Analysis by: Jemimah Mae Molina

ALIASES:

ELF:Darlloz-D [Trj] (AVAST); Net-Worm.Linux.Darlloz.a (KASPERSKY)

 PLATFORM:

Linux

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Worm

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

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

It takes advantage of software vulnerabilities to propagate across networks.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 75,164 bytes
File Type: ELF
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 23 Oct 2019
Payload: Deletes files, Terminates processes

Arrival Details

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

Installation

This Worm creates the following folders:

  • /var/run/.zollard

Other System Modifications

This Worm deletes the following files:

  • /var/run/.lightscan
  • /var/run/lightscan
  • /var/run/.lihtscan
  • /var/run/mipsel
  • /var/run/mips
  • /var/run/sh
  • /var/run/arm
  • /var/run/ppc
  • /var/run/m
  • /var/run/mi
  • /var/run/s
  • /var/run/a
  • /var/run/p
  • /var/run/msx
  • /var/run/mx
  • /var/run/sx
  • /var/run/ax
  • /var/run/px
  • /var/run/32
  • /var/run/sel
  • /var/run/pid
  • /var/run/gcc
  • /var/run/dev
  • /var/run/psx
  • /var/run/mpl
  • /var/run/mps
  • /var/run/sph
  • /var/run/arml
  • /var/run/mips.l
  • /var/run/mipsell
  • /var/run/ppcl
  • /var/run/shl
  • /bin/pp
  • /bin/mi
  • /bin/mii
  • /var/run/arm
  • /var/run/mips
  • /var/run/mipsel
  • /var/run/ppc
  • /var/run/sh
  • /var/run/.lamorte/.log
  • /var/run/.lamorte/.out
  • /var/run/.lamorte/lamortee
  • /var/run/ash
  • /var/run/mish
  • /var/run/msh
  • /var/run/psh
  • /var/run/sshd
  • /var/run/telnetd
  • /var/run/.output
  • /var/run/.results
  • /var/run/.logd_a
  • /var/run/.logd_m
  • /var/run/.logd_ms
  • /var/run/.logd_p
  • /var/run/.logd_s
  • /var/tmp/dreams.install.sh
  • /var/tmp/ep2.ppc
  • /var/run/.cmd.run
  • /dev/shm/cmd.so
  • /dev/shm/que
  • /dev/cmd.so
  • /dev/que
  • /var/cmd.so
  • /media/cmd.so
  • /media/http.so
  • /tmp/hi
  • /tmp/http.so
  • /tmp/que
  • /usr/bin/-wget

It deletes the following folders:

  • /var/run/.lamorte

Propagation

This Worm takes advantage of the following software vulnerabilities to propagate across networks:

Process Termination

This Worm terminates the following services if found on the affected system:

  • inetd
  • inetd.busybox
  • telnetd
  • xinetd

It terminates the following processes if found running in the affected system's memory:

  • inetd
  • xinetd
  • telnetd
  • utelnetd
  • scfgmgr

Other Details

This Worm does the following:

  • It terminates and deletes the following processes and files:
    • /var/run/.lightpid
    • /var/run/.aidrapid
    • /var/run/lightpid
    • /var/run/.lihtpid
    • /var/run/.lamorte/lamorte.pid
    • /var/run/.daemon.pid
  • It drops TCP packets on the following ports:
    • 23
    • 32764
  • It loads the following modules:
    • /lib/modules/{kernel version}/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.ko
    • /lib/modules/{kernel version}/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_filter.ko
  • It deletes the following files if /bin/busybox exists:
    • /bin/wget
    • /sbin/wget
    • /usr/bin/wget
    • /ffp/bin/wget
  • It listens on port 58455.
  • It uses the following credentials to try to login to other devices:
    • root
    • dreambox
    • vizxv
    • sysadmin
    • superuser
    • 1234
    • 12345
    • 1111
    • smcadmin
    • mysql
    • 123456

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.850
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 15.448.02
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 23 Oct 2019
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 15.449.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 24 Oct 2019

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