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PUA.Linux.ToolBTC.AJ

September 11, 2023
 ALIASES:

HEUR:RiskTool.Linux.BitCoinMiner.n (KASPERSKY)

 PLATFORM:

Linux

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

  • Threat Type: Potentially Unwanted Application

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware

This Potentially Unwanted Application arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It requires being executed with a specific argument/parameter, an additional component, or in a specific environment in order to proceed with its intended routine.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

1,103,196 bytes

File Type:

ELF

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

27 Dec 2021

Payload:

Collects system information

Arrival Details

This Potentially Unwanted Application arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Information Theft

This Potentially Unwanted Application gathers the following data:

  • Number of Processors
  • CPU Information
  • File / Directory Information

Other Details

This Potentially Unwanted Application requires being executed with a specific argument/parameter, an additional component, or in a specific environment in order to proceed with its intended routine.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

SSAPI PATTERN File:

2.656.38

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

27 Dec 2021

Step 1

Trend Micro Predictive Machine Learning detects and blocks malware at the first sign of its existence, before it executes on your system. When enabled, your Trend Micro product detects this malware under the following machine learning name:

    • Troj.ELF.TRX.XXELFC1DFF031

Step 2

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as PUA.Linux.ToolBTC.AJ. 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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