Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
147s - platform
ubuntu-18.04_amd64 - resource
ubuntu1804-amd64-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:amd64arch:i386image:ubuntu1804-amd64-20260513-enkernel:4.15.0-213-genericlocale:en-usos:ubuntu-18.04-amd64system - submitted
06/08/2026, 01:27
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
putita.x86.elf
Resource
ubuntu1804-amd64-20260513-en
General
- Target putita.x86.elf
- Size 141KB
- Sample260806-bvbvaa1apg
- SHA256 424b4e38d6f73cc6f7c45b03d604e0d921ac815dfb88e0e492a15a4fe535d9f3
- MD5 8c7915c5481e6e8a699d09ce5debc26f
- SHA1 b572807cadf0b7e51a1a1641fe4ef3c63e18dc60
- SHA512 afcc3ddfcfde99307b3ad334b610ffe14965a0ce47d7daa8f01b4d11015aa6b0c13f3fdaf0bfd7a7ba4c7560788071de74fa804e4c075aba6eb9da9bd210769e
- SSDEEP 3072:LuTrgfFTj555orwyFEjHBaUzU9LWIESXUHw:grgtTL51bTzmLeSE
- TLSH T1D6E35B49FA4BC0F0D6C344F1052BABAA9A77D9212273F1A1FF563776F8B1302258526C
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Deletes itself 1 IoCs
pid Process 1466 putita.x86.elf - Creates/modifies Cron job 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Cron allows running tasks on a schedule, and is commonly used for malware persistence.
description ioc Process File opened for modification /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.SjryGX crontab - Creates/modifies environment variables 1 TTPs 8 IoCs
Creating/modifying environment variables is a common persistence mechanism.
description ioc Process File opened for modification /home/pi/.bashrc putita.x86.elf File opened for modification /home/pi/.profile putita.x86.elf File opened for modification /root/.bashrc putita.x86.elf File opened for modification /root/.profile putita.x86.elf File opened for modification /etc/profile putita.x86.elf File opened for modification /etc/bash.bashrc putita.x86.elf File opened for modification /home/admin/.bashrc putita.x86.elf File opened for modification /home/admin/.profile putita.x86.elf -
description ioc Process File opened for modification /etc/init.d/kworker-helper putita.x86.elf - Modifies rc script 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Adding/modifying system rc scripts is a common persistence mechanism.
description ioc Process File opened for modification /etc/rc.local putita.x86.elf - Modifies systemd 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Adds/ modifies systemd service files. Likely to achieve persistence.
description ioc Process File opened for modification /etc/systemd/system/kworker-helper.service putita.x86.elf - Modifies Bash startup script 2 TTPs 8 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification /home/admin/.profile putita.x86.elf File opened for modification /home/pi/.bashrc putita.x86.elf File opened for modification /home/pi/.profile putita.x86.elf File opened for modification /root/.bashrc putita.x86.elf File opened for modification /root/.profile putita.x86.elf File opened for modification /etc/profile putita.x86.elf File opened for modification /etc/bash.bashrc putita.x86.elf File opened for modification /home/admin/.bashrc putita.x86.elf - Changes its process name 1 IoCs
description pid Process Changes the process name, possibly in an attempt to hide itself 1466 putita.x86.elf
Processes
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/tmp/putita.x86.elf/tmp/putita.x86.elf1⤵
- Deletes itself
- Creates/modifies environment variables
- Modifies init.d
- Modifies rc script
- Modifies systemd
- Modifies Bash startup script
- Changes its process name
PID:1466 -
/bin/shsh -c "crontab -l 2>/dev/null"2⤵PID:1467
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/usr/bin/crontabcrontab -l3⤵PID:1468
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/bin/shsh -c "(crontab -l 2>/dev/null; echo '@reboot /usr/lib/kworker-helper') | crontab - 2>/dev/null"2⤵PID:1469
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/usr/bin/crontabcrontab -3⤵
- Creates/modifies Cron job
PID:1471
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/usr/bin/crontabcrontab -l3⤵PID:1472
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/usr/bin/chattrchattr +i /etc/init.d/kworker-helper1⤵PID:1475
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/usr/bin/chattrchattr +i /etc/systemd/system/kworker-helper.service1⤵PID:1474
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/usr/bin/chattrchattr +i /usr/lib/kworker-helper1⤵PID:1473
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/bin/busyboxchattr +i /etc/init.d/kworker-helper1⤵PID:1478
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/bin/busyboxchattr +i /usr/lib/kworker-helper1⤵PID:1476
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/bin/busyboxchattr +i /etc/systemd/system/kworker-helper.service1⤵PID:1477
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
4XDG Autostart Entries
1Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts
2RC Scripts
2Create or Modify System Process
1Systemd Service
1Event Triggered Execution
1Unix Shell Configuration Modification
1Hijack Execution Flow
1Path Interception by PATH Environment Variable
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Cron
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
4XDG Autostart Entries
1Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts
2RC Scripts
2Create or Modify System Process
1Systemd Service
1Event Triggered Execution
1Unix Shell Configuration Modification
1Hijack Execution Flow
1Path Interception by PATH Environment Variable
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Cron
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
- Path /etc/init.d/kworker-helper
- Size 379B
- SHA256 daeb1a39fa3bf6fad15573d3aba269ac40fd43532bb487be2ed13453756cbe50
- MD5 c38d603241c783cc32e445061d3c1a14
- SHA1 65ec284d9c12bff79813b2f164900351e12512ac
- SHA512 54eedceecdb7fb3a56d9187df635e48654933657309b6e6fd0dc23c29850668278e88e21e046e83c91c1e81c0ce14236c8bdcfe09bab01dd820999c4c95c5f93
- TLSH T153E0D892164D7B3E1E0500B1DA04E7C5D8428D09622AE426B04C17E35BAB747D8755AC
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path /etc/systemd/system/kworker-helper.service
- Size 190B
- SHA256 dcc492c83b938187ae12ae6df39f2350a98bb80761d79aa3ad4f29fa9a371c07
- MD5 ed6dfe7a7cad02f20eabc83ecc6e2563
- SHA1 b160b2a13238257fe4c233118f5152e38a8297d3
- SHA512 8ee7d7d57e9976b9d75bf37739ecdff2c1c003ea0d5e42d979b72dd64e1b424bb5b71d4d7a37c712fa13d9fc9c62156902a5c324007159b75a9e691d27d80be0
- TLSH T155C02232170120E0D80F39F24E97AB008D100A0487CEF0200BC0104B44E2A824431EA9
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path /root/.ashrc
- Size 61B
- SHA256 30fc62ecc4fde897502efdd4821bd14c60694b758b6664f4044cfd48ca3a2efb
- MD5 7ba24613596abdadc60214554a375aed
- SHA1 b83e4b71eaa248f3849936053713453e3c7c3943
- SHA512 1930e566a15a91af54614d2b291dcacb4ad7a942dcfd1d301cd2c439139d79691688586df8d6ce294f0b292092b9e0d9a2146a8f30929bf102794520390170cc
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path /usr/lib/kworker-helper
- Size 141KB
- SHA256 424b4e38d6f73cc6f7c45b03d604e0d921ac815dfb88e0e492a15a4fe535d9f3
- MD5 8c7915c5481e6e8a699d09ce5debc26f
- SHA1 b572807cadf0b7e51a1a1641fe4ef3c63e18dc60
- SHA512 afcc3ddfcfde99307b3ad334b610ffe14965a0ce47d7daa8f01b4d11015aa6b0c13f3fdaf0bfd7a7ba4c7560788071de74fa804e4c075aba6eb9da9bd210769e
- SSDEEP 3072:LuTrgfFTj555orwyFEjHBaUzU9LWIESXUHw:grgtTL51bTzmLeSE
- TLSH T1D6E35B49FA4BC0F0D6C344F1052BABAA9A77D9212273F1A1FF563776F8B1302258526C
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.SjryGX
- Size 207B
- SHA256 29980b596e0d4d05e5064fdafaea98e7ee10c1e20a7e6f938c932c6cf2699b59
- MD5 28bd0c9e36645e37df4c1b352829576c
- SHA1 9548020d1906f8142d2d7bfc4ff454cb5098f411
- SHA512 74e7c1ee38c9932d751560c81fea527925edc0dc57a49482ea15cca9f84c2a13f3b322762edbbb07299fe41f1db9acc2b7e7958dc9585c284668044ffcfbf87e
- TLSH T1F2D0222CBF202630ED042B86201E0B1DECD1E8ACC049AE50E29C206583036C89EE1872
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH