mozi | 2e4506802aedea2e6d53910dfb296323be6620ac08c4b799a879eace5923a7b6

Analysis

max time kernel
123s
max time network
152s
platform
debian-9_mips
resource
debian9-mipsbe-20260513-en
resource tags

arch:mipsimage:debian9-mipsbe-20260513-enkernel:4.9.0-13-4kc-maltalocale:en-usos:debian-9-mipssystem
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Target
i.zip
Size 129KB
Sample260522-pc3f6sav8m
SHA256 2e4506802aedea2e6d53910dfb296323be6620ac08c4b799a879eace5923a7b6
MD5 fbe51695e97a45dc61967dc3241a37dc
SHA1 1ed14334b5b71783cd6ec14b8a704fe48e600cf0
SHA512 c35eab56ba59beb2ec2b362e4d1aae734fadc2d9db1d720439337dcade13ec9c7b68da9d03821efc7277abaf9bace342ff35593373e04c67327d5f7db460ad8a
SSDEEP 3072:/TNVO/QJHZcfFj4rwLQGTNO5VZLwHm7vuQTpZUyY6cot:7O/QJHZweEL/NOjCHm7FZZncI
TLSH
T16FD312ABC8FA89CEFE6A4FF5265B1D4B0EF6E1D5E5C43DA4412B008017F8256A514B4C
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

botnet defense_evasion discovery mozi persistence upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Family: Mozi, Mozi Botnet
Mozi aka MoziBotnet is a multi-platform linux botnet targeting IoT devices.
botnet mozi

Detects Mozi Payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/715-1-0x00400000-0x004bac18-memory.dmp	family_mozi

Contacts a large (5807) amount of remote hosts 1 TTPs
This may indicate a network scan to discover remotely running services.
discovery

Network Service Discovery
T1046

Patched UPX-packed file 1 IoCs

Sample is packed with UPX but required header fields are zeroed out to prevent unpacking with the default UPX tool.

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/fstream-3.dat	patched_upx

Modifies Watchdog functionality 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

defense_evasion

Impair Defenses

T1562

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	/dev/watchdog	i.zip
File opened for modification	/dev/misc/watchdog	i.zip

Creates a large amount of network flows 1 TTPs
This may indicate a network scan to discover remotely running services.
discovery

Network Service Discovery
T1046

Enumerates active TCP sockets 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Gets active TCP sockets from /proc virtual filesystem.

discovery

System Network Connections Discovery

T1049

description	ioc	Process
File opened for reading	/proc/net/tcp	i.zip

Enumerates running processes
Discovers information about currently running processes on the system

Modifies init.d 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Adds/modifies system service, likely for persistence.

persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

RC Scripts

T1037.004

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	/etc/init.d/S95baby.sh	i.zip

Reads system routing table 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Gets active network interfaces from /proc virtual filesystem.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

description	ioc	Process
File opened for reading	/proc/net/route	i.zip

Writes file to system bin folder 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	/sbin/watchdog	i.zip
File opened for modification	/bin/watchdog	i.zip

UPX packed file 1 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/fstream-3.dat	upx

Changes its process name 1 IoCs

description	ioc	pid	Process
Changes the process name, possibly in an attempt to hide itself	sshd	718	i.zip

Reads system network configuration 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Uses contents of /proc filesystem to enumerate network settings.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

description	ioc	Process
File opened for reading	/proc/net/tcp	i.zip
File opened for reading	/proc/net/raw	i.zip
File opened for reading	/proc/net/route	i.zip

Reads runtime system information 64 IoCs

Reads data from /proc virtual filesystem.

discovery

description	ioc	Process
File opened for reading	/proc/705/cmdline	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/10/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/678/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/714/cmdline	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/718/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/13/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/110/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/383/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/709/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/719/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/5/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/16/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/71/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/mounts	i.zip
File opened for reading	/proc/23/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/242/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/677/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/8/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/18/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/36/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/69/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/76/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/155/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/704/cmdline	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/714/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/1/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/37/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/712/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/723/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/12/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/14/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/74/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/445/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/704/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/6/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/20/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/127/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/666/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/676/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/11/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/155/cmdline	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/178/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/7/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/22/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/77/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/329/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/353/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/722/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/2/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/21/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/75/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/356/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/67/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/70/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/705/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/351/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/81/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/82/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/126/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/3/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/9/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/17/stat	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/127/cmdline	killall
File opened for reading	/proc/161/stat	killall

System Network Configuration Discovery 1 TTPs 19 IoCs

Adversaries may gather information about the network configuration of a system.

discovery

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

pid	Process
834	sh
842	sh
902	sh
913	sh
827	sh
850	sh
852	sh
858	sh
905	sh
805	sh
836	sh
866	sh
882	sh
894	sh
715	i.zip
848	sh
886	sh
825	sh
832	sh

Writes file to tmp directory 1 IoCs

Malware often drops required files in the /tmp directory.

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	/tmp/.ips	i.zip

/tmp/i.zip
/tmp/i.zip
1⤵
- Modifies Watchdog functionality
- Enumerates active TCP sockets
- Modifies init.d
- Reads system routing table
- Writes file to system bin folder
- Changes its process name
- Reads system network configuration
- Reads runtime system information
- System Network Configuration Discovery
- Writes file to tmp directory
PID:715
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "killall -9 telnetd utelnetd scfgmgr"
  2⤵
  PID:719
- - /usr/bin/killall
    killall -9 telnetd utelnetd scfgmgr
    3⤵
    - Reads runtime system information
    PID:721
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --destination-port 51037 -j ACCEPT"
  2⤵
  PID:797
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --destination-port 51037 -j ACCEPT
    3⤵
    PID:798
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --destination-port 22 -j DROP"
  2⤵
  PID:800
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --destination-port 22 -j DROP
    3⤵
    PID:801
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --source-port 51037 -j ACCEPT"
  2⤵
  - System Network Configuration Discovery
  PID:805
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --source-port 51037 -j ACCEPT
    3⤵
    PID:810
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --destination-port 23 -j DROP"
  2⤵
  PID:807
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --destination-port 23 -j DROP
    3⤵
    PID:809
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --destination-port 2323 -j DROP"
  2⤵
  PID:811
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --destination-port 2323 -j DROP
    3⤵
    PID:816
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I PREROUTING -t nat -p tcp --destination-port 51037 -j ACCEPT"
  2⤵
  PID:817
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I PREROUTING -t nat -p tcp --destination-port 51037 -j ACCEPT
    3⤵
    PID:818
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I POSTROUTING -t nat -p tcp --source-port 51037 -j ACCEPT"
  2⤵
  - System Network Configuration Discovery
  PID:825
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I POSTROUTING -t nat -p tcp --source-port 51037 -j ACCEPT
    3⤵
    PID:828
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --source-port 22 -j DROP"
  2⤵
  - System Network Configuration Discovery
  PID:827
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --source-port 22 -j DROP
    3⤵
    PID:829
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 51037 -j ACCEPT"
  2⤵
  PID:830
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 51037 -j ACCEPT
    3⤵
    PID:831
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --source-port 23 -j DROP"
  2⤵
  - System Network Configuration Discovery
  PID:832
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --source-port 23 -j DROP
    3⤵
    PID:833
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --sport 51037 -j ACCEPT"
  2⤵
  - System Network Configuration Discovery
  PID:834
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --sport 51037 -j ACCEPT
    3⤵
    PID:835
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --source-port 2323 -j DROP"
  2⤵
  - System Network Configuration Discovery
  PID:836
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --source-port 2323 -j DROP
    3⤵
    PID:837
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I PREROUTING -t nat -p tcp --dport 51037 -j ACCEPT"
  2⤵
  PID:838
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I PREROUTING -t nat -p tcp --dport 51037 -j ACCEPT
    3⤵
    PID:839
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 22 -j DROP"
  2⤵
  PID:840
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 22 -j DROP
    3⤵
    PID:841
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I POSTROUTING -t nat -p tcp --sport 51037 -j ACCEPT"
  2⤵
  - System Network Configuration Discovery
  PID:842
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I POSTROUTING -t nat -p tcp --sport 51037 -j ACCEPT
    3⤵
    PID:843
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 23 -j DROP"
  2⤵
  PID:844
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 23 -j DROP
    3⤵
    PID:845
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 2323 -j DROP"
  2⤵
  PID:846
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 2323 -j DROP
    3⤵
    PID:847
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --sport 22 -j DROP"
  2⤵
  - System Network Configuration Discovery
  PID:848
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --sport 22 -j DROP
    3⤵
    PID:849
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --sport 23 -j DROP"
  2⤵
  - System Network Configuration Discovery
  PID:850
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --sport 23 -j DROP
    3⤵
    PID:851
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --sport 2323 -j DROP"
  2⤵
  - System Network Configuration Discovery
  PID:852
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --sport 2323 -j DROP
    3⤵
    PID:853
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --destination-port 58000 -j DROP"
  2⤵
  PID:854
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --destination-port 58000 -j DROP
    3⤵
    PID:856
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --source-port 58000 -j DROP"
  2⤵
  - System Network Configuration Discovery
  PID:858
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --source-port 58000 -j DROP
    3⤵
    PID:860
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 58000 -j DROP"
  2⤵
  PID:862
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 58000 -j DROP
    3⤵
    PID:864
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --sport 58000 -j DROP"
  2⤵
  - System Network Configuration Discovery
  PID:866
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --sport 58000 -j DROP
    3⤵
    PID:868
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "cfgtool set /mnt/jffs2/hw_ctree.xml InternetGatewayDevice.ManagementServer URL \"http://127.0.0.1\""
  2⤵
  PID:870
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "cfgtool set /mnt/jffs2/hw_ctree.xml InternetGatewayDevice.ManagementServer ConnectionRequestPassword \"acsMozi\""
  2⤵
  PID:872
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --destination-port 35000 -j DROP"
  2⤵
  PID:874
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --destination-port 35000 -j DROP
    3⤵
    PID:876
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --destination-port 50023 -j DROP"
  2⤵
  PID:878
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --destination-port 50023 -j DROP
    3⤵
    PID:880
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --source-port 50023 -j DROP"
  2⤵
  - System Network Configuration Discovery
  PID:882
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --source-port 50023 -j DROP
    3⤵
    PID:884
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --source-port 35000 -j DROP"
  2⤵
  - System Network Configuration Discovery
  PID:886
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --source-port 35000 -j DROP
    3⤵
    PID:888
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --destination-port 7547 -j DROP"
  2⤵
  PID:890
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --destination-port 7547 -j DROP
    3⤵
    PID:892
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --source-port 7547 -j DROP"
  2⤵
  - System Network Configuration Discovery
  PID:894
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --source-port 7547 -j DROP
    3⤵
    PID:895
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 35000 -j DROP"
  2⤵
  PID:896
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 35000 -j DROP
    3⤵
    PID:897
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 50023 -j DROP"
  2⤵
  PID:899
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 50023 -j DROP
    3⤵
    PID:901
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --sport 50023 -j DROP"
  2⤵
  - System Network Configuration Discovery
  PID:902
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --sport 50023 -j DROP
    3⤵
    PID:904
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --sport 35000 -j DROP"
  2⤵
  - System Network Configuration Discovery
  PID:905
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --sport 35000 -j DROP
    3⤵
    PID:906
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 7547 -j DROP"
  2⤵
  PID:909
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 7547 -j DROP
    3⤵
    PID:910
- /bin/sh
  sh -c "iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --sport 7547 -j DROP"
  2⤵
  - System Network Configuration Discovery
  PID:913
- - /sbin/iptables
    iptables -I OUTPUT -p tcp --sport 7547 -j DROP
    3⤵
    PID:914

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts

T1037

RC Scripts

T1037.004

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts

T1037

RC Scripts

T1037.004

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses

T1562

Credential Access

Discovery

Network Service Discovery

T1046

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

System Network Connections Discovery

T1049

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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S95baby.sh

Path /etc/rcS.d/S95baby.sh
Size 25B
SHA256 01ba1fb41632594997a41d0c3a911ae5b3034d566ebb991ef76ad76e6f9e283a
MD5 1b3235ba10fc04836c941d3d27301956
SHA1 8909655763143702430b8c58b3ae3b04cfd3a29c
SHA512 98bdb5c266222ccbd63b6f80c87e501c8033dc53b0513d300b8da50e39a207a0b69f8cd3ecc4a128dec340a1186779fedd1049c9b0a70e90d2cb3ae6ebfa4c4d
MD5 SHA1 SHA512

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networks

Path /usr/networks
Size 129KB
SHA256 2e4506802aedea2e6d53910dfb296323be6620ac08c4b799a879eace5923a7b6
MD5 fbe51695e97a45dc61967dc3241a37dc
SHA1 1ed14334b5b71783cd6ec14b8a704fe48e600cf0
SHA512 c35eab56ba59beb2ec2b362e4d1aae734fadc2d9db1d720439337dcade13ec9c7b68da9d03821efc7277abaf9bace342ff35593373e04c67327d5f7db460ad8a
SSDEEP 3072:/TNVO/QJHZcfFj4rwLQGTNO5VZLwHm7vuQTpZUyY6cot:7O/QJHZweEL/NOjCHm7FZZncI
TLSH
T16FD312ABC8FA89CEFE6A4FF5265B1D4B0EF6E1D5E5C43DA4412B008017F8256A514B4C
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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