Analysis by: Warren Adam Sto. Tomas

 PLATFORM:

Linux

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Backdoor

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Backdoor arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites. It may be downloaded from remote sites by other malware.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 915,088 bytes
File Type: ELF
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 11 Dec 2021

Arrival Details

This Backdoor arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It may be downloaded from remote site(s) by the following malware:

Backdoor Routine

This Backdoor connects to the following URL(s) to send and receive commands from a remote malicious user:

  • {BLOCKED }uy

Denial of Service (DoS) Attack

This Backdoor is capable of performing various network denial-of-service (DoS) attacks:

  • ACK
  • GREIP
  • SOCKET
  • STOMP
  • SYN
  • UDP
  • WRA

Other Details

This Backdoor does the following:

  • It displays the following string once executed in the command line:
    • instagram.com/iot.js
  • It terminates any processes if it satisfies the following conditions:
    • Has the following string in its file contents:
      • socket:
    • Is not found in the following directories:
      • /lib/
      • /sbin/
      • /usr/

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.800
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 17.248.04
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 12 Dec 2021
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 17.249.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 13 Dec 2021

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