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Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 9 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: f5b16d5bc2ced6ee19b953ce41709cc94a1853518bf5b8838d9fbadb272df6da
SHA3-384 hash: 3690e44319467280d57ea0c50248c1c61febc6c5231489279d6b136ffb45ae30c2a911cf1f1775410fac19b775f4bc1f
SHA1 hash: 7dfb7a014d3bb597b4e4a3fc27738f409c213820
MD5 hash: da4b1b63eb69dbb89d84dfdb722511d1
humanhash: fish-happy-beryllium-golf
File name:morte.m68k
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Signature Mirai
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File size:177'640 bytes
First seen:2025-12-02 12:38:32 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:uYKwkfRx5g+R48XxIGokIcyGpiOAYOFV7FgmxVTN52D:AwkfRgAtyG8JYwV/x5N52D
TLSH T1FE045DD6B401DD7DF84BF6BA481B0D1AB960936135931726A39BFE86FC320E18C1EE45
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
64
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
No details
Detection(s):
Sanesecurity.Malware.29325.LC.Pl.UNOFFICIAL
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SecuriteInfo.com.Linux.Mirai-81.UNOFFICIAL
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Sanesecurity.Malware.29524.LC.UNOFFICIAL
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Sanesecurity.Malware.30395.LC.UNOFFICIAL
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Sanesecurity.Malware.30435.LC.UNOFFICIAL
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SecuriteInfo.com.Linux.Siggen.9999-14.UNOFFICIAL
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Sanesecurity.Malware.29001.LCM.UNOFFICIAL
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-6981989-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135870-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135881-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135897-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135901-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135909-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7135916-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135918-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135954-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135996-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136013-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136016-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136017-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136028-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136033-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136057-0
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Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-7782058-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-8025795-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9441505-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9807962-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9808381-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9858729-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9940650-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-9977145-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-10007027-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-10009361-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-10011027-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-10011918-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-10018298-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-10058414-0
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Unix.Packed.Botnet-6566031-0
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Unix.Dropper.Botnet-6566040-0
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Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-6748839-0
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Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/c8b8b328-520a-46df-8bc2-659ac151e646
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1824358
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Drops files in suspicious directories
Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1824358 Sample: morte.m68k.elf Startdate: 02/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 56 130.215.222.194 WPIUS United States 2->56 58 188.219.94.231 VODAFONE-IT-ASNIT Italy 2->58 60 99 other IPs or domains 2->60 62 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->62 64 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->64 66 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->66 68 4 other signatures 2->68 12 morte.m68k.elf 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 process5 14 morte.m68k.elf 12->14         started        16 morte.m68k.elf 12->16         started        process6 18 morte.m68k.elf 14->18         started        file7 50 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 18->50 dropped 70 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 18->70 72 Drops files in suspicious directories 18->72 74 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 18->74 22 morte.m68k.elf 18->22         started        25 morte.m68k.elf sh 18->25         started        signatures8 process9 file10 52 /usr/Bin), ELF 22->52 dropped 27 morte.m68k.elf 22->27         started        29 morte.m68k.elf sh 22->29         started        31 sh cp 25->31         started        process11 process12 33 morte.m68k.elf 27->33         started        35 morte.m68k.elf 27->35         started        37 morte.m68k.elf 27->37         started        45 1004 other processes 27->45 39 sh crontab 29->39         started        43 sh 29->43         started        file13 54 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.JqQPfG, ASCII 39->54 dropped 76 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 39->76 78 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 39->78 47 sh crontab 43->47         started        signatures14 process15 signatures16 80 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 47->80
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/f5b16d5bc2ced6ee19b953ce41709cc94a1853518bf5b8838d9fbadb272df6da
Detection:
mirai
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/f5b16d5bc2ced6ee19b953ce41709cc94a1853518bf5b8838d9fbadb272df6da/
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-02 11:50:16 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
20 of 36 (55.56%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=6wyw2w6cz3lo4gnzkphec4e4zffbqu2rrp23ra4nt65nwjzn63na._file
Result
Malware family:
mirai
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:lzrd linux
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/251202-pvpyssfq9x/
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Mirai-6981989-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c Linux_Gafgyt_May_2024
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/9b30db4f-683b-44ca-bed4-df0e35995db5
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/f5b16d5bc2ced6ee19b953ce41709cc94a1853518bf5b8838d9fbadb272df6da

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:CVE_2017_17215
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Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects exploitation attempt of CVE-2017-17215
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
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Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:iot_req_metachar
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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
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Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_1ac392ca
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19
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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
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Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:unixredflags3
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information

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Web download

Mirai

elf f5b16d5bc2ced6ee19b953ce41709cc94a1853518bf5b8838d9fbadb272df6da

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3702418/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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