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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: e17660f81c1cd1de65660f14cff2b723800ca45c50acba2e88bd06bad54ee823
SHA3-384 hash: 103e155d4c344be0a3b47114c7544f5efce5e83b4d541e806fd5f1c0d1fdafa330c15497e6362fdb9b522c739515b872
SHA1 hash: 3bf973c50c00cdbc4a97d151dcb4e36b70780c75
MD5 hash: d3c94cd34a55b0b9956721f0c433b043
humanhash: ack-pluto-burger-tango
File name:morte.i686
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:41'008 bytes
First seen:2025-09-10 10:04:49 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:oWyTB/yMBiG6+ed+rn1pr07IpeVlldG2honbcuyD7UHQRj8:nyThyMBiV+edkuI0lXenouy8Hyo
TLSH T1B703F146D9D98198D54EF67C1DBDB2BEDD44809FD924CAF393C4129B2C86F2B381C892
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) :41'008 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :79'376 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Unpacked file: 09ed8d32e08890a7b8cd8009bed49b33af2406f81660812e0fae056b2e0039fe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
46
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Sets a written file as executable
Launching a process
Connection attempt
DNS request
Runs as daemon
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 packed threat 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:
2025-09-10T07:29:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-09-10T07:29:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=02ce3bd8-1b00-0000-1dfe-083c73090000 pid=2419 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=7d0fdadb-1b00-0000-1dfe-083c7c090000 pid=2428 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=02ce3bd8-1b00-0000-1dfe-083c73090000 pid=2419->guuid=7d0fdadb-1b00-0000-1dfe-083c7c090000 pid=2428 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=7d0fdadb-1b00-0000-1dfe-083c7c090000 pid=2428->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=2a4cfadc-1b00-0000-1dfe-083c80090000 pid=2432 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=7d0fdadb-1b00-0000-1dfe-083c7c090000 pid=2428->guuid=2a4cfadc-1b00-0000-1dfe-083c80090000 pid=2432 clone guuid=d9b007dd-1b00-0000-1dfe-083c81090000 pid=2433 /tmp/sample.bin write-config zombie guuid=2a4cfadc-1b00-0000-1dfe-083c80090000 pid=2432->guuid=d9b007dd-1b00-0000-1dfe-083c81090000 pid=2433 clone guuid=088c4fe1-1b00-0000-1dfe-083c8c090000 pid=2444 /usr/bin/dash guuid=d9b007dd-1b00-0000-1dfe-083c81090000 pid=2433->guuid=088c4fe1-1b00-0000-1dfe-083c8c090000 pid=2444 execve guuid=9923e1e3-1b00-0000-1dfe-083c92090000 pid=2450 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file dns net send-data guuid=d9b007dd-1b00-0000-1dfe-083c81090000 pid=2433->guuid=9923e1e3-1b00-0000-1dfe-083c92090000 pid=2450 clone guuid=f7108ce1-1b00-0000-1dfe-083c8d090000 pid=2445 /usr/bin/cp guuid=088c4fe1-1b00-0000-1dfe-083c8c090000 pid=2444->guuid=f7108ce1-1b00-0000-1dfe-083c8d090000 pid=2445 execve guuid=9923e1e3-1b00-0000-1dfe-083c92090000 pid=2450->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 168B b5fff71e-f613-58be-ba84-80cefb09aafc demoon.vip:12121 guuid=9923e1e3-1b00-0000-1dfe-083c92090000 pid=2450->b5fff71e-f613-58be-ba84-80cefb09aafc send: 4B
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: 1774645 Sample: morte.i686.elf Startdate: 10/09/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 96 32 demoon.vip 103.252.90.129, 12121 BACKBONE-ASDE Germany 2->32 34 54.217.10.153, 34602, 443 AMAZON-02US United States 2->34 36 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->36 38 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->38 40 Yara detected Mirai 2->40 42 2 other signatures 2->42 10 morte.i686.elf 2->10         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 dash rm 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 52 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->52 17 morte.i686.elf 10->17         started        process6 process7 19 morte.i686.elf 17->19         started        file8 30 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 19->30 dropped 44 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 19->44 46 Drops files in suspicious directories 19->46 48 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 19->48 23 morte.i686.elf 19->23         started        26 morte.i686.elf sh 19->26         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 50 Sample deletes itself 23->50 28 sh cp 26->28         started        process12
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-09-10 10:10:44 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
21 of 36 (58.33%)
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
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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:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf e17660f81c1cd1de65660f14cff2b723800ca45c50acba2e88bd06bad54ee823

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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