Analysis

  • max time kernel
    131s
  • max time network
    152s
  • 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
    22/10/2026, 18:19

General

  • Target
    manta.armv5l
  • Size 1.3MB
  • Sample261022-wydhhaww7p
  • SHA256 7e94feb9c18ef4bec822a5919dc9db603656cf42532742b91be0db25eb4d4f80
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Outbound SSH connection to public host 2 TTPs 64 IoCs

    SSH is used for remote access. This may indicate SSH host discovery, encrypted C2 traffic, or data exfiltration.

  • Creates/modifies Cron job 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Creates/modifies environment variables 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Creating/modifying environment variables is a common persistence mechanism.

  • 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 init.d 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adds/modifies system service, likely for persistence.

  • Modifies rc script 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Modifies systemd 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Write file to user bin folder 1 IoCs
  • Modifies Bash startup script 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Changes its process name 3 IoCs
  • Reads system network configuration 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Uses contents of /proc filesystem to enumerate network settings.

  • 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 1 IoCs

    Malware often drops required files in the /tmp directory.

Processes

  • /tmp/manta.armv5l
    /tmp/manta.armv5l
    1⤵
    • Creates/modifies Cron job
    • Creates/modifies environment variables
    • Enumerates active TCP sockets
    • Modifies init.d
    • Modifies rc script
    • Modifies systemd
    • Write file to user bin folder
    • Modifies Bash startup script
    • Changes its process name
    • Reads system network configuration
    • Reads runtime system information
    • Writes file to shm directory
    • Writes file to tmp directory
    PID:781
    • /bin/sh
      sh -c -- "systemctl daemon-reload 2>/dev/null; systemctl enable manta.service 2>/dev/null"
      2⤵
        PID:801
        • /usr/bin/systemctl
          systemctl daemon-reload
          3⤵
          • Reads runtime system information
          PID:802
        • /usr/bin/systemctl
          systemctl enable manta.service
          3⤵
          • Changes its process name
          • Reads runtime system information
          PID:822
          • /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install
            /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install enable manta
            4⤵
              PID:823
              • /usr/bin/getopt
                getopt -o r: --long root: -- enable manta
                5⤵
                  PID:824
                • /usr/sbin/update-rc.d
                  /usr/sbin/update-rc.d manta defaults
                  5⤵
                    PID:825
                    • /usr/local/sbin/systemctl
                      systemctl daemon-reload
                      6⤵
                        PID:826
                      • /usr/local/bin/systemctl
                        systemctl daemon-reload
                        6⤵
                          PID:826
                        • /usr/sbin/systemctl
                          systemctl daemon-reload
                          6⤵
                            PID:826
                          • /usr/bin/systemctl
                            systemctl daemon-reload
                            6⤵
                            • Reads runtime system information
                            PID:826
                        • /usr/sbin/update-rc.d
                          /usr/sbin/update-rc.d manta enable
                          5⤵
                            PID:844
                            • /usr/local/sbin/systemctl
                              systemctl daemon-reload
                              6⤵
                                PID:845
                              • /usr/local/bin/systemctl
                                systemctl daemon-reload
                                6⤵
                                  PID:845
                                • /usr/sbin/systemctl
                                  systemctl daemon-reload
                                  6⤵
                                    PID:845
                                  • /usr/bin/systemctl
                                    systemctl daemon-reload
                                    6⤵
                                      PID:845

                          Network

                                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                Downloads

                                manta

                                • Path /etc/cron.d/manta
                                • Size 55B
                                • SHA256 578f2be7115a3c8cdeac0ba77908ca377d6d20d4fc43b6d71eb9c82a5032dccd
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                manta

                                • Path /etc/init.d/manta
                                • Size 255B
                                • SHA256 5dc4ce9efdaf5320fb385c5c991234cc60378975f84bf4cc9a5cdc76c8ce1dfe
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                rc.local

                                • Path /etc/rc.local
                                • Size 33B
                                • SHA256 305ecbdf8aa90cee44b58ca18adb4224b1ad8376b64fdc6527825ae67504224f
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                manta.service

                                • Path /etc/systemd/system/manta.service
                                • Size 195B
                                • SHA256 2790c9a3f7052b36cd5870af8b81029216c25c876c09e8149225370458c41995
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                .manta

                                • Path /tmp/.manta
                                • Size 1.3MB
                                • SHA256 7e94feb9c18ef4bec822a5919dc9db603656cf42532742b91be0db25eb4d4f80
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH