Derusbi

S0021

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About this malware

Derusbi is malware used by multiple Chinese APT groups. Both Windows and Linux variants have been observed.

Techniques used18

Procedure examples18

TechniqueProcedure example
T1008
Fallback Channels

Derusbi uses a backup communication method with an HTTP beacon.

T1012
Query Registry

Derusbi is capable of enumerating Registry keys and values.

T1033
System Owner/User Discovery

A Linux version of Derusbi checks if the victim user ID is anything other than zero (normally used for root), and the malware will not execute if it does not have root privileges. Derusbi also gathers the username of the victim.

T1055.001
Dynamic-link Library Injection

Derusbi injects itself into the secure shell (SSH) process.

T1056.001
Keylogging

Derusbi is capable of logging keystrokes.

T1057
Process Discovery

Derusbi collects current and parent process IDs.

T1059.004
Unix Shell

Derusbi is capable of creating a remote Bash shell and executing commands.

T1070.004
File Deletion

Derusbi is capable of deleting files. It has been observed loading a Linux Kernel Module (LKM) and then deleting it from the hard disk as well as overwriting the data with null bytes.

T1070.006
Timestomp

The Derusbi malware supports timestomping.

T1082
System Information Discovery

Derusbi gathers the name of the local host, version of GNU Compiler Collection (GCC), and the system information about the CPU, machine, and operating system.

T1083
File and Directory Discovery

Derusbi is capable of obtaining directory, file, and drive listings.

T1095
Non-Application Layer Protocol

Derusbi binds to a raw socket on a random source port between 31800 and 31900 for C2.

T1113
Screen Capture

Derusbi is capable of performing screen captures.

T1123
Audio Capture

Derusbi is capable of performing audio captures.

T1125
Video Capture

Derusbi is capable of capturing video.

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Groups that use it4

Campaigns0

None recorded.

References3

  1. Fidelis Turbo Open source
    Fidelis Cybersecurity. (2016, February 29). The Turbo Campaign, Featuring Derusbi for 64-bit Linux. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  2. Novetta-Axiom Open source
    Novetta. (n.d.). Operation SMN: Axiom Threat Actor Group Report. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  3. ThreatConnect Anthem Open source
    ThreatConnect Research Team. (2015, February 27). The Anthem Hack: All Roads Lead to China. Retrieved January 26, 2016.

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