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ELF64_ETERNALMINER.A

July 06, 2017
 Analysis by: Marvelous Pelin
 ALIASES:

HEUR:Trojan-Downloader.Linux.EternalMiner.a(Kaspersky)

 PLATFORM:

Linux

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Dropped by other malware, Downloaded from the Internet


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:

18424 bytes

File Type:

ELF

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

11 Jun 2017

Payload:

Connects to URLs/IPs, Downloads files

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.

Download Routine

This Trojan connects to the following website(s) to download and execute a malicious file:

  • http://rc.{BLOCKED}l.space/minerd64_s

It saves the files it downloads using the following names:

  • /tmp/m/minerd64_s - detected as ELF64_COINMINER.B

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

13.466.08

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

12 Jun 2017

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

13.467.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

13 Jun 2017

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as ELF64_ETERNALMINER.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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