General
- Target zxcrAretard.x86_64
- Size 3.7MB
- Sample260709-pg3mqsh16r
- SHA256 f12c6b938993cd6dc4a793c209aabe140202164615acd82eec7a11ff390bc071
- MD5 1f20cc44056395c837cf9a7211b09c04
- SHA1 c8888b8024177e495f4324987305a31c3dfab9d4
- SHA512 f74357bf3eb0d228323ad329926cb24d3f7332233347336f7710cee5dd62768c86b6d918695c50114b7d295fa246b36469548a948a0ecde473c277792d89cdda
- SSDEEP 98304:7/8cuFHv0llO7db94r0EXHKDNuuZtrO4T4Iw/u7P/xVZ9:70cu9vml4pc0RhrOJIw/e/b/
- TLSH T1C50633C9914043D0A0FB40A8DFE3E8D850D65DB64D036672D99F0A6F57AF2A53239F8B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
zxcrAretard.x86_64
Resource
ubuntu1804-amd64-20260513-en
Malware Config
Targets
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- Target zxcrAretard.x86_64
- Size 3.7MB
- SHA256 f12c6b938993cd6dc4a793c209aabe140202164615acd82eec7a11ff390bc071
- MD5 1f20cc44056395c837cf9a7211b09c04
- SHA1 c8888b8024177e495f4324987305a31c3dfab9d4
- SHA512 f74357bf3eb0d228323ad329926cb24d3f7332233347336f7710cee5dd62768c86b6d918695c50114b7d295fa246b36469548a948a0ecde473c277792d89cdda
- SSDEEP 98304:7/8cuFHv0llO7db94r0EXHKDNuuZtrO4T4Iw/u7P/xVZ9:70cu9vml4pc0RhrOJIw/e/b/
- TLSH T1C50633C9914043D0A0FB40A8DFE3E8D850D65DB64D036672D99F0A6F57AF2A53239F8B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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Modifies password files for system users/ groups
Modifies files storing password hashes of existing users/ groups, likely to grant additional privileges.
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Deletes itself
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Deletes system logs
Deletes log file which contains global system messages. Adversaries may delete system logs to minimize their footprint.
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OS Credential Dumping
Adversaries may attempt to dump credentials to use it in password cracking.
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Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Sudo and Sudo Caching
Abuse sudo or cached sudo credentials to execute code.
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Adds a user to the system
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Creates/modifies environment variables
Creating/modifying environment variables is a common persistence mechanism.
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Enumerates running processes
Discovers information about currently running processes on the system
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Modifies Bash startup script
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Event Triggered Execution
1Unix Shell Configuration Modification
1Hijack Execution Flow
1Path Interception by PATH Environment Variable
1Modify Authentication Process
1Pluggable Authentication Modules
1Privilege Escalation
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
1Sudo and Sudo Caching
1Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Event Triggered Execution
1Unix Shell Configuration Modification
1Hijack Execution Flow
1Path Interception by PATH Environment Variable
1Defense Evasion
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
1Sudo and Sudo Caching
1Hijack Execution Flow
1Path Interception by PATH Environment Variable
1Indicator Removal
4Clear Linux or Mac System Logs
4Modify Authentication Process
1Pluggable Authentication Modules
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