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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 16 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: f5078af8462ce355cb6867e90a426c394ae40802a42831d2e1e740090e8b18e6
SHA3-384 hash: 1dbef6af5fcb70c3738920190f6be5ec2f3091540c9ebd2d6d20941b3529f200e87cd84f9218e66162cf9e6451aefed2
SHA1 hash: 8309db5b3d4b7ac7e85e294ebb00dedd776331bd
MD5 hash: 304b14af441c6811d77aa718e726da79
humanhash: helium-december-snake-don
File name:morte.x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:88'144 bytes
First seen:2025-11-08 13:23:31 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:8/4MezAOnszqlE8qYqU6uzFRvUKIaREhWoewd/H:8gMPOnseliYqmzFRQaREhWjsP
TLSH T12D834947798080FEC499D17497BFB536D473B4BE0239B19A23C8FE273D09E605E2A552
telfhash t11e2173b03d490c90a2f7a77a7307e1e019711a340ae275e38c7389f2cf1bb080eb5492
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


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 576412a5010ab0c426f581f147fbb7dc7fb3d4660ea8aa684cb70859a1042bfd
File size (compressed) :42'864 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :88'144 bytes
Format:linux/amd64
Packed file: 576412a5010ab0c426f581f147fbb7dc7fb3d4660ea8aa684cb70859a1042bfd

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
39
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
DNS request
Connection attempt
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
48
Number of processes launched:
10
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
80,37215
Behaviour
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.64.le
First seen:
2025-11-08T11:04:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-08T12:09:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
72 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1810562 Sample: morte.x86_64.elf Startdate: 08/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 72 41 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->41 43 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->43 45 Yara detected Mirai 2->45 9 morte.x86_64.elf 2->9         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 python3.8 dpkg 2->15         started        process3 process4 17 morte.x86_64.elf 9->17         started        19 morte.x86_64.elf 9->19         started        21 morte.x86_64.elf 9->21         started        23 2 other processes 9->23 process5 25 morte.x86_64.elf 17->25         started        27 morte.x86_64.elf 17->27         started        29 morte.x86_64.elf 17->29         started        31 morte.x86_64.elf 17->31         started        33 morte.x86_64.elf 19->33         started        process6 35 morte.x86_64.elf 25->35         started        37 morte.x86_64.elf 33->37         started        process7 39 morte.x86_64.elf 35->39         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-08 13:24:19 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
27 of 38 (71.05%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai defense_evasion discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Contacts a large (367791) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
teamc2.duckdns.org
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
botnet mirai trojan gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
YARA:
MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_1 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_807911a2 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_0cd591cd Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a33a8363 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_6a77af0f Linux_Trojan_Mirai_e0cf29e2
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CVE_2017_17215
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects exploitation attempt of CVE-2017-17215
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_0cd591cd
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_807911a2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a33a8363
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_6a77af0f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_e0cf29e2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_1
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects ELF Mirai variant
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 f5078af8462ce355cb6867e90a426c394ae40802a42831d2e1e740090e8b18e6

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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