Backdoor.Linux.MIRAI.AS

 Analysis by: Warren Adam Sto. Tomas

 ALIASES:

ELF/Mirai.OX!tr (Fortinet)

 PLATFORM:

Linux

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
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 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 SYSTEM IMPACT RATING:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Backdoor

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This backdoor may spread to other devices by abusing a Remote Code Execution exploit in Huawei routers.

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 executes commands from a remote malicious user, effectively compromising the affected system.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

58,512 bytes

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

17 Dec 2018

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.

Backdoor Routine

This Backdoor executes the following commands from a remote malicious user:

  • Download a file
  • Performs various DDOS attacks
  • Execute shell commands
  • Uses default or easy-to-guess usernames and passwords to login to other devices

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

  • cnc.ar{BLOCKED}yz:4532
  • scan.ar{BLOCKED}z:4532

Other Details

This Backdoor does the following:

  • It may spread to other devices by taking advantage of CVE-2017-17215 which is another remote code execution for specific Huawei routers
  • It uses the following credentials to try to login to other devices:
    • 123456
    • 888888
    • 20150602
    • 1q2w3e4r5
    • 2011vsta
    • 3ep5w2u
    • admintelecom
    • bcpb+serial#
    • default
    • e8ehome
    • e8telnet
    • fliruser
    • guest
    • huigu309
    • juniper123
    • klv1234
    • linux
    • maintainer
    • Maxitaxi01
    • super
    • support
    • taZz@01
    • taZz@23495859
    • telecomadmin
    • telnetadmin
    • tsgoingon
    • vstarcam2015
    • Zte521
    • ZXDSL
  • It displays the strings below once executed in the command line:
    • CIA NIGGER
  • It is capable of terminating processes which satisfies any of the following conditions:
    • uses any of the following ports:
      • 23
      • 8080
      • 81
      • 53413
    • memory of the process contains strings related to botnets

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

14.694.04

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

17 Dec 2018

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

14.695.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

18 Dec 2018

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