Trojan.SH.MALXMR.UWEJT

January 08, 2020
 Analysis by: Earle Maui Earnshaw
 PLATFORM:

Linux

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • 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 may be downloaded by other malware/grayware from remote sites.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

446 bytes

File Type:

Other

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

06 Jan 2020

Payload:

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.

It may be downloaded by the following malware/grayware from remote sites:

Other System Modifications

This Trojan deletes the following files:

  • Deletes files using the following regular expressions:
    • rcmd*
    • /tmp/rcmd*
    • $(pwd)/rcmd*
    • min*
    • /tmp/min*
    • $(pwd)/min*
    • nohup.out
    • /tmp/nohup.out
    • $(pwd)/nohup.out

Download Routine

This Trojan accesses the following websites to download files:

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

It saves the files it downloads using the following names:

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

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