- Threat Encyclopedia
- Malware
- RANSOM_ELFREXDDOS.A
HEUR:Trojan.Linux.Rex.a (Kaspersky), Gen:Variant.Trojan.Linux.DDos.1 (F-Secure)
Linux
This Trojan arrives by accessing affected shared networks.
7,629,344 bytes
ELF
Yes
25 Aug 2016
Connects to URLs/IPs, Displays message/message boxes, Compromises system security
Arrival Details
This Trojan arrives by accessing affected shared networks.
Other Details
This Trojan connects to the following URL(s) to get the affected system's IP address:
It does the following:
NOTES:
This malware is capable of sending ransom notes via email. The email contains the following message:
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