B570E418B30E68F65D3874
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


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abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 eb24d6ba3082affd3a796fcc52116aab515fcb2b3bb8110d56f2cfcf287d3b75
File size (compressed) :52'352 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :160'908 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Packed file: eb24d6ba3082affd3a796fcc52116aab515fcb2b3bb8110d56f2cfcf287d3b75

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
63
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
DNS request
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
botnet gafgyt masquerade mirai obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
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
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-11-07T15:13:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-09T12:01:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Exploit.Linux.CVE-2018-10561.a
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=9b73b6c8-1600-0000-49fd-b308bf0c0000 pid=3263 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=010343cb-1600-0000-49fd-b308c60c0000 pid=3270 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=9b73b6c8-1600-0000-49fd-b308bf0c0000 pid=3263->guuid=010343cb-1600-0000-49fd-b308c60c0000 pid=3270 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
72 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Uses dynamic DNS services
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1810133 Sample: morte.mpsl.elf Startdate: 07/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 72 30 mortex.duckdns.org 2->30 32 47.197.223.24, 37215 FRONTIER-FRTRUS United States 2->32 34 82 other IPs or domains 2->34 36 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->36 38 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->38 40 Yara detected Mirai 2->40 42 Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning) 2->42 8 morte.mpsl.elf 2->8         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        12 python3.8 dpkg 2->12         started        14 python3.8 dpkg 2->14         started        signatures3 44 Uses dynamic DNS services 30->44 process4 process5 16 morte.mpsl.elf 8->16         started        18 morte.mpsl.elf 8->18         started        20 morte.mpsl.elf 8->20         started        22 morte.mpsl.elf 8->22         started        process6 24 morte.mpsl.elf 16->24         started        26 morte.mpsl.elf 16->26         started        28 morte.mpsl.elf 16->28         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-07 18:06:20 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
20 of 38 (52.63%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
botnet mirai Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
YARA:
Mirai_Botnet_Malware
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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:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_1ac392ca
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware_RID2EF6
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
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 de23308991bbd0f635407abc2473b3860176250c99e8ca7bf8048a9841bbca68

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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