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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: e8fd96cd277a25f91d504f2498e9cd2ae43b5cfc8496967807d3d40fc4473fb8
SHA3-384 hash: 93c8101e326a4860de9df907f2d9794064fad4f7ecee60dabfc1ee37d8370dcd6539bd29c91e8a2ec0f6e973b1b86936
SHA1 hash: e6484a5b64c5aed8a0945056fbd3c99273895e39
MD5 hash: f02127862f026d300213d1fa759ec46a
humanhash: south-pizza-march-asparagus
File name:morte.i686
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:40'236 bytes
First seen:2025-07-15 15:56:18 UTC
Last seen:2025-11-21 01:37:40 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:7VtKSFRJbTJoih3Ik+W7wIhVTVZI2XXIWhVQaCpTeVmhcteaAWGTwnbcuyD7UHQD:No7W7wwTA2X4QQaCpTeVmhaipTwnouyr
TLSH T1F003F1F712E13E89EABE42B3C87E66A124406ADD894C4F929F5CB01644779392CE85C6
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 :
3
# of downloads :
22
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
Sets a written file as executable
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Launching a process
Writes files to system directory
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:
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
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=ea913b3b-1c00-0000-775b-39e03e0b0000 pid=2878 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=da13e23c-1c00-0000-775b-39e0450b0000 pid=2885 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=ea913b3b-1c00-0000-775b-39e03e0b0000 pid=2878->guuid=da13e23c-1c00-0000-775b-39e0450b0000 pid=2885 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=da13e23c-1c00-0000-775b-39e0450b0000 pid=2885->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=800d653d-1c00-0000-775b-39e0480b0000 pid=2888 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=da13e23c-1c00-0000-775b-39e0450b0000 pid=2885->guuid=800d653d-1c00-0000-775b-39e0480b0000 pid=2888 clone guuid=8ddd6d3d-1c00-0000-775b-39e0490b0000 pid=2889 /tmp/sample.bin write-config zombie guuid=800d653d-1c00-0000-775b-39e0480b0000 pid=2888->guuid=8ddd6d3d-1c00-0000-775b-39e0490b0000 pid=2889 clone guuid=19ab6e41-1c00-0000-775b-39e0550b0000 pid=2901 /usr/bin/dash guuid=8ddd6d3d-1c00-0000-775b-39e0490b0000 pid=2889->guuid=19ab6e41-1c00-0000-775b-39e0550b0000 pid=2901 execve guuid=4867f243-1c00-0000-775b-39e05d0b0000 pid=2909 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file dns net send-data guuid=8ddd6d3d-1c00-0000-775b-39e0490b0000 pid=2889->guuid=4867f243-1c00-0000-775b-39e05d0b0000 pid=2909 clone guuid=b110aa41-1c00-0000-775b-39e0560b0000 pid=2902 /usr/bin/cp guuid=19ab6e41-1c00-0000-775b-39e0550b0000 pid=2901->guuid=b110aa41-1c00-0000-775b-39e0560b0000 pid=2902 execve guuid=4867f243-1c00-0000-775b-39e05d0b0000 pid=2909->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 34B c6e950a9-6d18-5abd-9bf0-06eeeda044d7 last.galaxias.cc:12121 guuid=4867f243-1c00-0000-775b-39e05d0b0000 pid=2909->c6e950a9-6d18-5abd-9bf0-06eeeda044d7 send: 19B
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Drops invisible ELF files
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: 1737259 Sample: morte.i686.elf Startdate: 15/07/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 36 last.galaxias.cc 196.251.69.179, 12121, 42502 Web4AfricaZA Seychelles 2->36 38 34.254.182.186, 443 AMAZON-02US United States 2->38 40 54.171.230.55, 443, 60068 AMAZON-02US United States 2->40 42 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->42 44 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->44 46 Yara detected Mirai 2->46 48 2 other signatures 2->48 10 morte.i686.elf 2->10         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 dash rm 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 58 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->58 17 morte.i686.elf 10->17         started        process6 process7 19 morte.i686.elf 17->19         started        file8 32 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 19->32 dropped 50 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 19->50 52 Drops files in suspicious directories 19->52 54 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 19->54 23 morte.i686.elf sh 19->23         started        25 morte.i686.elf 19->25         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 28 sh cp 23->28         started        56 Sample deletes itself 25->56 process12 file13 34 /usr/bin/.sh, ELF 28->34 dropped 60 Drops invisible ELF files 28->60 62 Drops files in suspicious directories 28->62 signatures14
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-15 15:08:24 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
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
UPX packed file
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Write file to user bin folder
Deletes itself
Mirai
Mirai family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
last.galaxias.cc
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


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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


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Mirai

elf e8fd96cd277a25f91d504f2498e9cd2ae43b5cfc8496967807d3d40fc4473fb8

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