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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ff8083f16f96c512c0106751acc998c20fe8862f28eff9b27de8f46c4e6a4ff1
SHA3-384 hash: 9d997ce7350da0b8ba24259cf661b40a6a01f394681d35f0e3004b4f006df9bcb1ee501893c6f3e99e4a30c6803eaa5d
SHA1 hash: a13878d2281ce49c0962e7f0b0dc33e01d46965b
MD5 hash: 2a2266781a12c8ceb3c5273cae764ee2
humanhash: cat-tango-seven-nebraska
File name:morte.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:110'100 bytes
First seen:2025-10-06 04:57:48 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:vWfhMfSOvayngfEIJukuEoJMpnL19Yp2He+nW+dGorq:8cxfgfE95JMpnXYwpd1q
TLSH T12EB3C90E6E219FBDF758C23447B74F24A39823D63AE1D685D2ADD6041F6024E246FFA4
telfhash t10221af1c4ab412e097745d9d2aedef77e5a130df0b266d338e11a96daabd9425e00c0c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai upx-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 1cb41b9c1a9e8123336054934a6ade938b976b5dbb87e852c742ef3f1fa9cdbb
File size (compressed) :43'448 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :111'008 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Packed file: 1cb41b9c1a9e8123336054934a6ade938b976b5dbb87e852c742ef3f1fa9cdbb

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
80
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
Sets a written file as executable
Runs as daemon
Deletes a file
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Launching a process
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
145
Number of processes launched:
5
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Persistence
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2025-10-06T02:55:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-06T03:22:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=0b08df6b-4a00-0000-aebe-8ac5c6030000 pid=966 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=ae3a546e-4a00-0000-aebe-8ac5c7030000 pid=967 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=0b08df6b-4a00-0000-aebe-8ac5c6030000 pid=966->guuid=ae3a546e-4a00-0000-aebe-8ac5c7030000 pid=967 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
92 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Drops files in suspicious directories
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Yara detected Mirai
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1789494 Sample: morte.mips.elf Startdate: 06/10/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 92 34 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->34 36 65.222.202.53, 80 CAPEREGIONALHEALTHSYSTEMUS United States 2->36 38 3 other IPs or domains 2->38 40 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->40 42 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->42 44 Yara detected Mirai 2->44 46 Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner 2->46 10 dash rm morte.mips.elf 2->10         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 dash head 2->15         started        17 7 other processes 2->17 signatures3 process4 signatures5 56 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->56 19 morte.mips.elf 10->19         started        process6 process7 21 morte.mips.elf 19->21         started        file8 32 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 21->32 dropped 48 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 21->48 50 Drops files in suspicious directories 21->50 52 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 21->52 25 morte.mips.elf 21->25         started        28 morte.mips.elf sh 21->28         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 54 Sample deletes itself 25->54 30 sh cp 28->30         started        process12
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-06 04:58:34 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
23 of 38 (60.53%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai credential_access discovery persistence
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Deletes itself
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_AllMal_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:CrossPlatform All Malwares Detector: Detect PE, ELF, Mach-O, scripts, archives; overlay, obfuscation, encryption, spoofing, hiding, high entropy, network communication
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf ff8083f16f96c512c0106751acc998c20fe8862f28eff9b27de8f46c4e6a4ff1

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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