HKTL_XHIDE.GA

May 25, 2018
 Analysis by: John Anthony Banes
 ALIASES:

PUA.Linux.Hacktool (Ikarus); HackTool:Linux/Xhide!rfn (Microsoft); Linux/HackTool.XHide.C (NOD32)

 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

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:

838,583 bytes

File Type:

ELF

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

25 May 2018

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:

9.850

SSAPI PATTERN File:

1.953.00

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

31 May 2018

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