MVISION Insights: BotenaGo malware targeting routers and IoT devices
Technical Articles ID:
KB95220
Last Modified: 1/25/2022
Environment
IMPORTANT: This Knowledge Base article discusses a specific threat that is being automatically tracked by MVISION Insights technology. The content is intended for use by MVISION Insights users, but is provided for general knowledge to all customers. Contact us for more information about MVISION Insights.
Summary
Description of Campaign
Millions of routers and IoT devices are being targeted by the Golang based BotenaGo malware family. Attackers are taking advantage of more than 30 vulnerabilities to infect the devices. Successful exploitation results in backdoors created, which are waiting on a target to attack or command to execute. Some of the flaws are in D-Link, Netgear, Dasan, DrayTek, Comtrend, TOTOLINK, and Zyxel devices.
The McAfee Enterprise ATR Team gathers and analyzes information from multiple open and closed sources before disseminating intelligence reports. This campaign was researched by AT&T Alien Labs and shared publicly here.
How to use this article:
- If a Threat Hunting table has been created, use the rules contained to search for malware related to this campaign.
- Review the product detection table and confirm that your environment is at least on the specified content version.
To download the latest content versions, go to the Security Updates page.
- Scroll down and review the "Product Countermeasures" section of this article. Consider implementing them if they are not already in place.
- Review KB91836 - Countermeasures for entry vector threats.
- Review KB87843 - Dynamic Application Containment rules and best practices.
- Review KB82925 - Identify what rule corresponds to an Adaptive Threat Protection and Threat Intelligence Exchange event.
This Knowledge Base article discusses a specific threat that is being tracked. The list of IOCs will change over time; check MVISION Insights for the latest IOCs.
Campaign IOC
| Type |
Value |
| SHA256 |
0C395715BFEB8F89959BE721CD2F614D2EDB260614D5A21E90CC4C142F5D83AD |
| URL |
http://107.172.30.215/shell/wget.sh |
| URL |
http://rippr.cc/u |
| URL |
http://107.172.30.215/b |
| URL |
http://37.0.11.220/g+-O- |
| URL |
http://107.172.30.215/l |
| URL |
http://107.172.30.215/a/wget.sh |
| URL |
http://107.172.30.215/multi/wget.sh |
| URL |
http://107.172.30.215/arm/arm5/arm7/i586/i686/m68k/mips/mipsel/powerpc/sh4/sparc/x86_64bot.mips |
| URL |
http://107.172.30.215/arm/arm5/arm7/i586/i686/m68k/mips/mipsel/powerpc/sh4/sparc/x86_64bot.arm7 |
| URL |
http://37.0.11.220/a/wget.sh |
Minimum Content Versions:
| Content Type |
Version |
| V2 DAT (VirusScan Enterprise) |
10182 |
| V3 DAT (Endpoint Security) |
4634 |
Detection Summary
| IOC |
Scanner |
Detection |
| 0C395715BFEB8F89959BE721CD2F614D2EDB260614D5A21E90CC4C142F5D83AD |
AVEngine V2 |
LINUX/Agent.au |
| AVEngine V3 |
LINUX/Agent.au |
| JTI (ATP Rules) |
- |
| RP Static |
- |
| RP Dynamic |
- |
Aggressive set of Manual Rules to improve protection to block this campaign
IMPORTANT: Always follow best practices when you enable new rules and signatures.
When you implement new rules or signatures, always set them to Report mode first and check the alerts generated. Resolve any issues that arise and then set the rules to Block. This step mitigates against triggering false positives and allows you to refine your configuration.
For more information, see KB87843 - List of and best practices for Endpoint Security Dynamic Application Containment rules.
Host Intrusion Prevention:
Rule ID: 6011 Generic Application Invocation Protection
Rule ID: 2806 Attempt to create a hardlink to a file
Rule ID: 1148 CMD Tool Access by a Network Aware Application
Rule ID: 1020 Windows Agent Shielding - File Access
Rule ID: 6010 Generic Application Hooking Protection
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