Earlier versions of SkidMap were used to surreptitiously mine cryptocurrency and create false network traffic and CPU usage by loading malicious kernel modules. However, this malware’s recent version seems quite sophisticated and targets only open Redis instances.  SkidMap Malware Attacking Linux Further analysis of the new variant on SkidMap revealed activities like adaptation to the operating system where it gets executed and choosing the binary to download based on the Linux Distribution architecture on the infected system.

Source: GBHackers