Analysis by: Joshua Paul Ignacio
ALIASES:

Linux/CoinMiner.ML trojan (NOD32)

 PLATFORM:

Linux/Unix

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Canal de infección Dropped by other malware

This Trojan may be dropped by other malware.

However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

Tamaño del archivo 14,577 bytes
Tipo de archivo Other
Residente en memoria No
Fecha de recepción de las muestras iniciales 04 May 2020
Carga útil Connects to URLs/IPs, Steals information

Arrival Details

This Trojan may be dropped by the following malware:

Installation

This Trojan drops the following files:

  • /tmp/log_rot
  • /proc/sys/kernel/nmi_watchdog
  • /etc/sysctl.conf
  • /usr/bin/.profile

Autostart Technique

This Trojan adds and runs the following services:

  • /etc/systemd/system/moneroocean_miner.service

Other System Modifications

This Trojan deletes the following files:

  • /var/log/syslog
  • /tmp/*
  • /tmp/.*
  • /tmp/xmrig.tar.gz

Process Termination

This Trojan terminates the following services if found on the affected system:

  • Aliyun (Alibaba Cloud)
  • YunJing (Tencent Cloud)

It terminates the following processes if found running in the affected system's memory:

  • migration

Download Routine

This Trojan connects to the following URL(s) to download its component file(s):

  • http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.148.123/COVID19/bin/xmrig.tar.gz
  • It will look for the latest version of Monero miner and downloads it.
    • http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.148.123/COVID19/bin/xmrig-5.11.0.tar.gz

It saves the files it downloads using the following names:

  • /tmp/xmrig.tar.gz
    • It will try to extract the files of /tmp/xmrig.tar.gz on /usr/bin. If successful, it will delete /tmp/xmrig.tar.gz and if not success, it will display an error message on terminal.

Information Theft

This Trojan gathers the following data:

  • Hostname
  • Number of Processing Units

Other Details

This Trojan does the following:

  • Disables Firewall
  • Disables NMI Watchdog
  • Disables and removes older version of moneroocean miner
  • It will uninstall the following security products (AV) found running on the system:
    • Aliyun (Alibaba Cloud)
    • YunJing (Tencent Cloud)
  • It will check if the advanced and stock version of /usr/bin/migration is working properly or removed by an antivirus software

However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

  SOLUTION

Motor de exploración mínimo 9.850
Primer archivo de patrones de VSAPI 15.850.01
Primera fecha de publicación de patrones de VSAPI 04 May 2020
Versión de patrones OPR de VSAPI 15.851.00
Fecha de publicación de patrones OPR de VSAPI 05 May 2020

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