ELF_PNSCAN.DAM

May 02, 2017
 Analysis by: Jennifer Gumban
 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.

This is the Trend Micro detection for files that exhibit certain behaviors.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

Varies

File Type:

ELF

Initial Samples Received Date:

28 Apr 2017

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.

Other Details

This is the Trend Micro detection for:

  • Damaged samples of ELF_PNSCAN variants
  • Samples detected by this pattern contains code errors, thus they fail to exhibit their intended routines

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

13.373.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

30 Apr 2017

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as ELF_PNSCAN.DAM. 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 this Knowledge Base page for more information.


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