ELF_BASHLITE.DJD

 Modified by: Joselyn Canuela

 ALIASES:

Trojan.Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.1 (Arcabit), Gen:Variant.Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.1 (BitDefender), ELF/Trojan.TGFJ-7 (Cyren), Trojan.Linux.Fgt (Ikarus)

 PLATFORM:

Linux

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

  • Threat Type: Backdoor

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Dropped by other malware, Downloaded from the Internet

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 runs certain commands that it receives remotely from a malicious user. Doing this puts the affected computer and information found on the computer at greater risk.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

147,204 bytes

File Type:

ELF

Initial Samples Received Date:

27 Oct 2016

Payload:

Connects to URLs/IPs, Collects system information, Downloads files, Executes files

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 executes the following command(s) from a remote malicious user:

  • PING -> check if the server and bot are alive
  • NUP -> convert IP address to string
  • SPOOF -> Set an IP or an IP range for spoofing
  • KILLSUB -> terminate backdoor if sub version matched
  • TABLE -> return the table size
  • SCAN -> Disable/enable the telnet scanner
  • GETLOCALIP -> get local IP address
  • GETPUBLICIP -> get public IP address
  • VERSION -> Return backdoor's version
  • RANGE -> set range of IP
  • SPOOFABLE -> check if IP address can be spoof
  • HTTP -> DDos using HTTP packet
  • UDP -> DDoS using UDP packet
  • TCP -> DDoS using TCP packet
  • CNC -> connect to specified CNC server regularly
  • STD -> Launch a DDoS attack
  • KILLATTK -> Kill the bot processes
  • LOLNOGTFO -> terminate bot

It connects to the following URL(s) to send and receive commands from a remote malicious user:

  • {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.1.233:666

Other Details

This Backdoor does the following:

  • Get CPU Information
  • Get System Information
  • Get network activity
  • Download file and execute
  • Execute Shell

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

12.892.04

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

11 Nov 2016

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

12.893.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

12 Nov 2017

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