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IoT.Linux.MIRAI.DLET

December 16, 2019
 Analysis by: Patrick Angelo Roderno
 ALIASES:

a variant of Linux/Mirai.AJH trojan (ESET NOD32); ELF/Mirai.AJH!tr (FORTINET); Trojan.Linux.Mirai (IKARUS)

 PLATFORM:

Linux

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

  • Threat Type: Others

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware


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

It runs certain commands that it receives remotely from a malicious user. Doing this puts the affected computer and information found on the computer at greater risk.

It deletes itself after execution.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

34,224 bytes

File Type:

ELF

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

18 Nov 2019

Payload:

Connects to URLs/IPs

Arrival Details

This Others 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 Others executes the following command(s) from a remote malicious user:

  • Arbitrary code execution

Other Details

This Others does the following:

  • Performs brute force on port 23 using the following credentials:
    • root
    • aquario
    • root
    • 88
    • root
    • ding1234
    • root
    • 5up
    • root
    • 888
    • guest
    • 123
    • admin
    • 1234qwer
    • admin
    • adminHW
    • root
    • 000000
    • nexxadmin
    • y1n2inc.com
    • root
    • antslq
    • root
    • 222222
    • root
    • 1234
    • root
    • 1111
    • 666666
    • 666666
    • service
    • service
    • root
    • 88888
    • administrator
    • 1234
    • root
    • 123456
    • root
    • 333333
    • e8ehome1
    • e8ehome1
  • It connects to the remote address {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}7.65:7685 to gather the credentials used in brute force attack
  • Prints the string "9xsspnvgc8aj5pi7m28p" in the console

It deletes itself after execution.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

15.562.03

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

16 Dec 2019

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

15.563.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

17 Dec 2019

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