ELF:Gafgyt-HO [Trj] removal

The ELF:Gafgyt-HO [Trj] is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active, you may notice unwanted processes in Task Manager list. In this case, it is adviced to scan your computer with GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

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What ELF:Gafgyt-HO [Trj] virus can do?

Injection (inter-process)
Injection with CreateRemoteThread in a remote process
Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine ELF:Gafgyt-HO [Trj]?


File Info:
crc32: 9F28F439
md5: e9302e097cba599220edc3e5ed0f5a57
name: upload_file
sha1: 1b6d8736f578e3b605f4db197b62936429790d2c
sha256: 988730b921b68f3ba8e8389f023b83ad235da413b9d9fea6dbe8197bc3d9e52d
sha512: a0f67557689696c6fc5ecdb81d57f925d70bca46fdf51453899f9f3b3f728b8443d782818dd12966a348f4e0e84b3c30f223d0d6b97591bd50f3ea40a096eba5
ssdeep: 1536:ymHv/z3Nsaiwthtj5Hvtz5TpwenG3mu4CFqKjJTspFIu:vzNsaiw1dF5TpwenG3mzCFqKlTsHIu
type: ELF 32-bit MSB  executable, SPARC version 1 (SYSV), statically linked, not stripped

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

ELF:Gafgyt-HO [Trj] also known as:

MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Trojan.Linux.Gafgyt.5
FireEye	Gen:Variant.Trojan.Linux.Gafgyt.5
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Trojan.Linux.Gafgyt.5
AegisLab	Trojan.Linux.Mirai.K!c
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.Mirai.34152
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.NPE
TrendMicro-HouseCall	Backdoor.Linux.BASHLITE.SMJC10
Avast	ELF:Gafgyt-HO [Trj]
ClamAV	Unix.Trojan.Mirai-6981169-0
GData	Gen:Variant.Trojan.Linux.Gafgyt.5
Kaspersky	HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Trojan.Linux.Gafgyt.5
Rising	Backdoor.Gafgyt!8.56E (TFE:14:Q9rQw7P4AgT)
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Trojan.Linux.Gafgyt.5
Comodo	.UnclassifiedMalware@0
DrWeb	Linux.BackDoor.Fgt.1445
TrendMicro	Backdoor.Linux.BASHLITE.SMJC10
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Ikarus	Trojan.Linux.Gafgyt
Antiy-AVL	Trojan[Backdoor]/Linux.Gafgyt.bj
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Skeeyah.A!rfn
Arcabit	Trojan.Trojan.Linux.Gafgyt.5
Avast-Mobile	ELF:Mirai-DG [Trj]
Cynet	Malicious (score: 85)
AhnLab-V3	Linux/Gafgyt.Gen28
McAfee	GenericRXKT-CE!E9302E097CBA
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Linux/Gafgyt.WN
Tencent	Linux.Backdoor.Mirai.Ajuu
MAX	malware (ai score=89)
Fortinet	Linux/Gafgyt.WN!tr
AVG	ELF:Gafgyt-HO [Trj]
Qihoo-360	Linux/Backdoor.c36

How to remove ELF:Gafgyt-HO [Trj]?

ELF:Gafgyt-HO [Trj] removal tool

Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
Open GridinSoft Anti-Malware and perform a “Standard scan“.
“Move to quarantine” all items.
Open “Tools” tab – Press “Reset Browser Settings“.
Select proper browser and options – Click “Reset”.
Restart your computer.

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Paul Valéry

I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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