Analysis

  • max time kernel
    1s
  • max time network
    132s
  • platform
    ubuntu-18.04_amd64
  • resource
    ubuntu1804-amd64-20261019-en
  • resource tags

    arch:amd64arch:i386image:ubuntu1804-amd64-20261019-enkernel:4.15.0-213-genericlocale:en-usos:ubuntu-18.04-amd64system
  • submitted
    29/10/2026, 22:50

General

  • Target
    Meltype-linux/uninstall.sh
  • Size 1KB
  • Sample261029-2sl6cagy2p
  • SHA256 467997e06760bdb3eb3506acd4ddb2adf140e7c59f710d01e948689af17512d1
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Sudo and Sudo Caching 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Abuse sudo or cached sudo credentials to execute code.

  • Enumerates running processes

    Discovers information about currently running processes on the system

  • Changes its process name 2 IoCs
  • Reads CPU attributes 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Reads runtime system information 64 IoCs

    Reads data from /proc virtual filesystem.

Processes

  • /tmp/Meltype-linux/uninstall.sh
    /tmp/Meltype-linux/uninstall.sh
    1⤵
      PID:1535
      • /usr/bin/sudo
        sudo rm -f /usr/share/ibus/component/meltype.xml
        2⤵
        • Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Sudo and Sudo Caching
        • Reads runtime system information
        PID:1536
        • /bin/rm
          rm -f /usr/share/ibus/component/meltype.xml
          3⤵
            PID:1537
        • /usr/bin/sudo
          sudo rm -f /usr/share/fcitx5/addon/meltype.conf /usr/share/fcitx5/inputmethod/meltype.conf
          2⤵
          • Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Sudo and Sudo Caching
          PID:1538
          • /bin/rm
            rm -f /usr/share/fcitx5/addon/meltype.conf /usr/share/fcitx5/inputmethod/meltype.conf
            3⤵
              PID:1539
          • /usr/bin/xargs
            xargs -r sudo rm -f
            2⤵
            • Reads runtime system information
            PID:1541
          • /usr/bin/find
            find /usr/lib /usr/lib64 -name meltype.so -path "*fcitx5*"
            2⤵
              PID:1542
            • /usr/bin/pgrep
              pgrep -x fcitx5
              2⤵
              • Reads CPU attributes
              • Reads runtime system information
              PID:1547
            • /usr/bin/sudo
              sudo rm -rf /opt/meltype
              2⤵
              • Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Sudo and Sudo Caching
              PID:1548
              • /bin/rm
                rm -rf /opt/meltype
                3⤵
                  PID:1549
              • /usr/bin/pkill
                pkill -f ibus-engine-meltype
                2⤵
                • Reads CPU attributes
                • Reads runtime system information
                PID:1550
              • /usr/bin/ibus
                ibus write-cache
                2⤵
                  PID:1551
                  • /usr/lib/ibus/ibus-engine-table
                    /usr/lib/ibus/ibus-engine-table --xml
                    3⤵
                      PID:1552
                    • /usr/bin/python3
                      /usr/bin/python3 /usr/share/ibus-table/engine/main.py --xml
                      3⤵
                      • Reads runtime system information
                      PID:1552
                      • /sbin/ldconfig
                        /sbin/ldconfig -p
                        4⤵
                          PID:1553
                        • /sbin/ldconfig.real
                          /sbin/ldconfig.real -p
                          4⤵
                            PID:1553
                      • /usr/bin/ibus
                        ibus restart
                        2⤵
                        • Changes its process name
                        PID:1554

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