Trojan.SH.MALXMR.UWEJU

January 08, 2020
 Analysis by: Joshua Paul Ignacio
 ALIASES:

N/A

 PLATFORM:

Linux

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Dropped by other malware

This Trojan may be downloaded by other malware/grayware from remote sites.

It deletes itself after execution.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

467 bytes

File Type:

Other

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

06 Jan 2020

Payload:

Deletes files, Connects to URLs/IPs, Collects system information

Arrival Details

This Trojan may be downloaded by the following malware/grayware from remote sites:

Other System Modifications

This Trojan deletes the following files:

  • rcmd*
  • /tmp/rcmd*
  • {Current Directory}/rcmd*
  • min*
  • /tmp/min*
  • {Current Directory}/min*
  • nohup.out
  • /tmp/nohup.out
  • {Current Directory}/nohup.out

Information Theft

This Trojan gathers the following data:

  • Current Directory
  • Username
  • System Time and Date
  • Kernel Information
  • Number of Processing Units
  • List of Display Interface

Stolen Information

This Trojan sends the gathered information via HTTP POST to the following URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}ter.com/assets/.style/remote/info.php

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following URL(s) to get the affected system's IP address:

  • http://{BLOCKED}ter.com/assets/.style/remote/info.php

It deletes itself after execution.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

15.608.02

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

07 Jan 2020

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

15.609.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

08 Jan 2020

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