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ELF_SMALL.DFS

March 29, 2014
 Analysis by: Sabrina Lei Sioting
 PLATFORM:

Linux\UNIX

 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:

Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware

This Trojan may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component. 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:

6,004 bytes

File Type:

ELF

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

28 Mar 2014

Arrival Details

This Trojan may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component.

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

NOTES:

It exploits a vulnerability in Linux operating system in order to execute a malicious script. As a result, malicious routines of the executed script are exhibited on the affected system.

It requires other components to perform its intended routine.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.700

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

10.692.01

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

28 Mar 2014

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