Analysis by: Joshua John Bantayan

ALIASES:

Trojan.Linux.Mirai (IKARUS); ELF:Mirai-ASD [Trj] (AVAST)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Backdoor

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel: Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware

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

It connects to a website to send and receive information.

It deletes itself after execution.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 56,632 bytes
File Type: ELF
Initial Samples Received Date: 25 Mar 2020
Payload: Connects to URLs/IPs, Launches DoS/DDoS attacks, Terminates processes, Exploits vulnerability

Arrival Details

This Backdoor 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 Backdoor connects to the following websites to send and receive information:

  • attack.{BLOCKED}s.me

Denial of Service (DoS) Attack

This Backdoor is capable of performing various network denial-of-service (DoS) attacks:

    Other Details

    This Backdoor does the following:

    It deletes itself after execution.

      SOLUTION

    Minimum Scan Engine: 9.850
    FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 15.764.04
    FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 25 Mar 2020
    VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 15.765.00
    VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 26 Mar 2020

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