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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ebd772901f5789566946985859818e6cac8a2fe5c6bdf811c8a569ac33128565
SHA3-384 hash: 23673e9e083bba25c4b4e14ae22c17869e61261f1cb1274108c807163b93eb8558742ea45abbe2dc90026fabcadabf1a
SHA1 hash: cf1794f1187e6e4fd7c85ed151dbe8bbdbffa22b
MD5 hash: 39330bfd73062aad9b8455d1647969c3
humanhash: floor-stream-low-jersey
File name:morte.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:110'076 bytes
First seen:2025-12-07 09:41:30 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:Rhzos8B/D+BnjqnBQAdTs5BiYm82I/2tLedriKSfirghV7:3QB/ujKBps5BiYSI/S9HfVh9
TLSH T118B3C94E6E218FBDF768823047B34F25A75823D63AE1D6C5D2ADD6101F6024E245FFA4
telfhash t1c221c55c497423f497785c9d2aedef77d5a130df4a262d338f11a979aabc8429e00c1c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai upx-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 5b517cb9baf0a158a3bdf754e08098b17ca6da6aab1a6761b621a67c17e2446c
File size (compressed) :42'676 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :110'076 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Packed file: 5b517cb9baf0a158a3bdf754e08098b17ca6da6aab1a6761b621a67c17e2446c

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
69
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Launching a process
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
Sets a written file as executable
Runs as daemon
Deletes a file
DNS request
Substitutes an application name
Writes files to system directory
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
Result
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Drops files in suspicious directories
Drops invisible ELF files
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
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: 1828267 Sample: morte.mips.elf Startdate: 07/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 36 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->36 38 65.222.202.53, 80 CAPEREGIONALHEALTHSYSTEMUS United States 2->38 40 3 other IPs or domains 2->40 42 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->42 44 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->44 46 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->46 48 2 other signatures 2->48 10 morte.mips.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.mips.elf 10->17         started        process6 process7 19 morte.mips.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.mips.elf sh 19->23         started        25 morte.mips.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.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-07 09:42:20 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 36 (52.78%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet credential_access discovery persistence
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
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
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf ebd772901f5789566946985859818e6cac8a2fe5c6bdf811c8a569ac33128565

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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