Malware analysis neon.x86_64 Malicious activity | ANY.RUN

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File name:	neon.x86_64
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/81449d9e-9b42-42fc-8246-29935324b3e3
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Analysis date:	May 10, 2025, 05:17:58
OS:	Ubuntu 22.04.2
Indicators:
MIME:	application/x-executable
File info:	ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), statically linked, stripped
MD5:	C2EE66D72383D4C2638F87E52679DC94
SHA1:	32A1D39891E180B29A863929F76777A4F708B3A1
SHA256:	991D61F5C4BC7C78B19F6A727B7007080F8A1098A41B76AD68AF33104C190C6D
SSDEEP:	1536:r8YT+yYCtPrtUx4bRyRSPXiO1VJBwUaoB:r8YTjYCtPrtUx4dFXiO7JBwUaoB

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MALICIOUS
- MIRAI has been detected (SURICATA)
  - neon.x86_64.elf (PID: 39517)
  - neon.x86_64.elf (PID: 39500)
SUSPICIOUS
- Reads passwd file
  - neon.x86_64.elf (PID: 39495)
- Modifies file or directory owner
  - sudo (PID: 39490)
- Executes commands using command-line interpreter
  - sudo (PID: 39493)
- Connects to unusual port
  - neon.x86_64.elf (PID: 39517)
  - neon.x86_64.elf (PID: 39500)
- Contacting a server suspected of hosting an CnC
  - neon.x86_64.elf (PID: 39500)
  - neon.x86_64.elf (PID: 39517)
- Reads profile file
  - neon.x86_64.elf (PID: 39495)
INFO
No info indicators.

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No Malware configuration.

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TRiD

.o	\|	ELF Executable and Linkable format (generic) (100)

EXIF

EXE

CPUArchitecture:	64 bit
CPUByteOrder:	Little endian
ObjectFileType:	Executable file
CPUType:	AMD x86-64

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Total processes

235

Monitored processes

17

Malicious processes

5

Suspicious processes

1

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID	CMD	Path	Indicators	Parent process
39489	/bin/sh -c "sudo chown user /tmp/neon\.x86_64\.elf && chmod +x /tmp/neon\.x86_64\.elf && DISPLAY=:0 sudo -iu user /tmp/neon\.x86_64\.elf "	/usr/bin/dash	—	any-guest-agent
User: root Integrity Level: UNKNOWN Exit code: 0
39490	sudo chown user /tmp/neon.x86_64.elf	/usr/bin/sudo	—	dash
User: root Integrity Level: UNKNOWN Exit code: 0
39491	chown user /tmp/neon.x86_64.elf	/usr/bin/chown	—	sudo
User: root Integrity Level: UNKNOWN Exit code: 0
39492	chmod +x /tmp/neon.x86_64.elf	/usr/bin/chmod	—	dash
User: root Integrity Level: UNKNOWN Exit code: 0
39493	sudo -iu user /tmp/neon.x86_64.elf	/usr/bin/sudo	—	dash
User: root Integrity Level: UNKNOWN Exit code: 0
39494	systemctl --user --global is-enabled snap.snapd-desktop-integration.snapd-desktop-integration.service	/usr/bin/systemctl	—	snapd
User: root Integrity Level: UNKNOWN Exit code: 0
39495	/tmp/neon.x86_64.elf	/tmp/neon.x86_64.elf	—	sudo
User: user Integrity Level: UNKNOWN Exit code: 0
39496	/usr/bin/locale-check C.UTF-8	/usr/bin/locale-check	—	neon.x86_64.elf
User: user Integrity Level: UNKNOWN Exit code: 0
39497	/tmp/neon.x86_64.elf	/tmp/neon.x86_64.elf	—	neon.x86_64.elf
User: user Integrity Level: UNKNOWN Exit code: 0
39498	/tmp/neon.x86_64.elf	/tmp/neon.x86_64.elf	—	neon.x86_64.elf
User: user Integrity Level: UNKNOWN

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Executable files

0

Suspicious files

0

Text files

0

Unknown types

0

Dropped files

No data

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HTTP(S) requests

1

TCP/UDP connections

11

DNS requests

13

Threats

12

HTTP requests

PID	Process	Method	HTTP Code	IP	URL	CN	Type	Size	Reputation
—	—	GET	204	185.125.190.17:80	http://connectivity-check.ubuntu.com/	unknown	—	—	whitelisted

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
484	avahi-daemon	224.0.0.251:5353	—	—	—	unknown
—	—	91.189.91.96:80	—	Canonical Group Limited	US	unknown
—	—	185.125.190.17:80	—	Canonical Group Limited	GB	unknown
—	—	169.150.255.183:443	odrs.gnome.org	—	GB	whitelisted
—	—	185.125.188.59:443	api.snapcraft.io	Canonical Group Limited	GB	whitelisted
—	—	185.125.188.54:443	api.snapcraft.io	Canonical Group Limited	GB	whitelisted
512	snapd	185.125.188.57:443	api.snapcraft.io	Canonical Group Limited	GB	whitelisted
39500	neon.x86_64.elf	103.252.137.107:12121	traxanhc2.duckdns.org	—	—	malicious
39517	neon.x86_64.elf	103.252.137.107:12121	traxanhc2.duckdns.org	—	—	malicious

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
odrs.gnome.org	169.150.255.183 195.181.175.40 195.181.170.18 212.102.56.179 37.19.194.81 207.211.211.27 169.150.255.180 2a02:6ea0:c700::21 2a02:6ea0:c700::112 2a02:6ea0:c700::18 2a02:6ea0:c700::19 2a02:6ea0:c700::11 2a02:6ea0:c700::107 2a02:6ea0:c700::101	whitelisted
google.com	172.217.16.142 2a00:1450:4001:808::200e	whitelisted
api.snapcraft.io	185.125.188.59 185.125.188.54 185.125.188.58 185.125.188.57 2620:2d:4000:1010::344 2620:2d:4000:1010::2e6 2620:2d:4000:1010::117 2620:2d:4000:1010::42	whitelisted
traxanhc2.duckdns.org	103.252.137.107	unknown
12.100.168.192.in-addr.arpa	—	unknown
connectivity-check.ubuntu.com	2620:2d:4000:1::22 2620:2d:4002:1::198 2620:2d:4000:1::23 2620:2d:4002:1::196 2620:2d:4000:1::96 2001:67c:1562::24 2620:2d:4000:1::97 2620:2d:4000:1::98 2620:2d:4000:1::2b 2620:2d:4000:1::2a 2001:67c:1562::23	whitelisted

Threats

PID	Process	Class	Message
39500	neon.x86_64.elf	Potentially Bad Traffic	ET DYN_DNS DYNAMIC_DNS Query to a *.duckdns .org Domain
39500	neon.x86_64.elf	Misc activity	ET DYN_DNS DYNAMIC_DNS Query to *.duckdns. Domain
39517	neon.x86_64.elf	Misc activity	ET DYN_DNS DYNAMIC_DNS Query to *.duckdns. Domain
39517	neon.x86_64.elf	Potentially Bad Traffic	ET DYN_DNS DYNAMIC_DNS Query to a *.duckdns .org Domain
39500	neon.x86_64.elf	Misc activity	ET DYN_DNS DYNAMIC_DNS Query to *.duckdns. Domain
39500	neon.x86_64.elf	Potentially Bad Traffic	ET DYN_DNS DYNAMIC_DNS Query to a *.duckdns .org Domain
39517	neon.x86_64.elf	Potentially Bad Traffic	ET DYN_DNS DYNAMIC_DNS Query to a *.duckdns .org Domain
39517	neon.x86_64.elf	Misc activity	ET DYN_DNS DYNAMIC_DNS Query to *.duckdns. Domain
39517	neon.x86_64.elf	Malware Command and Control Activity Detected	BOTNET [ANY.RUN] Possible Mirai.Gen (Linux)
39517	neon.x86_64.elf	Malware Command and Control Activity Detected	BOTNET [ANY.RUN] Possible Mirai.Gen (Linux)

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General Info

neon.x86_64

C2EE66D72383D4C2638F87E52679DC94

32A1D39891E180B29A863929F76777A4F708B3A1

991D61F5C4BC7C78B19F6A727B7007080F8A1098A41B76AD68AF33104C190C6D

1536:r8YT+yYCtPrtUx4bRyRSPXiO1VJBwUaoB:r8YTjYCtPrtUx4dFXiO7JBwUaoB

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MALICIOUS

MIRAI has been detected (SURICATA)

SUSPICIOUS

Reads passwd file

Modifies file or directory owner

Executes commands using command-line interpreter

Connects to unusual port

Contacting a server suspected of hosting an CnC

Reads profile file

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