PERL_SHELBOT.SMA

October 29, 2014
 Analysis by: Rhena Inocencio
 ALIASES:

Perl/Shellbot (McAfee), Mal/PerlBot-A (Sophos)

 PLATFORM:

Windows, Linux, Unix

 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:

Downloaded from the Internet

This malware figures in a Shellshock-related SMTP attack.

To get a one-glance comprehensive view of the behavior of this Backdoor, refer to the Threat Diagram shown below.

This backdoor executes commands from a remote malicious user, effectively compromising the affected system.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

23,642 bytes

File Type:

Script

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

03 Oct 2014

Payload:

Compromises system security, Connects to URLs/IPs

Arrival Details

This backdoor may be downloaded from the following remote site(s):

  • http://{BLOCKED}x.com/shock/cgi

Backdoor Routine

This backdoor connects to any of the following IRC server(s):

  • {BLOCKED}2.{BLOCKED}3.210.216:23
  • irc.{BLOCKED}k.tk:6667
  • {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.50.237:6969

It joins any of the following IRC channel(s):

  • #apache
  • #xrt

It executes the following commands from a remote malicious user:

  • system - Get OS name and version, system uptime, current process name, user ID, group ID and current directory
  • portscan - Scan an IP address for the following ports: 15, 19, 98, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 37, 39, 42, 43, 49, 53, 63, 69, 79, 80, 101, 106, 107, 109, 110, 111, 113, 115, 117, 119, 135, 137, 139, 143, 174, 194, 389, 389, 427, 443, 444, 445, 464, 488, 512, 513, 514, 520, 540, 546, 548, 565, 609, 631, 636, 694, 749, 750, 767, 774, 783, 808, 902, 988, 993, 994, 995, 1005, 1025, 1033, 1066, 1079, 1080, 1109, 1433, 1434, 1512, 2049, 2105, 2432, 2583, 3128, 3306, 4321, 5000, 5222, 5223, 5269, 5555, 6660, 6661, 6662, 6663, 6665, 6666, 6667, 6668, 6669, 7000, 7001, 7741, 8000, 8018, 8080, 8200, 10000, 19150, 27374, 31310, 33133, 33733, 55555
  • tcpflood - Perform TCP flooding
  • httpflood - Perform HTTP flooding
  • sqlflood - Perform SQL flooding
  • udpflood - Perform UDP flooding
  • logcleaner - Deletes all files in the following directories:
    • /var/log/lastlog
    • /var/log/wtmp
    • /etc/wtmp
    • /var/run/utmp
    • /etc/utmp
    • /var/log
    • /var/logs
    • /var/adm
    • /var/apache/log
    • /var/apache/logs
    • /usr/local/apache/log
    • /usr/local/apache/logs
    • /root/.bash_history
    • /root/.ksh_history
  • rootable - Enumerates possible root exploits in the infected system
  • socks5 - Set up SOCKSv5 protocol
  • sendmail - Send an email to a target

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.700

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

11.188.03

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

03 Oct 2014

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

11.189.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

03 Oct 2014

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