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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 9 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: e5d885497dde82a377068db7d18bb7477e7f9aff5db0057d96ee0dd921b5a572
SHA3-384 hash: ecb07d48763d1db09d03d986559e8f795cf54710ddb5c05f3c4555bd3239bed64d2502fcb3ee06ede702b1d9edac48a2
SHA1 hash: 8518ba5f86d00fbdc5d181b392a4a3041c47daa0
MD5 hash: 8b5ada4bd4b7bf0ccf70281655428363
humanhash: kitten-triple-washington-violet
File name:morte.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:140'564 bytes
First seen:2025-09-18 14:59:28 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:LJZfysd5l0SbxPLah0hB3CheZIpOHFsHm:LJZ6sd5i+xPLah0hhQeZIpdm
TLSH T139D3D609BB610FF7E8AFCC3706E91B0229CD595722B93B76B534D818B64B24B15E3C64
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 bcbf123856f40bded90d06b09fd76d2ba9c17f2d6224176d30d2278779d13181
File size (compressed) :48'692 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :140'564 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Packed file: bcbf123856f40bded90d06b09fd76d2ba9c17f2d6224176d30d2278779d13181

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
74
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
DNS request
Changes access rights for a file
Runs as daemon
Changes access rights for a written file
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
botnet 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:
2025-09-18T11:11:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-09-18T11:11:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=0ee5b5da-1900-0000-5528-a7bd590c0000 pid=3161 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=8d0dabdc-1900-0000-5528-a7bd600c0000 pid=3168 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=0ee5b5da-1900-0000-5528-a7bd590c0000 pid=3161->guuid=8d0dabdc-1900-0000-5528-a7bd600c0000 pid=3168 execve
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
76 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Uses dynamic DNS services
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1780123 Sample: morte.mpsl.elf Startdate: 18/09/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 76 26 sjnm.ddns.net 2->26 28 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->28 30 4 other IPs or domains 2->30 32 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->32 34 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->34 36 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->36 38 Yara detected Mirai 2->38 8 morte.mpsl.elf 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 dash head 2->12         started        14 9 other processes 2->14 signatures3 40 Uses dynamic DNS services 26->40 process4 process5 16 morte.mpsl.elf 8->16         started        18 morte.mpsl.elf 8->18         started        20 morte.mpsl.elf 8->20         started        process6 22 morte.mpsl.elf 16->22         started        24 morte.mpsl.elf 16->24         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-09-18 15:16:07 UTC
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
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
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
sjnm.ddns.net
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
botnet mirai trojan gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
YARA:
Mirai_Botnet_Malware Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c Linux_Gafgyt_May_2024
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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: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:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
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:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious single byte XORed keyword 'Mozilla/5.0' - it uses yara's XOR modifier and therefore cannot print the XOR key. You can use the CyberChef recipe linked in the reference field to brute force the used key.
Reference:https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/#recipe=XOR_Brute_Force()
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_RID2DB4
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf e5d885497dde82a377068db7d18bb7477e7f9aff5db0057d96ee0dd921b5a572

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