Rewterz Threat Alert – Shodi Malware – Active IOCs

Severity

Medium

Analysis Summary

W32/Shodi-F – a virus targeting Windows platform – seeks to infect all files with the EXE extension, except for specific Windows system files. W32/Shodi-F specifically targets Scandskw.exe, Winmine.exe, Sol.exe, Pbrush.exe, and Notepad.exe files in the Windows folder. After targeting, it creates a thread to look for additional exe files on the system, including any open network shares to the infected host. W32/Shodi-F drops Troj/Remadm-C, a remote administration Trojan, and also drops JPG file to the Windows system folder with the USR_Shohdi_Photo_USR.jpg filename.

Impact

• Information Theft
• Credential Theft

Indicators of Compromise

MD5

• 48e442d8da98312501fa192ae953dca2

SHA-256

• a6052f522989a881906a2fa1f8d232f7f7c44103a255ecd08d3bf306b28b17fb

SHA-1

• 8110aacef9dd033b1f21e6940012d9f32b085ff9

Remediation

• Block the threat indicators at their respective controls.
• Search for IOCs in your environment.