Concrete signature match: Backdoor - Provides unauthorized remote access for Linux platform, family Mirai
This detection identifies a backdoor from the Mirai malware family on a Linux system, likely within the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). The malware adds the compromised host to a botnet, which then scans for other vulnerable systems and participates in large-scale DDoS attacks.
No specific strings found for this threat
rule Backdoor_Linux_Mirai_FS_2147906074_0
{
meta:
author = "threatcheck.sh"
detection_name = "Backdoor:Linux/Mirai.FS!MTB"
threat_id = "2147906074"
type = "Backdoor"
platform = "Linux: Linux platform"
family = "Mirai"
severity = "Critical"
info = "MTB: Microsoft Threat Behavior"
signature_type = "SIGNATURE_TYPE_ELFHSTR_EXT"
threshold = "2"
strings_accuracy = "Low"
strings:
$x_1_1 = {95 31 20 08 9a 10 40 0d 99 36 20 08 92 53 40 1a 91 40 00 00 85 3e a0 1f 96 82 40 0a 82 5b 00 1a 84 58 80 0d 82 00 40 02 ?? 00 40 08 03 00 3f ff 94 42 20 00 82 10 63 ff 80 a2 80 01} //weight: 1, accuracy: Low
$x_1_2 = {d4 22 60 08 80 a2 a0 00 02 ?? ?? ?? d6 22 60 04 10 ?? ?? ?? d2 22 a0 04 d2 22 00 00} //weight: 1, accuracy: Low
condition:
(filesize < 20MB) and
(all of ($x*))
}9556672eaf1573720fe806ce034899a820d1eb9799fae9733e8673c639c214da1bbc2546e4dbd1b9c37d32ad43a8d81f3a077d01141aae13f77aa334709c9f2a8e34051509727e85abb11d3bf90891b24948de11759fe3302ef5bf915d7ce7e37c5873069caf360023e37be06ffa9fbe52cb4d55f626b98a3ef32cae934b4376fc5f410ff368910037e8ca73cd9024694eea4083af51990892a44b57938c6bf5Isolate the host from the network. Investigate running processes within any Linux environments (WSL, containers) to identify and terminate the threat. Remove the associated malware files and change all credentials to strong, unique passwords to prevent reinfection.