Backdoor.Linux.BASHLITE.AMJ
ELF/Mirai.AE!tr (Fortinet), Linux.BackDoor.Fgt.2447 (DrWeb), Malware.LINUX/Mirai.yqomz (F-Secure)
Linux
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Threat Type: Backdoor
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: No
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This backdoor may arrive in the affected system via ThinkPHP Remote Code Execution exploit.
This Backdoor arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
It executes commands from a remote malicious user, effectively compromising the affected system.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Arrival Details
This Backdoor arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
Backdoor Routine
This Backdoor executes the following commands from a remote malicious user:
- PLSDIE – kill/stop scanner
- STOP – kill bot process
- UDP – launch UDP flood
- TCP – launch TCP flood
It connects to the following URL(s) to send and receive commands from a remote malicious user:
- {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.186.118:6949
Other Details
This Backdoor does the following:
- It uses the following credentials to try to login to other devices:
- telecomadmin
- admintelecom
- digitel
- telnetadmin
- adminHW
- Alphanetworks
- wrgn39_dlob.hans_dir645_V1
- wrgn28_dlob_dir412
- oelinux1234
- wrgn39_dlob.hans_dir645
- vizxv
- samsung
- Ipc71a
- It displays the strings below once executed in the command line:
- cia aliens are near
- It may spread to other devices by taking advantage of the following vulnerabilities:
SOLUTION
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Backdoor.Linux.BASHLITE.AMJ. 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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:
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