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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ecee30a178b4c4ff7d35e36fe0b87194f8a31b8d330f5896688db1c689bfcbbd
SHA3-384 hash: f98a382d54d1f94c72023d5372c8679b874b34f23aadf7211cb11b0ac44daffc6b9e1dd105abe3994ad2d74cc58e40c8
SHA1 hash: 11e64ccc9eaeb8e2e97c7fc4234dd31f52c67ede
MD5 hash: 643b98cb6e3fd6539200867a2bd11c08
humanhash: indigo-lima-enemy-spring
File name:morte.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:43'536 bytes
First seen:2026-02-21 07:31:50 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:3/jFoKGhirlRa0dT5JYE16xgUED9QyEl9ShXSG6qrgacWl:37WthoFqE16x6mfl9ShXv6a
TLSH T1FF13E1AE71A5BDAACDEA043D62AD1D380D0599E2AB5BDFCD43158C6DFA3240F700C25D
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 :
1
# of downloads :
80
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
UPX
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
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=a968f1f1-1900-0000-05d2-443efa0a0000 pid=2810 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=cf4234f5-1900-0000-05d2-443efd0a0000 pid=2813 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=a968f1f1-1900-0000-05d2-443efa0a0000 pid=2810->guuid=cf4234f5-1900-0000-05d2-443efd0a0000 pid=2813 execve
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 is packed with UPX
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Sends malformed DNS queries
Yara detected Mirai
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1872845 Sample: morte.mpsl.elf Startdate: 21/02/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 35 last.galaxias.cc. [malformed] 2->35 37 87.121.84.49, 1337, 59078, 59082 SKATTV-ASBG Bulgaria 2->37 39 4 other IPs or domains 2->39 41 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->41 43 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->43 45 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->45 49 3 other signatures 2->49 10 morte.mpsl.elf 2->10         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 dash rm 2->15         started        signatures3 47 Sends malformed DNS queries 35->47 process4 signatures5 57 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->57 17 morte.mpsl.elf 10->17         started        process6 process7 19 morte.mpsl.elf 17->19         started        file8 31 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 19->31 dropped 51 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 19->51 53 Drops files in suspicious directories 19->53 55 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 19->55 23 morte.mpsl.elf sh 19->23         started        25 morte.mpsl.elf 19->25         started        signatures9 process10 process11 27 sh cp 23->27         started        file12 33 /usr/bin/.sh, ELF 27->33 dropped 59 Drops invisible ELF files 27->59 61 Drops files in suspicious directories 27->61 signatures13
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-21 07:32:52 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
14 of 24 (58.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet credential_access discovery 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
Write file to user bin folder
Mirai
Mirai family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
last.galaxias.cc
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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:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf ecee30a178b4c4ff7d35e36fe0b87194f8a31b8d330f5896688db1c689bfcbbd

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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