General

  • Target

    linux_amd64.elf

  • Size

    5.2MB

  • Sample

    250321-mbzb1szqx5

  • MD5

    a7b189688ee7fb703c4885af25bb4702

  • SHA1

    0dd7bb7f5483d7919646189a9dbdc0a1dcfe1d8d

  • SHA256

    a066a4516cda5a762adbcd98681d94c3a86451f92c705e8e0ae4a863984b21de

  • SHA512

    a5c0a16588b5806fe05e8213f8a7cc98fd02cffed04591e9fd53fbb934c2958fff16fc1a877c383abd6567b939e92dabbc09c47462981a20545221a597f4a5a9

  • SSDEEP

    49152:7Xa6xzZWhrb/T4vO90dL3BmAFd4A64nsfJPJ6TdXnT9aqeJaz2xNkapDnYRQoj1q:b2ONLBzSxtSTcElHz

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

kaiji

C2

156.225.31.175:808

Targets

    • Target

      linux_amd64.elf

    • Size

      5.2MB

    • MD5

      a7b189688ee7fb703c4885af25bb4702

    • SHA1

      0dd7bb7f5483d7919646189a9dbdc0a1dcfe1d8d

    • SHA256

      a066a4516cda5a762adbcd98681d94c3a86451f92c705e8e0ae4a863984b21de

    • SHA512

      a5c0a16588b5806fe05e8213f8a7cc98fd02cffed04591e9fd53fbb934c2958fff16fc1a877c383abd6567b939e92dabbc09c47462981a20545221a597f4a5a9

    • SSDEEP

      49152:7Xa6xzZWhrb/T4vO90dL3BmAFd4A64nsfJPJ6TdXnT9aqeJaz2xNkapDnYRQoj1q:b2ONLBzSxtSTcElHz

    • Renames multiple (1156) files with added filename extension

      This suggests ransomware activity of encrypting all the files on the system.

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Modifies Watchdog functionality

      Malware like Mirai modifies the Watchdog to prevent it restarting an infected system.

    • Reads EFI boot settings

      Reads EFI boot settings from the efivars filesystem, may contain security secrets or sensitive data.

    • Creates/modifies Cron job

      Cron allows running tasks on a schedule, and is commonly used for malware persistence.

    • Creates/modifies environment variables

      Creating/modifying environment variables is a common persistence mechanism.

    • Enumerates running processes

      Discovers information about currently running processes on the system

    • Modifies init.d

      Adds/modifies system service, likely for persistence.

    • Modifies systemd

      Adds/ modifies systemd service files. Likely to achieve persistence.

    • Write file to user bin folder

    • Modifies Bash startup script

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Tasks