SMB Server DOUBLEPULSAR Backdoor / Implant Detection (EternalRocks)
High Nessus Plugin ID 99439
Synopsis
A backdoor exists on the remote Windows host.
Description
Nessus detected the presence of DOUBLEPULSAR on the remote Windows host. DOUBLEPULSAR is one of multiple Equation Group SMB implants and backdoors disclosed on 2017/04/14 by a group known as the Shadow Brokers. The implant allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to use SMB as a covert channel to exfiltrate data, launch remote commands, or execute arbitrary code.
EternalRocks is a worm that propagates by utilizing DOUBLEPULSAR.
Solution
Remove the DOUBLEPULSAR backdoor / implant and disable SMBv1.