Analysis

  • max time kernel
    138s
  • max time network
    145s
  • platform
    debian-12_mipsel
  • resource
    debian12-mipsel-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:mipselimage:debian12-mipsel-20260513-enkernel:6.1.0-17-4kc-maltalocale:en-usos:debian-12-mipselsystem
  • submitted
    13/10/2026, 02:24

General

  • Target
    mipsel.elf
  • Size 6.3MB
  • Sample261013-cvtkrsdz21
  • SHA256 1d129b9c9a6c5aad8a22a3f7cbf45da61c7eb9150f160f495bd15a0f2cd1d8af
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates/modifies Cron job 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Modifies init.d 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adds/modifies system service, likely for persistence.

  • Modifies systemd 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Reads runtime system information 9 IoCs

    Reads data from /proc virtual filesystem.

  • System Network Configuration Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Writes file to tmp directory 1 IoCs

    Malware often drops required files in the /tmp directory.

Processes

  • /tmp/mipsel.elf
    /tmp/mipsel.elf
    1⤵
    • Creates/modifies Cron job
    • Modifies init.d
    • Modifies systemd
    • Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
    • Reads runtime system information
    • System Network Configuration Discovery
    • Writes file to tmp directory
    PID:805
    • /usr/bin/crontab
      crontab -l
      2⤵
        PID:832
      • /usr/bin/crontab
        crontab /tmp/.cron
        2⤵
        • Creates/modifies Cron job
        PID:834
      • /usr/bin/systemctl
        systemctl enable bot-update.service
        2⤵
        • Reads runtime system information
        PID:838
      • /usr/bin/systemctl
        systemctl start bot-update.service
        2⤵
        • Reads runtime system information
        PID:866
      • /usr/sbin/update-rc.d
        update-rc.d system-update defaults
        2⤵
          PID:873
          • /usr/local/sbin/systemctl
            systemctl daemon-reload
            3⤵
              PID:890
            • /usr/local/bin/systemctl
              systemctl daemon-reload
              3⤵
                PID:890
              • /usr/sbin/systemctl
                systemctl daemon-reload
                3⤵
                  PID:890
                • /usr/bin/systemctl
                  systemctl daemon-reload
                  3⤵
                  • Reads runtime system information
                  PID:890
              • /usr/sbin/service
                service system-update start
                2⤵
                  PID:922
                  • /usr/bin/basename
                    basename /usr/sbin/service
                    3⤵
                      PID:923
                    • /usr/bin/basename
                      basename /usr/sbin/service
                      3⤵
                        PID:924
                      • /usr/bin/sed
                        sed -ne "s/\\.socket\\s*[a-z]*\\s*\$/.socket/p"
                        3⤵
                        • Reads runtime system information
                        PID:927
                      • /usr/bin/systemctl
                        systemctl list-unit-files --full "--type=socket"
                        3⤵
                        • Reads runtime system information
                        PID:926
                    • /usr/local/sbin/systemctl
                      systemctl start system-update.service
                      2⤵
                        PID:922
                      • /usr/local/bin/systemctl
                        systemctl start system-update.service
                        2⤵
                          PID:922
                        • /usr/sbin/systemctl
                          systemctl start system-update.service
                          2⤵
                            PID:922
                          • /usr/bin/systemctl
                            systemctl start system-update.service
                            2⤵
                            • Reads runtime system information
                            PID:922
                          • /usr/bin/crontab
                            crontab -l
                            2⤵
                              PID:940

                          Network

                                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                Downloads

                                system-update

                                • Path /etc/cron.d/system-update
                                • Size 95B
                                • SHA256 c8e6c462f706ad0dc586447c3994987716f47dd1de7034f49114af9cbd124824
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                system-update

                                • Path /etc/init.d/system-update
                                • Size 219B
                                • SHA256 477bf61f9e1fd395fed549ba499defb931b4d2ac08fd1995cae82aafe24ef466
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                bot-update.service

                                • Path /etc/systemd/system/bot-update.service
                                • Size 194B
                                • SHA256 e2e271543855504eefcce8105ef01fb452f09f9949ab7fc13b51ff4596ffc63b
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                .cron

                                • Path /tmp/.cron
                                • Size 86B
                                • SHA256 b8d421c20e7f52ffde0c79f50ac013cfede505db85f78ea4b0a3ab25262087c5
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                systemd-update

                                • Path /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-update
                                • Size 6.3MB
                                • SHA256 1d129b9c9a6c5aad8a22a3f7cbf45da61c7eb9150f160f495bd15a0f2cd1d8af
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                tmp.Hnm3l1

                                • Path /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.Hnm3l1
                                • Size 270B
                                • SHA256 4a612e5e671d4c0180a1c43740fae56630307f750fc177b145c055945eb86225
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH