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Database Entry



Kaiji


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 19 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: efdc414232bc0a035bb6980c8bd5034096d57e07b1a914845eac55ff6ca44792
SHA3-384 hash: 4cd965f6b8983315bf8769fc0f23b890d856a88b2992a241313a7608d5671e977dfdf2f185d77f322559226922cc12fe
SHA1 hash: a5d69b6d3b6877d71fbf1fdc652410a5dfa61e27
MD5 hash: cdff4380cd03068d5d82f3b0d1a1261b
humanhash: quiet-indigo-potato-finch
File name:linux_386
Download: download sample
Signature Kaiji
File size:5'206'016 bytes
First seen:2025-02-22 19:21:35 UTC
Last seen:2025-02-23 11:36:04 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 49152:aIJ8Ou+wh2zUVtN9vEaBPC3uIdlLloDH8QEpuGr6KpZd1I1J:ayxyl/N9vROqcK
TLSH T107364A50FECB40B6E9031E3154ABA27F27315D054B24EB97EA14BF6AF93B6910D3620D
telfhash t1a3c2ac73159ca8ecbbf0840786af7520dfe6e02726d0687169f6b4c1d673c539a36878
gimphash e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855
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 kaiji

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
25
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Deleting a recently created file
Runs as daemon
Sets a written file as executable
Connection attempt
Receives data from a server
Sends data to a server
Creating a process from a recently created file
Manages services
Locks files
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Launching a process
Creates directories in a system directory
Creating a file
Mounts file systems
Writes files to system directory
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Writes files to system subdirectory
Replaces system binary files
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files to set up autorun
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
crypto golang obfuscated
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
72 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Yara detected Kaiji
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1621912 Sample: linux_386.elf Startdate: 22/02/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 72 99 196.251.85.22, 40262, 50000 SONIC-WirelessZA Seychelles 2->99 101 www.google.com 2->101 105 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->105 107 Yara detected Kaiji 2->107 11 linux_386.elf 2->11         started        13 systemd cron 2->13         started        15 systemd cron 2->15         started        17 6 other processes 2->17 signatures3 process4 process5 19 linux_386.elf linux_386.elf 11->19         started        23 cron 13->23         started        25 cron 15->25         started        27 System.mod System.mod 17->27         started        29 System.mod System.mod 17->29         started        file6 89 /etc/profile.d/gateway.sh, Bourne-Again 19->89 dropped 91 /etc/profile.d/bash_cfg.sh, Bourne-Again 19->91 dropped 93 /etc/init.d/x11-common, POSIX 19->93 dropped 95 44 other files (43 malicious) 19->95 dropped 109 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 19->109 111 Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile 19->111 113 Drops files in suspicious directories 19->113 31 linux_386.elf bash 19->31         started        35 linux_386.elf bash 19->35         started        37 linux_386.elf service systemctl 19->37         started        43 6 other processes 19->43 39 cron sh 23->39         started        41 cron sh 25->41         started        signatures7 process8 file9 97 /etc/crontab, ASCII 31->97 dropped 103 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 31->103 45 bash 32675 35->45         started        47 service 37->47         started        49 service basename 37->49         started        51 service basename 37->51         started        53 service systemctl 37->53         started        55 sh .mod 39->55         started        57 sh .mod 41->57         started        59 service 43->59         started        61 10 other processes 43->61 signatures10 process11 process12 63 32675 opt.services.cfg 45->63         started        65 32675 opt.services.cfg 45->65         started        67 32675 sleep 45->67         started        77 2 other processes 45->77 69 service systemctl 47->69         started        71 service sed 47->71         started        73 .mod libgdi.so.0.8.1 55->73         started        75 .mod libgdi.so.0.8.1 57->75         started        79 2 other processes 59->79 process13 81 opt.services.cfg opt.services.cfg 63->81         started        83 opt.services.cfg opt.services.cfg 65->83         started        85 libgdi.so.0.8.1 libgdi.so.0.8.1 73->85         started        87 libgdi.so.0.8.1 libgdi.so.0.8.1 75->87         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Kaiji
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-02-22 19:22:42 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:kaiji defense_evasion discovery execution linux persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
Modifies Bash startup script
Creates/modifies Cron job
Creates/modifies environment variables
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies systemd
Write file to user bin folder
Executes dropped EXE
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Kaiji
Kaiji family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
196.251.85.22:50000
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan Unix.Malware.Kaiji-10003730-0
YARA:
Linux_Generic_Threat_9cf10f10
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:DetectGoMethodSignatures
Author:Wyatt Tauber
Description:Detects Go method signatures in unpacked Go binaries
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:F01_s1ckrule
Author:s1ckb017
Rule name:GoBinTest
Rule name:golang
Rule name:golang_binary_string
Description:Golang strings present
Rule name:identity_golang
Author:Eric Yocam
Description:find Golang malware
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_9cf10f10
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_a40aaa96
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_cd9ce063
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:ProgramLanguage_Golang
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Application written in Golang programming language
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
Rule name:test_Malaysia
Author:rectifyq
Description:Detects file containing malaysia string
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Kaiji

elf efdc414232bc0a035bb6980c8bd5034096d57e07b1a914845eac55ff6ca44792

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh

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