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Database Entry
Threat unknown
Vendor detections: 6
| SHA256 hash: | 54f59fc1533f73f13f8dffa5657aa073e182636f0db77abe0853586b6e147cf9 |
|---|---|
| SHA3-384 hash: | 1e6d38006f5a70d0990c5c70f337aebabad19c814b41373b9fa1fb91d8115a2b8d8932f034aee5ea7dc0f6cf328febb9 |
| SHA1 hash: | cce4af07b298a897b82d9b1169af2ee823452577 |
| MD5 hash: | 7f6788c58535a3a005a2a8adf7579ed4 |
| humanhash: | bakerloo-ceiling-bakerloo-nebraska |
| File name: | hxwdesw.i686 |
| Download: | download sample |
| File size: | 1'137'231 bytes |
| First seen: | 2026-05-22 00:51:47 UTC |
| Last seen: | Never |
| File type: | elf |
| MIME type: | application/x-executable |
| ssdeep | 24576:DY+nnakIcZYErTECJQiLQDUKELpZIBrXOmkZclkW0RcjVTkcywmxwaeJ:DY+nakIcZkCREFELpZmrXOmkul4QV1y4 |
| TLSH | T11C350119EA1182B9D4B7A4B1130FD376C924A63461238D8BFF5E4D54A23E7C0AF2D367 |
| telfhash | t1e7226ab23ead09e9b3c0ad45c34e6b12fe0ad7b7595431f600f379a532e2a429d71835 |
| TrID | 50.1% (.) ELF Executable and Linkable format (Linux) (4022/12) 49.8% (.O) ELF Executable and Linkable format (generic) (4000/1) |
| Magika | elf |
| Reporter |  abuse_ch |
| Tags: | elf |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
51
Origin country :
DEVendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Behaviour
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Changes access rights for a file
Deleting a recently created file
Creating a process from a recently created file
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Launching a process
Creating a file
Sends data to a server
Sets a written file as executable
Receives data from a server
Connection attempt
Changes access rights for a written file
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Substitutes an application name
Deletes a system binary file
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Traces processes
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade rust
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-05-21T22:12:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-05-23T19:00:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
Verdict:
Unknown
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
64 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence
Sample deletes itself
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Spawns processes using file descriptor names (likely to hide the executable path or fileless malware)
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
7/10
Tags:
credential_access defense_evasion discovery execution linux persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Reads process memory
Creates/modifies Cron job
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Reads MAC address of network interface
Deletes itself
Runs EXE from memory
Traces itself
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.20
YARA Signatures
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| Rule name: | ProgramLanguage_Rust |
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| Author: | albertzsigovits |
| Description: | Application written in Rust programming language |
| Rule name: | TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE |
|---|---|
| Author: | CYFARE |
| Description: | Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026 |
| Reference: | https://cyfare.net/ |
File information
The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.
Web download
elf 54f59fc1533f73f13f8dffa5657aa073e182636f0db77abe0853586b6e147cf9
(this sample)
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
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