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Database Entry
BillGates
Vendor detections: 11
| SHA256 hash: | 6fddaa099096c0caee183e4bb95e9fe79003e6ae6dc41d6b1aa3b4aec221bd38 |
|---|---|
| SHA3-384 hash: | 4dcb6035e6afa0fdfd310b606b3875613cce8a97ccebd00ae5c601d1060e2d6fd832f790e0317a659a4995db52411156 |
| SHA1 hash: | 72137e0ed1aa66fb200a55d0404801549af58776 |
| MD5 hash: | fece4fd024cd968522e2450c1cc4420f |
| humanhash: | butter-burger-alpha-sierra |
| File name: | kswpad |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | BillGates |
| File size: | 1'223'123 bytes |
| First seen: | 2026-03-14 08:37:12 UTC |
| Last seen: | Never |
| File type: | elf |
| MIME type: | application/x-executable |
| ssdeep | 24576:e845rGHu6gVJKG75oFpA0VWeX4Q2y1q2rJp0:745vRVJKGtSA0VWeonu9p0 |
| TLSH | T1DC456B12FBD0CCB1D84616F5100FDA35D5229677A01BCA4FEA5DCD38BB29181AB1A37E |
| telfhash | t1e3018946923c19882ea2ed54cc6127d354dbc16a2691e768fb8acdc4994e80af574c0f |
| TrID | 50.1% (.) ELF Executable and Linkable format (Linux) (4022/12) 49.8% (.O) ELF Executable and Linkable format (generic) (4000/1) |
| Magika | elf |
| Reporter |  abuse_ch |
| Tags: | BillGates elf |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
93
Origin country :
DEVendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Detection(s):
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
billgates elknot gcc
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
true
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
34
Number of processes launched:
61
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Full report:
Behaviour
Anti-VM
Persistence
Information Gathering
Kernel Modules
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Ganiw.d HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Ganiw.a
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
Verdict:
Malicious
Result
Threat name:
BillGates
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Contains symbols with names commonly found in malware
Detected Linux BillGates botnet
Drops files in suspicious directories
Drops invisible ELF files
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers
Sample and/or dropped files likely contain functionality related to malicious behavior
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Writes identical ELF files to multiple locations
Yara detected BillGates
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Detection:
elknot
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.BILLGATES
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gates
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-01 02:06:26 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
29 of 36 (80.56%)
Threat level:
5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Result
Malware family:
billgates
Score:
10/10
Tags:
family:billgates antivm botnet defense_evasion discovery linux persistence
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to tmp directory
Checks CPU configuration
Reads system network configuration
Modifies init.d
Reads system routing table
Write file to user bin folder
Writes file to system bin folder
File and Directory Permissions Modification
Executes dropped EXE
BillGates
Billgates family
Detects BillGates payload
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.20
YARA Signatures
MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.
| Rule name: | CP_Script_Inject_Detector |
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| Author: | DiegoAnalytics |
| Description: | Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries |
| Rule name: | Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation |
|---|---|
| Author: | daniyyell |
| Description: | Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts. |
| Rule name: | F01_s1ckrule |
|---|---|
| Author: | s1ckb017 |
| Rule name: | ldpreload |
|---|---|
| Author: | xorseed |
| Reference: | https://stuff.rop.io/ |
| Rule name: | LinuxBillGates |
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| Rule name: | Linux_Trojan_Ganiw_b9f045aa |
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| Author: | Elastic Security |
| Rule name: | Linux_Trojan_Setag_01e2f79b |
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| Author: | Elastic Security |
| Rule name: | Linux_Trojan_Setag_351eeb76 |
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| Author: | Elastic Security |
| Rule name: | setsockopt |
|---|---|
| Author: | Tim Brown @timb_machine |
| Description: | Hunts for setsockopt() red flags |
| Rule name: | telebot_framework |
|---|---|
| Author: | vietdx.mb |
| Rule name: | unixredflags3 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Tim Brown @timb_machine |
| Description: | Hunts for UNIX red flags |
File information
The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.
Web download
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
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