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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 15 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: f8a967aeaf609b68ecc8abce5f49bf54ca78dc0e801dd53289f5a9cc50112c0f
SHA3-384 hash: 6d32849d51de757388aa212f909e3097226e3314c53a61928b38a2af004f9cb1181ce7c67f0e4c398be7f00a96680639
SHA1 hash: 2be16f3e407945fb751d87788ffbca2c1f312448
MD5 hash: f9bb88d285f473960207109f5572f1e8
humanhash: one-romeo-bravo-lithium
File name:morte.i686
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:91'412 bytes
First seen:2025-11-08 19:11:24 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:+zmSk1QiHfDZStcYZEQV9+EBy5vTLEcHWyCKkJ9rZuW26QSsDh1nskdHkkkkkkkJ:+zn4BbZIcYZESBCvUXJKkJ9rZr2Ta
TLSH T104935BC5FD8BC1F6D8078434606AF63FDA32D8794074C69DEF9A9E36DA33501921329A
telfhash t1613124fa067e0cd8a7d09c02d2496e71398ea77b286437a305f39674236bd51117bd3e
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 00dc2af81d297b2a1fd554e3363a71855afa18fcff8250fae68402180b78433a
File size (compressed) :42'420 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :91'412 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Packed file: 00dc2af81d297b2a1fd554e3363a71855afa18fcff8250fae68402180b78433a

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
47
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Kills processes
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
DNS request
Connection attempt
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gafgyt masquerade mirai obfuscated
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:
6
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.32.le
First seen:
2025-11-08T17:05:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-10T00:26:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
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
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1810722 Sample: morte.i686.elf Startdate: 08/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 28 teamc2.duckdns.org 2->28 30 156.158.248.199 airtel-tz-asTZ Tanzania United Republic of 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.i686.elf 2->8         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        signatures3 40 Uses dynamic DNS services 28->40 process4 process5 12 morte.i686.elf 8->12         started        14 morte.i686.elf 8->14         started        16 morte.i686.elf 8->16         started        18 2 other processes 8->18 process6 20 morte.i686.elf 12->20         started        22 morte.i686.elf 12->22         started        24 morte.i686.elf 12->24         started        26 morte.i686.elf 12->26         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-08 19:12:17 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 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 (351233) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
botnet mirai trojan Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
YARA:
MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_1 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_268aac0b Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0cb1699c Linux_Trojan_Mirai_70ef58f1 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_485c4b13 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_7d05725e Linux_Trojan_Mirai_2e3f67a9 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0d73971c Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
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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_Mirai_0cb1699c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0d73971c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_268aac0b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_2e3f67a9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_485c4b13
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_70ef58f1
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_7d05725e
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
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


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Mirai

elf f8a967aeaf609b68ecc8abce5f49bf54ca78dc0e801dd53289f5a9cc50112c0f

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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