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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: f8e9f2eec155b8faaa6883033611d839a9ec68b4d427c649682fdd025de968e3
SHA3-384 hash: 48005b51cd1e1797c10449c9ebd5befab9896f6d809120d2047db70587e013dce3d32d0af622bf76078aa2207b146b8b
SHA1 hash: 3fccf8a6393cdde82e4d71d2accb1e5083f0844e
MD5 hash: 0423ae793b10835c4be1ccd9b21e04fe
humanhash: tennessee-mars-uncle-oregon
File name:morte.arm7
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:57'548 bytes
First seen:2025-11-07 19:11:50 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:nbvzOicAz4Ce6hdCNUBywkypcaa8/8zcrIDLK:n/OG4CbdEry3LUzcrwLK
TLSH T184430260F18DFD54D4983D30E98C86E871110BBDE38E2EF74B845B3D94691150AABA5E
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
File size (compressed) :57'548 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :148'400 bytes
Format:linux/arm
Unpacked file: 8d1f6f80ec6418292e038a5abdf3a75590dfe64dfd621c615a3191ad1d77cf4d

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
44
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
android gafgyt masquerade mirai obfuscated packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
49
Number of processes launched:
7
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
5000,8081,37215,22,8080,23,80,52869,81,9527,8888
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:
2025-11-07T14:52:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-09T12:01:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Exploit.Linux.CVE-2018-10561.a HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=9cf5dde1-1700-0000-38bd-fcc1bd0c0000 pid=3261 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=de5a7ee4-1700-0000-38bd-fcc1c60c0000 pid=3270 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=9cf5dde1-1700-0000-38bd-fcc1bd0c0000 pid=3261->guuid=de5a7ee4-1700-0000-38bd-fcc1c60c0000 pid=3270 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
56 / 100
Signature
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Sample is packed with UPX
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1810188 Sample: morte.arm7.elf Startdate: 07/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 56 26 198.239.25.102, 37215 WA-STATE-GOVUS United States 2->26 28 68.161.20.162, 52869 UUNETUS United States 2->28 30 99 other IPs or domains 2->30 32 Yara detected Mirai 2->32 34 Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning) 2->34 36 Sample is packed with UPX 2->36 8 morte.arm7.elf 2->8         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 process5 12 morte.arm7.elf 8->12         started        14 morte.arm7.elf 8->14         started        16 morte.arm7.elf 8->16         started        18 morte.arm7.elf 8->18         started        process6 20 morte.arm7.elf 12->20         started        22 morte.arm7.elf 12->22         started        24 morte.arm7.elf 12->24         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-07 19:12:19 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
20 of 38 (52.63%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Mirai
Mirai family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
mortex.duckdns.org
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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 f8e9f2eec155b8faaa6883033611d839a9ec68b4d427c649682fdd025de968e3

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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