Author: Jeffrey Francis Bonaobra   

 

Linux/Filecoder.Royal.B trojan (NOD32), Ransom:Linux/BlackSuit.A!MTB (MICROSOFT)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVER ALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL::
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL::
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:
Low
Medium
High
Critical

  • Threat Type:
    Ransomware

  • Destructiveness:
    No

  • Encrypted:
    No

  • In the wild::
    Yes

  OVERVIEW

INFECTION CHANNEL: Descargado de Internet, Eliminado por otro tipo de malware

It 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: 2,578,074 bytes
File type: ELF
Memory resident: No
INITIAL SAMPLES RECEIVED DATE: 04 de мая de 2023
PAYLOAD: Drops files, Encrypts files

Detalles de entrada

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

Instalación

Infiltra los archivos siguientes:

  • {Malware File Path}\blacksuit_log_{number} → log file
  • {Malware File Path}\PS_syslog_ → contains a list of processes with the string vmsyslogd in its name
  • {Malware File Path}\PID_ → contains PID of the executed process
  • {Malware File Path}\PS_list → contains PID of all running processes
  • {Malware File Path}\list_ → contains a list of running virtual machines

Agrega los procesos siguientes:

  • /bin/sh -c ps -Cc|grep vmsyslogd > PS_syslog_
  • /bin/sh -c kill -9 {PID} → terminates processes with the string vmsyslogd in its name
  • If -killvm is passed as an argument:
    • /bin/sh -c esxcli vm process list > list_
    • /bin/sh -c esxcli vm process kill --type=soft --world-id={World ID of the VM to terminate}

Otros detalles

Hace lo siguiente:

  • It only encrypts VM related files by default.
  • It terminates processes with the string vmsyslogd by default.
  • Based on analysis of the codes, this malware has the following capabilities:
    • It can terminate VM processes using its World ID and VMX Cartel ID by executing the following commands:
      • /bin/sh -c lsof | egrep 'Cartel|%s' > CID_list_
      • /bin/sh -c esxcli vm process list > PID_list_
      • /bin/sh -c esxcli vm process kill --type=force --world-id={World ID or VMX Cartel ID of the VM to terminate}
    • It can drop the following files:
      • {Malware File Path}\CID_list_ → contains a list of VMX Cartel IDs
      • {Malware File Path}\PID_list_ → contains a list of running virtual machines

  SOLUTION

Minimum scan engine: 9.800
First VSAPI Pattern File: 18.424.02
First VSAPI Pattern Release Date: 04 de мая de 2023
VSAPI OPR PATTERN-VERSION: 18.425.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN DATE: 05 de мая de 2023

Step 1

Explorar el equipo con su producto de Trend Micro para eliminar los archivos detectados como Ransom.Linux.BLACKSUIT.THEODBC En caso de que el producto de Trend Micro ya haya limpiado, eliminado o puesto en cuarentena los archivos detectados, no serán necesarios más pasos. Puede optar simplemente por eliminar los archivos en cuarentena. Consulte esta página de Base de conocimientos para obtener más información.

Step 2

Restore encrypted files from backup.


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