Categories: Malware

What is “Linux/Gafgyt.AXI”?

The Linux/Gafgyt.AXI 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 Linux/Gafgyt.AXI virus can do?

  • Injection (inter-process)
  • Injection with CreateRemoteThread in a remote process
  • Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
  • Attempts to repeatedly call a single API many times in order to delay analysis time
  • A potential decoy document was displayed to the user
  • Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
  • Harvests information related to installed mail clients

How to determine Linux/Gafgyt.AXI?


File Info:

crc32: 3829B926md5: e3ba6da588c338b775a2f30240adea50name: tmpnml4z_rlsha1: b6f4fda30404e97c13658e4fc102f3677435ae01sha256: 38b1f5807377a9e0e25b795bac5fb16b072bea7a981a2f122d2df8aa1fe529ddsha512: c79c8f0f26a748bb60599411b3a48642924f33a218054c94250ceaa9ce1d60c29d95414e3e492cf0a1aaed1dbf6a4138a2d16b3cc66a315abce498530d9e283essdeep: 768:jSnGKgWNh6a79rd2Zm7blvjLPMG7r2aLMX1IJkD+NQkUNT33Ueyq:mnGKLhNBd2elvjJLMX1IJg+qyqtype: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, ARM, version 1, statically linked, stripped

Version Info:

0: [No Data]

Linux/Gafgyt.AXI also known as:

MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.GenericKDZ.66517
FireEye Trojan.GenericKDZ.66517
ALYac Trojan.GenericKDZ.66517
Symantec Trojan.Gen.NPE
Avast ELF:Svirtu-AA [Trj]
ClamAV Unix.Trojan.DarkNexus-7679166-0
GData Trojan.GenericKDZ.66517
Kaspersky HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
BitDefender Trojan.GenericKDZ.66517
Ad-Aware Trojan.GenericKDZ.66517
Emsisoft Trojan.GenericKDZ.66517 (B)
F-Secure Malware.LINUX/Gafgyt.sjvor
DrWeb Linux.Mirai.2522
McAfee-GW-Edition GenericRXJS-UZ!E3BA6DA588C3
Sophos Mal/Generic-S
Jiangmin Backdoor.Linux.ehpm
Avira LINUX/Gafgyt.sjvor
Microsoft Trojan:Script/Wacatac.C!ml
Arcabit Trojan.Generic.D103D5
ZoneAlarm HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Avast-Mobile ELF:Svirtu-AA [Trj]
Cynet Malicious (score: 85)
McAfee GenericRXJS-UZ!E3BA6DA588C3
MAX malware (ai score=82)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Linux/Gafgyt.AXI
Tencent Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.waw
Ikarus Trojan.Linux.Mirai
Fortinet ELF/Mirai.A!tr
AVG ELF:Svirtu-AA [Trj]

How to remove Linux/Gafgyt.AXI?

  • 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.
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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