Analyzing a Linux malware binary

I encountered an interesting file in my honeypot a couple of days ago and it's not on virustotal or similar so I decided to take advantage of the situation a take a closer look myself.

Before going further let me tell you I'm not whatsoever a reversing expert, just a messy curious threat intel/threat hunting expert, and this article was a for-fun activity. I do like it and I wish I could properly do reversing! Someday, maybe.

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