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Database Entry



Tsunami


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: c3e21ea3e7ef0cd54bc3b09bde350f97e917b2da84c72c7dc3de9676a83ef934
SHA3-384 hash: 6b3d4229cae261e9484951ee4fe9e258591f5271008ba51d205b2a12ae3a94a09e96c0ac2e1bef56fb35e505672a4a3b
SHA1 hash: d1b5c4b898355261c6612376959de3247a02571f
MD5 hash: 1822c35e53df7d1f9c07ee5b588fc38a
humanhash: fourteen-spaghetti-mars-oranges
File name:pty4
Download: download sample
Signature Tsunami
File size:44'972 bytes
First seen:2026-06-04 13:52:35 UTC
Last seen:2026-06-05 04:57:01 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:OIkvhd+xT8f2HeAr5+BrnMFLu/WoIvkCnutEJ2OKf8RE79A+tKjgVtCHmVXljc:XGy58ULujgutEqr7qljQtCHm5lA
TLSH T1F51302924574D477F58BB8E664C06DDBF371B4900FEDBAC522212C9B65361B406BCCE4
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 Tsunami

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
51
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Creating a file
Launching a process
Opens a port
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
DNS request
Changes access rights for a written file
Locks files
Deleting a recently created file
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files to set up autorun
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
custom
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
2
Number of processes launched:
3
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=6b299b0d-1700-0000-553f-1507ab0d0000 pid=3499 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=763b7a11-1700-0000-553f-1507b00d0000 pid=3504 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=6b299b0d-1700-0000-553f-1507ab0d0000 pid=3499->guuid=763b7a11-1700-0000-553f-1507b00d0000 pid=3504 execve guuid=969b8412-1700-0000-553f-1507b30d0000 pid=3507 /usr/bin/dash guuid=763b7a11-1700-0000-553f-1507b00d0000 pid=3504->guuid=969b8412-1700-0000-553f-1507b30d0000 pid=3507 execve guuid=3722e114-1700-0000-553f-1507ba0d0000 pid=3514 /usr/bin/dash guuid=763b7a11-1700-0000-553f-1507b00d0000 pid=3504->guuid=3722e114-1700-0000-553f-1507ba0d0000 pid=3514 execve guuid=8da1ce16-1700-0000-553f-1507c20d0000 pid=3522 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=763b7a11-1700-0000-553f-1507b00d0000 pid=3504->guuid=8da1ce16-1700-0000-553f-1507c20d0000 pid=3522 clone guuid=3c61d416-1700-0000-553f-1507c30d0000 pid=3523 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=763b7a11-1700-0000-553f-1507b00d0000 pid=3504->guuid=3c61d416-1700-0000-553f-1507c30d0000 pid=3523 clone guuid=21c8dd16-1700-0000-553f-1507c40d0000 pid=3524 /usr/bin/dash guuid=763b7a11-1700-0000-553f-1507b00d0000 pid=3504->guuid=21c8dd16-1700-0000-553f-1507c40d0000 pid=3524 execve guuid=2ff1fa17-1700-0000-553f-1507ca0d0000 pid=3530 /usr/bin/dash write-config guuid=763b7a11-1700-0000-553f-1507b00d0000 pid=3504->guuid=2ff1fa17-1700-0000-553f-1507ca0d0000 pid=3530 execve guuid=a6324618-1700-0000-553f-1507cc0d0000 pid=3532 /usr/bin/dash guuid=763b7a11-1700-0000-553f-1507b00d0000 pid=3504->guuid=a6324618-1700-0000-553f-1507cc0d0000 pid=3532 execve guuid=32acdb18-1700-0000-553f-1507d00d0000 pid=3536 /usr/bin/dash guuid=763b7a11-1700-0000-553f-1507b00d0000 pid=3504->guuid=32acdb18-1700-0000-553f-1507d00d0000 pid=3536 execve guuid=72657119-1700-0000-553f-1507d20d0000 pid=3538 /usr/bin/dash guuid=763b7a11-1700-0000-553f-1507b00d0000 pid=3504->guuid=72657119-1700-0000-553f-1507d20d0000 pid=3538 execve guuid=eb5a6b1a-1700-0000-553f-1507d50d0000 pid=3541 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=763b7a11-1700-0000-553f-1507b00d0000 pid=3504->guuid=eb5a6b1a-1700-0000-553f-1507d50d0000 pid=3541 clone guuid=b59f761a-1700-0000-553f-1507d60d0000 pid=3542 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data zombie guuid=763b7a11-1700-0000-553f-1507b00d0000 pid=3504->guuid=b59f761a-1700-0000-553f-1507d60d0000 pid=3542 clone guuid=3569cb12-1700-0000-553f-1507b40d0000 pid=3508 /usr/sbin/killall5 guuid=969b8412-1700-0000-553f-1507b30d0000 pid=3507->guuid=3569cb12-1700-0000-553f-1507b40d0000 pid=3508 execve guuid=4d4a1815-1700-0000-553f-1507bb0d0000 pid=3515 /usr/sbin/killall5 guuid=3722e114-1700-0000-553f-1507ba0d0000 pid=3514->guuid=4d4a1815-1700-0000-553f-1507bb0d0000 pid=3515 execve guuid=87a22217-1700-0000-553f-1507c60d0000 pid=3526 /usr/bin/cat guuid=21c8dd16-1700-0000-553f-1507c40d0000 pid=3524->guuid=87a22217-1700-0000-553f-1507c60d0000 pid=3526 execve guuid=f4c52a17-1700-0000-553f-1507c70d0000 pid=3527 /usr/bin/grep guuid=21c8dd16-1700-0000-553f-1507c40d0000 pid=3524->guuid=f4c52a17-1700-0000-553f-1507c70d0000 pid=3527 execve guuid=ee727f18-1700-0000-553f-1507ce0d0000 pid=3534 /usr/bin/cat guuid=a6324618-1700-0000-553f-1507cc0d0000 pid=3532->guuid=ee727f18-1700-0000-553f-1507ce0d0000 pid=3534 execve guuid=74bc1119-1700-0000-553f-1507d10d0000 pid=3537 /usr/bin/rm delete-file guuid=32acdb18-1700-0000-553f-1507d00d0000 pid=3536->guuid=74bc1119-1700-0000-553f-1507d10d0000 pid=3537 execve guuid=1588ca19-1700-0000-553f-1507d40d0000 pid=3540 /usr/bin/touch guuid=72657119-1700-0000-553f-1507d20d0000 pid=3538->guuid=1588ca19-1700-0000-553f-1507d40d0000 pid=3540 execve guuid=d988341b-1700-0000-553f-1507d80d0000 pid=3544 /usr/bin/dash guuid=eb5a6b1a-1700-0000-553f-1507d50d0000 pid=3541->guuid=d988341b-1700-0000-553f-1507d80d0000 pid=3544 execve guuid=070cd81c-1700-0000-553f-1507df0d0000 pid=3551 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=eb5a6b1a-1700-0000-553f-1507d50d0000 pid=3541->guuid=070cd81c-1700-0000-553f-1507df0d0000 pid=3551 clone guuid=e0aadf1c-1700-0000-553f-1507e00d0000 pid=3552 /usr/bin/dash guuid=eb5a6b1a-1700-0000-553f-1507d50d0000 pid=3541->guuid=e0aadf1c-1700-0000-553f-1507e00d0000 pid=3552 execve guuid=7a95531e-1700-0000-553f-1507e70d0000 pid=3559 /usr/bin/dash write-config guuid=eb5a6b1a-1700-0000-553f-1507d50d0000 pid=3541->guuid=7a95531e-1700-0000-553f-1507e70d0000 pid=3559 execve guuid=91839c1e-1700-0000-553f-1507e90d0000 pid=3561 /usr/bin/dash guuid=eb5a6b1a-1700-0000-553f-1507d50d0000 pid=3541->guuid=91839c1e-1700-0000-553f-1507e90d0000 pid=3561 execve guuid=b395371f-1700-0000-553f-1507ed0d0000 pid=3565 /usr/bin/dash guuid=eb5a6b1a-1700-0000-553f-1507d50d0000 pid=3541->guuid=b395371f-1700-0000-553f-1507ed0d0000 pid=3565 execve guuid=3631cd1f-1700-0000-553f-1507f10d0000 pid=3569 /usr/bin/dash guuid=eb5a6b1a-1700-0000-553f-1507d50d0000 pid=3541->guuid=3631cd1f-1700-0000-553f-1507f10d0000 pid=3569 execve guuid=0ca66020-1700-0000-553f-1507f50d0000 pid=3573 /usr/bin/dash guuid=eb5a6b1a-1700-0000-553f-1507d50d0000 pid=3541->guuid=0ca66020-1700-0000-553f-1507f50d0000 pid=3573 execve guuid=900b2a21-1700-0000-553f-1507f90d0000 pid=3577 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=eb5a6b1a-1700-0000-553f-1507d50d0000 pid=3541->guuid=900b2a21-1700-0000-553f-1507f90d0000 pid=3577 clone guuid=fe893021-1700-0000-553f-1507fa0d0000 pid=3578 /usr/bin/dash guuid=eb5a6b1a-1700-0000-553f-1507d50d0000 pid=3541->guuid=fe893021-1700-0000-553f-1507fa0d0000 pid=3578 execve guuid=4823e521-1700-0000-553f-1507ff0d0000 pid=3583 /usr/bin/dash write-config guuid=eb5a6b1a-1700-0000-553f-1507d50d0000 pid=3541->guuid=4823e521-1700-0000-553f-1507ff0d0000 pid=3583 execve guuid=b27e3522-1700-0000-553f-1507010e0000 pid=3585 /usr/bin/dash guuid=eb5a6b1a-1700-0000-553f-1507d50d0000 pid=3541->guuid=b27e3522-1700-0000-553f-1507010e0000 pid=3585 execve guuid=9d4b1223-1700-0000-553f-1507050e0000 pid=3589 /usr/bin/dash guuid=eb5a6b1a-1700-0000-553f-1507d50d0000 pid=3541->guuid=9d4b1223-1700-0000-553f-1507050e0000 pid=3589 execve guuid=b5219f23-1700-0000-553f-1507090e0000 pid=3593 /usr/bin/dash guuid=eb5a6b1a-1700-0000-553f-1507d50d0000 pid=3541->guuid=b5219f23-1700-0000-553f-1507090e0000 pid=3593 execve guuid=c9d42024-1700-0000-553f-15070c0e0000 pid=3596 /usr/bin/dash guuid=eb5a6b1a-1700-0000-553f-1507d50d0000 pid=3541->guuid=c9d42024-1700-0000-553f-15070c0e0000 pid=3596 execve guuid=347cd024-1700-0000-553f-1507110e0000 pid=3601 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=eb5a6b1a-1700-0000-553f-1507d50d0000 pid=3541->guuid=347cd024-1700-0000-553f-1507110e0000 pid=3601 clone guuid=fbfcd524-1700-0000-553f-1507120e0000 pid=3602 /usr/bin/dash guuid=eb5a6b1a-1700-0000-553f-1507d50d0000 pid=3541->guuid=fbfcd524-1700-0000-553f-1507120e0000 pid=3602 execve guuid=6c17fb25-1700-0000-553f-15071a0e0000 pid=3610 /usr/bin/dash write-config guuid=eb5a6b1a-1700-0000-553f-1507d50d0000 pid=3541->guuid=6c17fb25-1700-0000-553f-15071a0e0000 pid=3610 execve guuid=5dee3726-1700-0000-553f-15071b0e0000 pid=3611 /usr/bin/dash guuid=eb5a6b1a-1700-0000-553f-1507d50d0000 pid=3541->guuid=5dee3726-1700-0000-553f-15071b0e0000 pid=3611 execve guuid=3a7ac426-1700-0000-553f-15071e0e0000 pid=3614 /usr/bin/dash guuid=eb5a6b1a-1700-0000-553f-1507d50d0000 pid=3541->guuid=3a7ac426-1700-0000-553f-15071e0e0000 pid=3614 execve guuid=4f746927-1700-0000-553f-1507210e0000 pid=3617 /usr/bin/dash guuid=eb5a6b1a-1700-0000-553f-1507d50d0000 pid=3541->guuid=4f746927-1700-0000-553f-1507210e0000 pid=3617 execve guuid=4ef9fc27-1700-0000-553f-1507250e0000 pid=3621 /usr/bin/dash guuid=eb5a6b1a-1700-0000-553f-1507d50d0000 pid=3541->guuid=4ef9fc27-1700-0000-553f-1507250e0000 pid=3621 execve guuid=8b3ed028-1700-0000-553f-1507290e0000 pid=3625 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=eb5a6b1a-1700-0000-553f-1507d50d0000 pid=3541->guuid=8b3ed028-1700-0000-553f-1507290e0000 pid=3625 clone guuid=bda0d728-1700-0000-553f-15072a0e0000 pid=3626 /usr/bin/dash guuid=eb5a6b1a-1700-0000-553f-1507d50d0000 pid=3541->guuid=bda0d728-1700-0000-553f-15072a0e0000 pid=3626 execve guuid=d0968b29-1700-0000-553f-15072f0e0000 pid=3631 /usr/bin/dash write-config guuid=eb5a6b1a-1700-0000-553f-1507d50d0000 pid=3541->guuid=d0968b29-1700-0000-553f-15072f0e0000 pid=3631 execve guuid=2c54d329-1700-0000-553f-1507310e0000 pid=3633 /usr/bin/dash guuid=eb5a6b1a-1700-0000-553f-1507d50d0000 pid=3541->guuid=2c54d329-1700-0000-553f-1507310e0000 pid=3633 execve guuid=5c23ba2a-1700-0000-553f-1507350e0000 pid=3637 /usr/bin/dash guuid=eb5a6b1a-1700-0000-553f-1507d50d0000 pid=3541->guuid=5c23ba2a-1700-0000-553f-1507350e0000 pid=3637 execve guuid=9193522b-1700-0000-553f-1507380e0000 pid=3640 /usr/bin/dash guuid=eb5a6b1a-1700-0000-553f-1507d50d0000 pid=3541->guuid=9193522b-1700-0000-553f-1507380e0000 pid=3640 execve 4f6baed0-9587-596c-82b3-fd721afe4cc1 10.0.2.3:53 guuid=b59f761a-1700-0000-553f-1507d60d0000 pid=3542->4f6baed0-9587-596c-82b3-fd721afe4cc1 send: 35B 8ad4dc5e-c0b7-5694-b076-d9632a1e376b p.shadow-mods.net:8080 guuid=b59f761a-1700-0000-553f-1507d60d0000 pid=3542->8ad4dc5e-c0b7-5694-b076-d9632a1e376b send: 170B guuid=ad0a221b-1700-0000-553f-1507d70d0000 pid=3543 /usr/bin/dash guuid=b59f761a-1700-0000-553f-1507d60d0000 pid=3542->guuid=ad0a221b-1700-0000-553f-1507d70d0000 pid=3543 execve guuid=eda2961b-1700-0000-553f-1507d90d0000 pid=3545 /usr/bin/uname guuid=ad0a221b-1700-0000-553f-1507d70d0000 pid=3543->guuid=eda2961b-1700-0000-553f-1507d90d0000 pid=3545 execve guuid=0b79b21b-1700-0000-553f-1507db0d0000 pid=3547 /usr/bin/cp write-file guuid=d988341b-1700-0000-553f-1507d80d0000 pid=3544->guuid=0b79b21b-1700-0000-553f-1507db0d0000 pid=3547 execve guuid=c682881d-1700-0000-553f-1507e30d0000 pid=3555 /usr/bin/cat guuid=e0aadf1c-1700-0000-553f-1507e00d0000 pid=3552->guuid=c682881d-1700-0000-553f-1507e30d0000 pid=3555 execve guuid=f6bb8f1d-1700-0000-553f-1507e40d0000 pid=3556 /usr/bin/grep write-config guuid=e0aadf1c-1700-0000-553f-1507e00d0000 pid=3552->guuid=f6bb8f1d-1700-0000-553f-1507e40d0000 pid=3556 execve guuid=902ed71e-1700-0000-553f-1507eb0d0000 pid=3563 /usr/bin/cat guuid=91839c1e-1700-0000-553f-1507e90d0000 pid=3561->guuid=902ed71e-1700-0000-553f-1507eb0d0000 pid=3563 execve guuid=6de46f1f-1700-0000-553f-1507ef0d0000 pid=3567 /usr/bin/rm delete-file guuid=b395371f-1700-0000-553f-1507ed0d0000 pid=3565->guuid=6de46f1f-1700-0000-553f-1507ef0d0000 pid=3567 execve guuid=dab30120-1700-0000-553f-1507f20d0000 pid=3570 /usr/bin/touch guuid=3631cd1f-1700-0000-553f-1507f10d0000 pid=3569->guuid=dab30120-1700-0000-553f-1507f20d0000 pid=3570 execve guuid=2a8c9a20-1700-0000-553f-1507f60d0000 pid=3574 /usr/bin/cp guuid=0ca66020-1700-0000-553f-1507f50d0000 pid=3573->guuid=2a8c9a20-1700-0000-553f-1507f60d0000 pid=3574 execve guuid=cda16721-1700-0000-553f-1507fb0d0000 pid=3579 /usr/bin/cat guuid=fe893021-1700-0000-553f-1507fa0d0000 pid=3578->guuid=cda16721-1700-0000-553f-1507fb0d0000 pid=3579 execve guuid=a7896c21-1700-0000-553f-1507fc0d0000 pid=3580 /usr/bin/grep write-config guuid=fe893021-1700-0000-553f-1507fa0d0000 pid=3578->guuid=a7896c21-1700-0000-553f-1507fc0d0000 pid=3580 execve guuid=b9ea7322-1700-0000-553f-1507020e0000 pid=3586 /usr/bin/cat guuid=b27e3522-1700-0000-553f-1507010e0000 pid=3585->guuid=b9ea7322-1700-0000-553f-1507020e0000 pid=3586 execve guuid=d7a74423-1700-0000-553f-1507070e0000 pid=3591 /usr/bin/rm delete-file guuid=9d4b1223-1700-0000-553f-1507050e0000 pid=3589->guuid=d7a74423-1700-0000-553f-1507070e0000 pid=3591 execve guuid=6e24d223-1700-0000-553f-15070a0e0000 pid=3594 /usr/bin/touch guuid=b5219f23-1700-0000-553f-1507090e0000 pid=3593->guuid=6e24d223-1700-0000-553f-15070a0e0000 pid=3594 execve guuid=015f5724-1700-0000-553f-15070e0e0000 pid=3598 /usr/bin/cp write-file guuid=c9d42024-1700-0000-553f-15070c0e0000 pid=3596->guuid=015f5724-1700-0000-553f-15070e0e0000 pid=3598 execve guuid=107a0e25-1700-0000-553f-1507130e0000 pid=3603 /usr/bin/cat guuid=fbfcd524-1700-0000-553f-1507120e0000 pid=3602->guuid=107a0e25-1700-0000-553f-1507130e0000 pid=3603 execve guuid=8e881425-1700-0000-553f-1507140e0000 pid=3604 /usr/bin/grep write-config guuid=fbfcd524-1700-0000-553f-1507120e0000 pid=3602->guuid=8e881425-1700-0000-553f-1507140e0000 pid=3604 execve guuid=98b16c26-1700-0000-553f-15071c0e0000 pid=3612 /usr/bin/cat guuid=5dee3726-1700-0000-553f-15071b0e0000 pid=3611->guuid=98b16c26-1700-0000-553f-15071c0e0000 pid=3612 execve guuid=ab86f926-1700-0000-553f-15071f0e0000 pid=3615 /usr/bin/rm delete-file guuid=3a7ac426-1700-0000-553f-15071e0e0000 pid=3614->guuid=ab86f926-1700-0000-553f-15071f0e0000 pid=3615 execve guuid=670aa227-1700-0000-553f-1507230e0000 pid=3619 /usr/bin/touch guuid=4f746927-1700-0000-553f-1507210e0000 pid=3617->guuid=670aa227-1700-0000-553f-1507230e0000 pid=3619 execve guuid=102a3328-1700-0000-553f-1507260e0000 pid=3622 /usr/bin/cp write-file guuid=4ef9fc27-1700-0000-553f-1507250e0000 pid=3621->guuid=102a3328-1700-0000-553f-1507260e0000 pid=3622 execve guuid=1da91029-1700-0000-553f-15072b0e0000 pid=3627 /usr/bin/cat guuid=bda0d728-1700-0000-553f-15072a0e0000 pid=3626->guuid=1da91029-1700-0000-553f-15072b0e0000 pid=3627 execve guuid=e92f1829-1700-0000-553f-15072c0e0000 pid=3628 /usr/bin/grep write-config guuid=bda0d728-1700-0000-553f-15072a0e0000 pid=3626->guuid=e92f1829-1700-0000-553f-15072c0e0000 pid=3628 execve guuid=37810c2a-1700-0000-553f-1507320e0000 pid=3634 /usr/bin/cat guuid=2c54d329-1700-0000-553f-1507310e0000 pid=3633->guuid=37810c2a-1700-0000-553f-1507320e0000 pid=3634 execve guuid=ef0af72a-1700-0000-553f-1507360e0000 pid=3638 /usr/bin/rm delete-file guuid=5c23ba2a-1700-0000-553f-1507350e0000 pid=3637->guuid=ef0af72a-1700-0000-553f-1507360e0000 pid=3638 execve guuid=d5a1872b-1700-0000-553f-1507390e0000 pid=3641 /usr/bin/touch guuid=9193522b-1700-0000-553f-1507380e0000 pid=3640->guuid=d5a1872b-1700-0000-553f-1507390e0000 pid=3641 execve
Result
Threat name:
Muhstik, Tsunami
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence
Explicitly modifies time stamps using the "touch" command
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Uses IRC for communication with a C&C
Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports
Writes identical ELF files to multiple locations
Yara detected Muhstik
Yara detected Tsunami
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1923014 Sample: pty4.elf Startdate: 04/06/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 113 irc.shadow-mods.net 94.140.120.193, 57560, 8080 NANO-ASLV Latvia 2->113 115 rnd.exposedbotnets.ru 2->115 117 10 other IPs or domains 2->117 119 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->119 121 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->121 123 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->123 125 4 other signatures 2->125 11 pty4.elf 2->11         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 dash rm 2->15         started        17 python3.8 dpkg 2->17         started        signatures3 process4 process5 19 pty4.elf 11->19         started        21 pty4.elf 11->21         started        23 pty4.elf 11->23         started        25 8 other processes 11->25 process6 27 pty4.elf 19->27         started        29 pty4.elf 19->29         started        31 pty4.elf 19->31         started        42 25 other processes 19->42 33 pty4.elf sh 21->33         started        35 pty4.elf sh 23->35         started        37 sh touch 25->37         started        40 pty4.elf sh 25->40         started        44 6 other processes 25->44 signatures7 46 pty4.elf sh 27->46         started        48 pty4.elf sh 29->48         started        50 pty4.elf sh 31->50         started        52 sh crontab 33->52         started        62 4 other processes 33->62 56 sh crontab 35->56         started        131 Explicitly modifies time stamps using the "touch" command 37->131 58 sh uname 40->58         started        60 pty4.elf sh 42->60         started        64 24 other processes 42->64 process8 file9 66 sh crontab 46->66         started        78 4 other processes 46->78 70 sh crontab 48->70         started        80 4 other processes 48->80 72 sh crontab 50->72         started        82 4 other processes 50->82 103 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.dNfE6J, ASCII 52->103 dropped 133 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 52->133 135 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 52->135 74 sh crontab 60->74         started        84 4 other processes 60->84 76 sh crontab 62->76         started        105 /var/tmp/pty4.elf, ELF 64->105 dropped 107 /run/pty4.elf, ELF 64->107 dropped 109 /run/lock/pty4.elf, ELF 64->109 dropped 111 2 other malicious files 64->111 dropped 137 Writes identical ELF files to multiple locations 64->137 139 Explicitly modifies time stamps using the "touch" command 64->139 signatures10 process11 file12 95 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.iAtwkw, ASCII 66->95 dropped 127 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 66->127 129 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 66->129 97 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.do1QT3, ASCII 70->97 dropped 99 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.Cpc6KD, ASCII 72->99 dropped 101 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.rypds5, ASCII 74->101 dropped 86 sh crontab 78->86         started        89 sh crontab 80->89         started        91 sh crontab 82->91         started        93 sh crontab 84->93         started        signatures13 process14 signatures15 141 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 86->141
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Tsunami
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-06-04 13:53:24 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 36 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  6/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery execution linux persistence privilege_escalation upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to shm directory
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Indicator Removal: Timestomp
UPX packed file
Creates/modifies Cron job
Enumerates running processes
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:BLOWFISH_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for Blowfish constants
Rule name:elf_kaiten_w0
Author:Akamai SIRT
Description:Kaiten/STD DDoS malware
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Tsunami_d74d7f0c
Author:Elastic Security
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

Tsunami

elf c3e21ea3e7ef0cd54bc3b09bde350f97e917b2da84c72c7dc3de9676a83ef934

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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