HackTool.Linux.Gost.A

May 08, 2023
 Analysis by: Francesca Villasanta
 ALIASES:

UDS:RiskTool.Linux.Revproxy.g (KASPERSKY); ELF:GostTunnel-A [PUP] (AVAST)

 PLATFORM:

Linux

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

  • Threat Type: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Dropped by other malware, Downloaded from the Internet

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.

It requires being executed with a specific argument/parameter, an additional component, or in a specific environment in order to proceed with its intended routine.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

13,570,048 bytes

File Type:

ELF

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

10 Mar 2023

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.

Other Details

This Hacking Tool requires being executed with a specific argument/parameter, an additional component, or in a specific environment in order to proceed with its intended routine.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

SSAPI PATTERN File:

2.607.00

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

23 Mar 2023

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