Trojan.Perl.MALXMR.UWEJS

January 08, 2020
 Analysis by: Jemimah Mae Molina
 PLATFORM:

Linux

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Dropped by other malware, Downloaded from the Internet

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

It deletes itself after execution.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

221 bytes

File Type:

PL

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

06 Jan 2020

Payload:

Deletes files, Connects to URLs/IPs

Arrival Details

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

Other System Modifications

This Trojan deletes the following files:

  • /tmp/min
  • /tmp/nohup.out

Download Routine

This Trojan connects to the following website(s) to download and execute a malicious file:

  • https://{BLOCKED}ter.com/assets/.style/min.sh

It saves the files it downloads using the following names:

Other Details

This Trojan deletes itself after execution.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

15.608.01

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

08 Jan 2020

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

15.609.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

09 Jan 2020

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