Analysis

  • max time kernel
    6s
  • max time network
    7s
  • platform
    debian-9_armhf
  • resource
    debian9-armhf-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:armhfimage:debian9-armhf-20260513-enkernel:4.9.0-13-armmp-lpaelocale:en-usos:debian-9-armhfsystem
  • submitted
    16/05/2026, 06:08

General

  • Target
    kickstart.sh
  • Size 97KB
  • Sample260516-gv4sysbs51
  • SHA256 d206f34cfffd527d80e1780fe9c153bb0b78fec9dc8a8bd3c4c7c24568fb4a86
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP 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 1 IoCs
  • Checks CPU configuration 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Checks CPU information which indicate if the system is a virtual machine.

  • Reads runtime system information 15 IoCs

    Reads data from /proc virtual filesystem.

  • Writes file to tmp directory 3 IoCs

    Malware often drops required files in the /tmp directory.

  • Software Deployment Tools 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Use software deployment tools to execute code.

Processes

  • /tmp/kickstart.sh
    /tmp/kickstart.sh
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Writes file to tmp directory
    PID:641
    • /bin/date
      date "+%s"
      2⤵
        PID:647
      • /bin/grep
        grep -q kickstart-static64
        2⤵
          PID:651
        • /usr/bin/tput
          tput colors
          2⤵
            PID:659
          • /usr/bin/id
            id -u
            2⤵
            • Reads runtime system information
            PID:662
          • /bin/uname
            uname -m
            2⤵
              PID:666
            • /bin/uname
              uname -s
              2⤵
                PID:669
              • /bin/grep
                grep -qE "^debian\$"
                2⤵
                  PID:673
                • /usr/bin/tr
                  tr " " "\\n"
                  2⤵
                    PID:672
                  • /bin/mktemp
                    mktemp -q -t netdata-test.XXXXXXXXXX
                    2⤵
                    • Writes file to tmp directory
                    PID:676
                  • /bin/chmod
                    chmod +x /tmp/netdata-test.LUpM0oAC4i
                    2⤵
                    • File and Directory Permissions Modification
                    PID:678
                  • /tmp/netdata-test.LUpM0oAC4i
                    /tmp/netdata-test.LUpM0oAC4i
                    2⤵
                      PID:680
                    • /bin/rm
                      rm -f /tmp/netdata-test.LUpM0oAC4i
                      2⤵
                        PID:682
                      • /bin/mktemp
                        mktemp -d -t netdata-kickstart-XXXXXXXXXX
                        2⤵
                          PID:683
                        • /bin/grep
                          grep -q "^install\$"
                          2⤵
                            PID:688
                          • /usr/bin/cut
                            cut -f 1 -d " "
                            2⤵
                              PID:687
                            • /usr/bin/dpkg-query
                              dpkg-query --show --showformat "\${Status}" netdata
                              2⤵
                              • Software Deployment Tools
                              PID:686
                            • /bin/grep
                              grep -Eq "^file:///"
                              2⤵
                                PID:690
                              • /usr/bin/curl
                                /usr/bin/curl --output /dev/null --silent --head --fail https://repository.netdata.cloud/repos/repoconfig
                                2⤵
                                • Checks CPU configuration
                                • Reads runtime system information
                                PID:691
                              • /bin/grep
                                grep -q "HTTP/1.1 200 OK"
                                2⤵
                                  PID:699
                                • /usr/bin/wget
                                  wget -S --spider https://repository.netdata.cloud/repos/repoconfig
                                  2⤵
                                    PID:698
                                  • /bin/grep
                                    grep -Eq "^file:///"
                                    2⤵
                                      PID:737
                                    • /bin/grep
                                      grep -Eq "^file:///"
                                      2⤵
                                        PID:740
                                      • /bin/grep
                                        grep -Eq "^file:///"
                                        2⤵
                                          PID:743
                                        • /bin/grep
                                          grep -Eq "^file:///"
                                          2⤵
                                            PID:746
                                          • /usr/bin/id
                                            id -u
                                            2⤵
                                            • Reads runtime system information
                                            PID:748
                                          • /usr/bin/curl
                                            /usr/bin/curl --fail -q -sSL --connect-timeout 10 --retry 3 --output /tmp/netdata-kickstart-xhaMHCiYX4/netdata-repo-edge_5-5+debian9_all.deb https://repository.netdata.cloud/repos/repoconfig/debian/stretch/netdata-repo-edge_5-5+debian9_all.deb
                                            2⤵
                                            • Checks CPU configuration
                                            • Reads runtime system information
                                            PID:749
                                          • /bin/rm
                                            rm -f /tmp/netdata-kickstart-xhaMHCiYX4/netdata-repo-edge_5-5+debian9_all.deb
                                            2⤵
                                              PID:752
                                            • /usr/bin/id
                                              id -u
                                              2⤵
                                              • Reads runtime system information
                                              PID:753
                                            • /usr/bin/wget
                                              wget -T 15 -O /tmp/netdata-kickstart-xhaMHCiYX4/netdata-repo-edge_5-5+debian9_all.deb https://repository.netdata.cloud/repos/repoconfig/debian/stretch/netdata-repo-edge_5-5+debian9_all.deb
                                              2⤵
                                              • Writes file to tmp directory
                                              PID:756
                                            • /bin/date
                                              date "+%s"
                                              2⤵
                                                PID:785
                                              • /bin/sed
                                                sed "s/^/HOST_/"
                                                2⤵
                                                • Reads runtime system information
                                                PID:788
                                              • /bin/grep
                                                grep -E "^(NAME|ID|ID_LIKE|VERSION|VERSION_ID)="
                                                2⤵
                                                  PID:787
                                                • /bin/uname
                                                  uname -s
                                                  2⤵
                                                    PID:789
                                                  • /bin/sed
                                                    sed -e "s/^[[:space:]]*//" -e "s/[[:space:]]*\$//"
                                                    2⤵
                                                    • Reads runtime system information
                                                    PID:793
                                                  • /bin/grep
                                                    grep -F MemTotal /proc/meminfo
                                                    2⤵
                                                    • Reads runtime system information
                                                    PID:791
                                                  • /usr/bin/cut
                                                    cut -f 2 -d :
                                                    2⤵
                                                      PID:792
                                                    • /usr/bin/cut
                                                      cut -f 1 -d " "
                                                      2⤵
                                                        PID:794
                                                      • /usr/bin/which
                                                        which md5sum
                                                        2⤵
                                                          PID:796
                                                        • /usr/bin/cut
                                                          cut -f1 "-d "
                                                          2⤵
                                                            PID:799
                                                          • /usr/bin/md5sum
                                                            /usr/bin/md5sum
                                                            2⤵
                                                              PID:798
                                                            • /bin/uname
                                                              uname -r
                                                              2⤵
                                                                PID:801
                                                              • /bin/uname
                                                                uname -m
                                                                2⤵
                                                                  PID:802
                                                                • /bin/cat
                                                                  cat
                                                                  2⤵
                                                                    PID:800
                                                                  • /usr/bin/curl
                                                                    /usr/bin/curl --silent -o /dev/null -X POST --max-time 2 --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d "{ \"event\": \"INSTALL_FAILED\", \"properties\": { \"distinct_id\": \"machine-3366ccadcdd57f132ea6ed422b2f3492\", \"event_source\": \"agent installer\", \"\$current_url\": \"agent installer\", \"\$pathname\": \"netdata-installer\", \"\$host\": \"installer.netdata.io\", \"\$ip\": \"127.0.0.1\", \"script_variant\": \"kickstart-ng\", \"error_code\": \"F0209\", \"error_message\": \"Failed to download repository configuration package. This is usually a result of a networking issue.\", \"install_options\": \"\", \"install_interactivity\": \"1\", \"install_auto_updates\": \"default\", \"install_command\": \"default\", \"total_runtime\": \"5\", \"selected_install_method\": \"native\", \"netdata_release_channel\": \"default\", \"netdata_install_type\": \"binpkg-deb\", \"host_os_name\": \"Debian GNU/Linux\", \"host_os_id\": \"debian\", \"host_os_id_like\": \"unknown\", \"host_os_version\": \"9 (stretch)\", \"host_os_version_id\": \"9\", \"system_kernel_name\": \"Linux\", \"system_kernel_version\": \"4.9.0-13-armmp-lpae\", \"system_architecture\": \"armv7l\", \"system_total_ram\": \"2112647168\", \"system_distinct_id\": \"machine-3366ccadcdd57f132ea6ed422b2f3492\" } }" https://us-east1-netdata-analytics-bi.cloudfunctions.net/ingest_agent_events
                                                                    2⤵
                                                                    • Checks CPU configuration
                                                                    • Reads runtime system information
                                                                    PID:803
                                                                  • /usr/bin/id
                                                                    id -u
                                                                    2⤵
                                                                    • Reads runtime system information
                                                                    PID:805
                                                                  • /usr/bin/id
                                                                    id -u
                                                                    2⤵
                                                                    • Reads runtime system information
                                                                    PID:806
                                                                  • /usr/bin/id
                                                                    id -u
                                                                    2⤵
                                                                    • Reads runtime system information
                                                                    PID:807
                                                                  • /bin/rm
                                                                    rm -rf /tmp/netdata-kickstart-xhaMHCiYX4
                                                                    2⤵
                                                                      PID:808

                                                                  Network

                                                                        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                                                        Downloads

                                                                        netdata-test.LUpM0oAC4i

                                                                        • Path /tmp/netdata-test.LUpM0oAC4i
                                                                        • Size 23B
                                                                        • SHA256 ab76c611130788923bb8c5840e651b7461a33277e0f8f990ff669fb061f22f7e
                                                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512