ELF_BASHLITE.ED

July 06, 2017
 Analysis by: Cris Nowell Pantanilla
 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:

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.

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

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

727,556 bytes

File Type:

ELF

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

28 Apr 2017

Payload:

Connects to URLs/IPs, Compromises system security, Launches DoS/DDoS attacks

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.

It may be downloaded from the following remote sites:

  • http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.51.36/linux

Backdoor Routine

This Backdoor executes the following commands from a remote malicious user:

  • Get Online Messages
  • Remove Server
  • Download file and execute
  • Get CPU Information
  • Get System Information
  • Get network activity
  • Execute Shell
  • Perform DDOS Attack
    • UDP Flood
    • Syn Flood
    • DNS Flood
    • TCP Flood
  • Disable firewalls:
    • reSuSE firewall
    • SuSE firewall

It connects to the following URL(s) to send and receive commands from a remote malicious user:

  • {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.59.131:1021

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

13.368.07

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

28 Apr 2017

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

13.369.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

29 Apr 2017

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