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

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