Malicious TeamTNT prochider Rootkit Deployment as Shared Object (via file_event)

ATT&CK techniques

Execution → Defense Evasion

Recon
Resource Dev
Initial Access
Execution
- T1574.006Dynamic Linker Hijacking
Persistence
- T1574.006Dynamic Linker Hijacking
Priv Esc
- T1574.006Dynamic Linker Hijacking
Defense Evasion
- T1014Rootkit
- T1574.006Dynamic Linker Hijacking
Cred Access
Discovery
Lateral Movement
Collection
C2
Exfiltration
Impact

What it detects

This rule detects the TeamTNT prochider rootkit being written to disk under the deceptive shared object names xmrig.so and systemd.so which are then loaded through the dynamic linker to hide the cryptominer process. These filenames are specific to the campaign tooling.

Reporting behind it

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Malicious TeamTNT prochider Rootkit Deployment as Shared Object (via file_event)

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