MALWARE FAMILY

Bashlite

Internal ID: elf.bashlite

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

Bashlite is a malware family which infects Linux systems in order to launch distributed denial-of-service attacks (DDoS). Originally it was also known under the name Bashdoor, but this term now refers to the exploit method used by the malware. It has been used to launch attacks of up to 400 Gbps.

Threat Analysis

Bashlite is a malware family tracked by threat intelligence researchers and catalogued in the Malpedia dataset. It represents a distinct malicious software lineage with identifiable code characteristics, behaviors, and victimology.

External References

→http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/bashlite-affects-devices-running-on-busybox/

→https://blog.cyber5w.com/gafgyt-backdoor-analysis

→https://blog.netlab.360.com/gafgtyt_tor-and-necro-are-on-the-move-again/

→https://blog.netlab.360.com/public-cloud-threat-intelligence-202203/

→https://blog.netlab.360.com/some_details_of_the_ddos_attacks_targeting_ukraine_and_russia_in_recent_days/

→https://blog.netlab.360.com/the-gafgyt-variant-vbot-and-its-31-campaigns/

→https://blog.netlab.360.com/wo-men-kan-dao-de-wu-ke-lan-bei-ddosgong-ji-xi-jie/

→https://cujo.com/mirai-gafgyt-with-new-ddos-modules-discovered/

→https://cybersecurity.att.com/blogs/labs-research/code-similarity-analysis-with-r2diaphora

→https://info.spamhaus.com/hubfs/Botnet%20Reports/Jan-Jun%202024%20Botnet%20Threat%20Update.pdf

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family

Aliases1

Also Known As

elf.bashlite

Research Links

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Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.

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