HackTool.SH.LinuxExploitSuggest.A

 Analysis by: Jayvee Mark Villaroman

 ALIASES:

HackTool:SH/LinuxExploitSuggest.A (MICROSOFT)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware

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.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

90,917 bytes

File Type:

Other

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

03 May 2023

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.

Other Details

This Hacking Tool does the following:

  • This Hacking Tool is used for Linux privilege escalation auditing.
  • This Hacking Tool is designed to assist in detecting security deficiencies for given Linux kernel/Linux-based machine.
  • For more details on this Hacking Tool, Visit GitHub page

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

SSAPI PATTERN File:

2.623.00

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

25 May 2023

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