Analysis by: Warren Adam Sto. Tomas
ALIASES:

ELF/Mirai.AE!tr (Fortinet)

 PLATFORM:

Linux

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

  • Threat Type: Backdoor

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • 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 listens on port(s). It executes commands from a remote malicious user, effectively compromising the affected system.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 82800 bytes
File Type: ELF
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 15 Jan 2019
Payload: Downloads files, Spreads through vulnerabilities, Terminates processes

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 listens on the following port(s):

  • 6

It executes the following commands from a remote malicious user:

  • Download a file
  • Performs various DDOS attacks
  • Execute shell commands
  • Uses default or easy-to-guess usernames and passwords to login to other devices

Other Details

This Backdoor does the following:

  • It may spread to other devices by taking advantage of the following vulnerabilities:
  • It uses the following credentials to try to login to other devices:
    • OxhlwSG8
    • tlJwpbo6
    • S2fGqNFs
    • admin
    • daemon
    • 12345
    • support
    • 4321
    • default
    • vizxv
    • t0talc0ntr0l4!
    • synnet
    • root
  • It displays the strings below once executed in the command line:
    • Yowai: Raping you sorry
  • It is capable of terminating processes which satisfies any of the following conditions:
    • memory of the process contains strings related to the following botnets:
      • dvrhelper
      • mirai
      • light
      • apex
      • Tsunami
      • hoho
      • nikki
      • miori
      • hybrid
      • sora
      • yakuza
      • kalon
      • owari
      • gemini
      • lessie
      • senpai
      • apollo
      • storm
      • Voltage
      • horizon
      • meraki
      • ice
      • Cayosin
      • Mafia
      • Helios
      • Sentinel
      • Furasshu
      • love
      • oblivion
      • lzrd
      • yagi
      • dark
      • blade
      • messiah
      • qbot
      • modz
      • ethereal
      • unix
      • execution
      • galaxy
      • kwari
      • okane
      • osiris
      • naku
      • demon
      • sythe
      • xova
      • trinity
      • BUSHIDO
      • IZ1H9
      • daddyl33t
      • KOWAI-SAD
      • ggtr
      • QBotBladeSPOOKY
      • SO190Ij1X
      • hellsgate
      • sysupdater
      • Katrina32
  • The files downloaded are saved as:
    • /tmp/Yowai.mips (CVE-2014-8361)
    • /tmp/Yowai.mpsl (Linksys Remote Code Execution)
    • /tmp/gaf (CVE-2018-10561)
    • /tmp/Yowaib (ThinkPHP exploit)
  • Once a vulnerable device is exploited, it will download and execute a file in the device from the following websites:
    • http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.25.221/bins/Yowai.mips (CVE-2014-8361)
    • http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.25.221/bins/Yowai.mpsl (Linksys Remote Code Execution)
    • http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.25.221/bin (CVE-2018-10561)
    • http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.25.221/bins/Yowai.x86 (ThinkPHP exploit)

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.850
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 14.768.02
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 15 Jan 2019
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 14.769.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 16 Jan 2019

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