Concrete signature match: Backdoor - Provides unauthorized remote access for Linux platform, family Mirai
This detection identifies a variant of the Mirai botnet malware, a backdoor specifically targeting Linux systems. Once infected, a device becomes part of a larger botnet used to conduct Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. The presence of this file indicates a compromised system or that the file is staged for an attack.
No specific strings found for this threat
rule Backdoor_Linux_Mirai_DR_2147850539_0
{
meta:
author = "threatcheck.sh"
detection_name = "Backdoor:Linux/Mirai.DR!MTB"
threat_id = "2147850539"
type = "Backdoor"
platform = "Linux: Linux platform"
family = "Mirai"
severity = "Critical"
info = "MTB: Microsoft Threat Behavior"
signature_type = "SIGNATURE_TYPE_ELFHSTR_EXT"
threshold = "1"
strings_accuracy = "High"
strings:
$x_1_1 = "oob,6-3#+Tjmgltp#MW#23-38#TLT57*#BssofTfaHjw,604-05#+HKWNO/#ojhf#Df`hl*#" ascii //weight: 1
condition:
(filesize < 20MB) and
(all of ($x*))
}f8d4b65199ab50701269e3ee39195b5334f3507b16eda661c9a488977636f589cf6b5a6a4a4e74aeccad61bb7e367d816d247c7f0a5f4ddbb7e4c519328843e8640b1b5ba4c58f149d995010a81d6970f6239cf1d9e8fb0a27901b14e89e28072c91018d224e5b3abf9339b4cda821e370cb193481fea2a7cf78a44186f5a1e9a85c6a42523fb3c3db44bb5765ff4a708974019829e8cdf37b8dabd011545749Immediately isolate the affected machine from the network. Remove the detected file and perform a full system scan with updated antivirus definitions. If the file is within a WSL instance, investigate that environment for compromise; if it is on a network share, find and investigate the source Linux machine. Change all credentials on affected systems.