ELF_XORDDOS.JCG

March 13, 2018
 Analysis by: John Kevin Sanchez
 PLATFORM:

Linux, Unix

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Dropped by other malware

This Trojan 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

File Size:

562,281 bytes

File Type:

ELF

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

12 Mar 2018

Payload:

Drops files, Connects to URLs/IPs

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Installation

This Trojan drops the following files:

  • {malware file path}\{random filename}.sh

It drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:

  • {malware file path}\{random filename}

Autostart Technique

This Trojan drops the following files:

  • /etc/cron.hourly/{random filename}.sh
  • /etc/init.d/{random filename}
  • /etc/rc{1-5}.d/S90{random filename}

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}y.com

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

14.126.04

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

13 Mar 2018

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

14.127.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

14 Mar 2018

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