Overview

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Static

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manta.armv6l.elf

debian-12-armhf

6

Analysis

  • max time kernel
    7s
  • max time network
    138s
  • platform
    debian-12_armhf
  • resource
    debian12-armhf-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:armhfimage:debian12-armhf-20260513-enkernel:6.1.0-17-armmp-lpaelocale:en-usos:debian-12-armhfsystem
  • submitted
    03/10/2026, 17:20

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General

  • Target
    manta.armv6l.elf
  • Size 236KB
  • Sample261003-vwkncstblh
  • SHA256 42a687253a41984e499b93163cb334388be2b603758f652d6a772090af0e1b8b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
6/10
defense_evasiondiscoveryexecutionpersistenceprivilege_escalation

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates/modifies Cron job 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

    executionpersistenceprivilege_escalation
  • Creates/modifies environment variables 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Creating/modifying environment variables is a common persistence mechanism.

    persistenceprivilege_escalationdefense_evasion
  • Modifies init.d 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adds/modifies system service, likely for persistence.

    persistence
  • Modifies rc script 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adding/modifying system rc scripts is a common persistence mechanism.

    persistence
  • Modifies systemd 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

    persistenceprivilege_escalation
  • Write file to user bin folder 1 IoCs
    persistence
  • Modifies Bash startup script 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
    persistence
  • Changes its process name 2 IoCs
  • Reads runtime system information 5 IoCs

    Reads data from /proc virtual filesystem.

    discovery
  • 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 1 IoCs

    Malware often drops required files in the /tmp directory.

Processes

  • /tmp/manta.armv6l.elf
    /tmp/manta.armv6l.elf
    1⤵
    • Creates/modifies Cron job
    • Creates/modifies environment variables
    • Modifies init.d
    • Modifies rc script
    • Modifies systemd
    • Write file to user bin folder
    • Modifies Bash startup script
    • Changes its process name
    • Writes file to shm directory
    • Writes file to tmp directory
    PID:789
    • /bin/sh
      sh -c "systemctl daemon-reload 2>/dev/null; systemctl enable manta.service 2>/dev/null; systemctl start manta.service 2>/dev/null"
      2⤵
        PID:803
        • /usr/bin/systemctl
          systemctl daemon-reload
          3⤵
          • Reads runtime system information
          PID:804
        • /usr/bin/systemctl
          systemctl enable manta.service
          3⤵
          • Changes its process name
          • Reads runtime system information
          PID:827
          • /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install
            /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install enable manta
            4⤵
              PID:828
              • /usr/bin/getopt
                getopt -o r: --long root: -- enable manta
                5⤵
                  PID:829
                • /usr/sbin/update-rc.d
                  /usr/sbin/update-rc.d manta defaults
                  5⤵
                    PID:830
                    • /usr/local/sbin/systemctl
                      systemctl daemon-reload
                      6⤵
                        PID:831
                      • /usr/local/bin/systemctl
                        systemctl daemon-reload
                        6⤵
                          PID:831
                        • /usr/sbin/systemctl
                          systemctl daemon-reload
                          6⤵
                            PID:831
                          • /usr/bin/systemctl
                            systemctl daemon-reload
                            6⤵
                            • Reads runtime system information
                            PID:831
                        • /usr/sbin/update-rc.d
                          /usr/sbin/update-rc.d manta enable
                          5⤵
                            PID:849
                      • /usr/bin/systemctl
                        systemctl start manta.service
                        3⤵
                        • Reads runtime system information
                        PID:850

                  Network

                        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

                        Reconnaissance

                        Resource Development

                        Initial Access

                        Execution

                        Scheduled Task/Job

                        1
                        T1053

                        Cron

                        1
                        T1053.003

                        Persistence

                        Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

                        4
                        T1547

                        XDG Autostart Entries

                        1
                        T1547.013

                        Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts

                        2
                        T1037

                        RC Scripts

                        2
                        T1037.004

                        Create or Modify System Process

                        1
                        T1543

                        Systemd Service

                        1
                        T1543.002

                        Event Triggered Execution

                        1
                        T1546

                        Unix Shell Configuration Modification

                        1
                        T1546.004

                        Hijack Execution Flow

                        1
                        T1574

                        Path Interception by PATH Environment Variable

                        1
                        T1574.007

                        Scheduled Task/Job

                        1
                        T1053

                        Cron

                        1
                        T1053.003

                        Privilege Escalation

                        Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

                        4
                        T1547

                        XDG Autostart Entries

                        1
                        T1547.013

                        Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts

                        2
                        T1037

                        RC Scripts

                        2
                        T1037.004

                        Create or Modify System Process

                        1
                        T1543

                        Systemd Service

                        1
                        T1543.002

                        Event Triggered Execution

                        1
                        T1546

                        Unix Shell Configuration Modification

                        1
                        T1546.004

                        Hijack Execution Flow

                        1
                        T1574

                        Path Interception by PATH Environment Variable

                        1
                        T1574.007

                        Scheduled Task/Job

                        1
                        T1053

                        Cron

                        1
                        T1053.003

                        Defense Evasion

                        Hijack Execution Flow

                        1
                        T1574

                        Path Interception by PATH Environment Variable

                        1
                        T1574.007

                        Credential Access

                        Discovery

                        Lateral Movement

                        Collection

                        Command and Control

                        Exfiltration

                        Impact

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                        Downloads

                        manta
                        • Path /etc/cron.d/manta
                        • Size 55B
                        • SHA256 578f2be7115a3c8cdeac0ba77908ca377d6d20d4fc43b6d71eb9c82a5032dccd
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                        manta
                        • Path /etc/init.d/manta
                        • Size 52B
                        • SHA256 df2873fe1d8d9ba9c5e8c2692cb61c5e862772143d57850af40eb72dc166b0bb
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                        rc.local
                        • Path /etc/rc.local
                        • Size 33B
                        • SHA256 305ecbdf8aa90cee44b58ca18adb4224b1ad8376b64fdc6527825ae67504224f
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                        manta.service
                        • Path /etc/systemd/system/manta.service
                        • Size 159B
                        • SHA256 d32f877031734ef18fd1585c231002644732f783d5ea37203ba50fe6dfbb5068
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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                        .manta
                        • Path /tmp/.manta
                        • Size 236KB
                        • SHA256 42a687253a41984e499b93163cb334388be2b603758f652d6a772090af0e1b8b
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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