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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ec0572543a0013c2c8551cbc474e1ca131401b78cd53d4477c4e337a16537375
SHA3-384 hash: fece71eca84d0b681b0342a1cb9869da3668ff2a81204316cc652ee793ff714ea18a85f4f48c1df70190547abafe02b1
SHA1 hash: 3b28f1a989bf0598c66a68b7f02f9fbdb5467d81
MD5 hash: c466bc4a58cc8627a68075654a9a6922
humanhash: ceiling-michigan-carbon-east
File name:morte.i686
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:46'824 bytes
First seen:2025-12-03 09:05:21 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:SOZUWDAoWXmNjndaGNDyL7sVFnuogr+5kjqUtbwED02/3xKzrlbecxN+QnbcuyDg:fZU57EjnI3LYFN81AYX/3igcT+QnouyU
TLSH T1DA23F1F4D3D02A86FB8D607117BF79ED5A14F31C209E5A12EBC0647B6F2AB50571C642
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) :46'824 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :120'304 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Unpacked file: a59d503fa2a762fcdc785ada40273f1263ee6a9722c68987f5f78c98ba2e1c7d

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
24
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Details
No details
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade packed upx
Result
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
92 / 100
Signature
Deletes system log files
Drops files in suspicious directories
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Manipulation of devices in /dev
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1825205 Sample: morte.i686.elf Startdate: 03/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 92 39 65.222.202.53, 80 CAPEREGIONALHEALTHSYSTEMUS United States 2->39 41 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->41 43 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->43 45 Yara detected Mirai 2->45 47 Sample is packed with UPX 2->47 10 morte.i686.elf 2->10         started        12 xfce4-panel wrapper-2.0 2->12         started        14 xfce4-panel wrapper-2.0 2->14         started        16 6 other processes 2->16 signatures3 process4 process5 18 morte.i686.elf 10->18         started        20 wrapper-2.0 xfpm-power-backlight-helper 12->20         started        process6 22 morte.i686.elf 18->22         started        file7 37 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 22->37 dropped 49 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 22->49 51 Drops files in suspicious directories 22->51 53 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 22->53 26 morte.i686.elf 22->26         started        28 morte.i686.elf sh 22->28         started        signatures8 process9 process10 30 morte.i686.elf 26->30         started        33 morte.i686.elf 26->33         started        35 sh cp 28->35         started        signatures11 55 Manipulation of devices in /dev 30->55 57 Deletes system log files 30->57 59 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 33->59
Gathering data
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery linux persistence upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Deletes Audit logs
Deletes journal logs
Deletes system logs
Mirai
Mirai family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
vserge42.bounceme.net
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YARA Signatures


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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 ec0572543a0013c2c8551cbc474e1ca131401b78cd53d4477c4e337a16537375

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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