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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: f89f59c3fda9f72a861fc6f4832322932c358c4607cb079af842f444825400dc
SHA3-384 hash: a16df21d929873d7dc22d2b1a29151182dced1c6ef58fd02c4d551ba8c18196c3d5dcf3f50073878aaa860eb7cebd5b3
SHA1 hash: 03a84419d8662877be434fcbf5b143e6cd21ac12
MD5 hash: de8c31616e39239fdfcf0de7a9b5396c
humanhash: lactose-robert-mango-ack
File name:morte.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:120'276 bytes
First seen:2025-11-08 13:02:42 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:TOj4d/L7N/WQYDutg8nZOaqwNgNMOLh6/:TI4d/L7NWQY4goAaqwNo1q
TLSH T15DC3E70AAF610EFBE8EFCD3706E9070524CC582622A97F79B574D918B54A24F26D3C74
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 ad442fc797c5274f9af95a45583ba9e935abd25d6db296fa70f1e7704ccdd715
File size (compressed) :45'188 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :120'276 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Packed file: ad442fc797c5274f9af95a45583ba9e935abd25d6db296fa70f1e7704ccdd715

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
78
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
DNS request
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
botnet masquerade mirai obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
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
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-11-08T11:20:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-09T01:27:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=aa68d2ca-1900-0000-950b-18d56c0b0000 pid=2924 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=7ff600cd-1900-0000-950b-18d56e0b0000 pid=2926 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=aa68d2ca-1900-0000-950b-18d56c0b0000 pid=2924->guuid=7ff600cd-1900-0000-950b-18d56e0b0000 pid=2926 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Detected Mirai
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Uses dynamic DNS services
Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1810535 Sample: morte.mpsl.elf Startdate: 08/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 28 teamc2.duckdns.org 2->28 30 82.176.231.220 ZEELANDNETDELTAFiberNederlandNL Netherlands 2->30 32 100 other IPs or domains 2->32 34 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->34 36 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->36 38 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->38 42 4 other signatures 2->42 8 morte.mpsl.elf 2->8         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        signatures3 40 Uses dynamic DNS services 28->40 process4 process5 12 morte.mpsl.elf 8->12         started        14 morte.mpsl.elf 8->14         started        16 morte.mpsl.elf 8->16         started        18 2 other processes 8->18 process6 20 morte.mpsl.elf 12->20         started        22 morte.mpsl.elf 12->22         started        24 morte.mpsl.elf 12->24         started        26 morte.mpsl.elf 12->26         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-08 13:03:22 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
teamc2.duckdns.org
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
botnet mirai Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
YARA:
MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_1 Mirai_Botnet_Malware
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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:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_1
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects ELF Mirai variant
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware_RID2EF6
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
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 f89f59c3fda9f72a861fc6f4832322932c358c4607cb079af842f444825400dc

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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