UNIX_ALUTAPS.A is a Trojanized version of Sendmail 8.12.6 that
compromises security on affected UNIX systems.
This backdoor malware compromises security on affected systems. It is
contained in the hacker-modified file, /libsm/t-shm.c, of the
Sendmail 8.12.6 package. Once a user builds the package and runs the
Sendmail program, this malware is extracted from the Trojanized file.
It connects to an IP address via TCP port 6667 and then waits for
instructions from its remote user. It allows the user to open a
remote shell that runs in the context of the affected system. It
grants the remote user the same access rights as the regular user of
the compromised system.
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UNIX_ALUTAPS.A is detected and cleaned by Trend Micro pattern file
#366 and above.
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