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ELF_XORDDOS.TNR

March 13, 2018
 PLATFORM:

Linux

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

  • Threat Type: Backdoor

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

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 executes then deletes itself afterward.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

625,878 bytes

File Type:

ELF

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

12 Mar 2018

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.

Installation

This Backdoor drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:

  • /lib/libudev.so
  • /usr/bin/{10 Random Characters}
  • /bin/{10 Random Characters}
  • /tmp/{10 Random Characters}

It drops the following files:

  • /var/run/gcc.pid

It executes then deletes itself afterward.

Autostart Technique

This Backdoor drops the following files:

  • /etc/cron.hourly/gcc.sh
  • /etc/rc{1-5}.d/S90{10 Random Characters}
  • /etc/rc.d/rc{1-5}.d/S90{10 Random Characters}
  • /etc/init.d/{10 Random Characters}

Other Details

This Backdoor connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.18.156
  • {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.83.172

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

14.124.06

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

12 Mar 2018

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

14.125.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

13 Mar 2018

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as ELF_XORDDOS.TNR. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:


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