About “Linux/Gafgyt.AXL” infection

The Linux/Gafgyt.AXL 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.

What Linux/Gafgyt.AXL 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
• Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
• Harvests information related to installed mail clients

How to determine Linux/Gafgyt.AXL?

File Info:
crc32: 1CE37BB1md5: 9a111588a7db15b796421bd13a949cd4name: tmptdju67qjsha1: 034c8c51a58be11ca620ce3eb0d43d5a59275d2fsha256: e15e93db3ce3a8a22adb4b18e0e37b93f39c495e4a97008f9b1a9a42e1fac2b0sha512: 820053864dd506fcf7c126f4a8df72ee6113ec07baaa2f440739782eb06e2768ee3dba5ba0c8e89d9c0dd03dffc51027e455f73601f41c07e02b19eef69f4aa9ssdeep: 1536:pymLLU1F5kHIrIj0D6rhfd+lK3exiTCzxNtI4sZLi6UEbFEBFaW1EH6t6wfPP/Q:2F+ooxalK3exiTOijZLdUEbFlWPP/Qtype: ELF 32-bit LSB  executable, ARM, version 1, statically linked, stripped
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Linux/Gafgyt.AXL also known as:

How to remove Linux/Gafgyt.AXL?

• 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.