HKTL_SHARK.GA

 Analysis by: Byron Jon Gelera
 Modified by: Kiyoshi Obuchi

 ALIASES:

Linux/HackTool.Shark.A potentially unsafe (ESET-NOD32); HackTool.Linux.Shark.a (Kaspersky); HackTool:Linux/Shark.A (Microsoft)

 PLATFORM:

Linux

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

  • Threat Type: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware, Manually installed by user


This Hacking Tool 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 manually installed by a user.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

453,972 bytes

File Type:

ELF

Initial Samples Received Date:

19 Dec 2011

Payload:

Drops files

Arrival Details

This Hacking Tool 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 manually installed by a user.

Installation

This Hacking Tool drops the following files:

  • {full path of malware}\bios.txt - contains the IP addresses of hosts that replied to the malware's SYN packet

Other Details

This Hacking Tool does the following: