HKTL_SHELLBOT.A
Linux, UNIX, Mac OS X
Threat Type: Hacking Tool
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: No
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware
This hacking tool arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
1,071 bytes
PY
No
29 Sep 2014
Compromises system security
Arrival Details
This hacking tool arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
NOTES:
It is a command-line hacking tool that reads the password file (/etc/passwd) of a server running a UNIX or Unix-like systems.
It exploits the following vulnerability to execute shell commands on a remote server specified in its command line:
Upon successfully exploiting this vulnerability, the following shell command is executed in the remote server to list the contents of the password file:
- a=`/bin/cat /etc/passwd`;echo "a: $a"
If the password file contains "root" or "bin/bash", it displays the following message:
- target possible have bug under is *nix passwd file{the actual contents of the password file)
If the password file neither contains "root" nor "bin/bash", it displays the following message instead:
- possible dont have bug! or have a waf!
SOLUTION
9.700
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as HKTL_SHELLBOT.A. 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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