GigaWiper: Anatomy of a Destructive Backdoor Assembled from Multiple Malware

    Date: 07/13/2026

    Severity: High

    Summary

    GigaWiper is a sophisticated Golang-based backdoor that combines advanced command-and-control capabilities with multiple destructive functions, including disk wiping, fake ransomware, and system sabotage. The malware integrates features from several destructive malware families, enabling threat actors to selectively deploy payloads through a single modular platform. This unified design increases operational flexibility while expanding the malware’s destructive impact and reducing its deployment footprint.  

    Indicators of Compromise (IOC) List  

    IP Address

    185.182.193.21

    212.8.248.104

    Hash

    633d4cbd496b1094495da89a64f5e6c31a0f6d4d1488411db5b0cba1cfe42001

    ce9ad5f6c12019f4aae5b189bd8ddf5bb09e75b06a0a587b25a855c65948c913

    f622ed85ef31ad4ab973f4e74524866fe1bb44f0965ad2b2ad796cd657a05bfd

    9706a192e2c1a1faaf0a521daf31c2af60ff4590e3f47bbb4abc227f42af0683

    3c30deb6556a94cfb84ae51798f4aecfae8c7358e55fdb321c5f2376579631cd

    440b5385d3838e3f6bc21220caa83b65cd5f3618daea676f271c3671650ce9a3

    12c39f052f030a77c0cd531df86ad3477f46d1287b8b98b625d1dcf89385d721

    db41e0da7ab3305be8d9720769c6950b4dc1c1984ef857d3310eb873a0fc7674

    Gurucul Threat Detection and Incident Response (TDIR) Queries for Detection

    Detection Query 1 :

    dstipaddress IN ("185.182.193.21","212.8.248.104") or srcipaddress IN ("185.182.193.21","212.8.248.104")

    Detection Query 2 :

    sha256hash IN ("db41e0da7ab3305be8d9720769c6950b4dc1c1984ef857d3310eb873a0fc7674","ce9ad5f6c12019f4aae5b189bd8ddf5bb09e75b06a0a587b25a855c65948c913","3c30deb6556a94cfb84ae51798f4aecfae8c7358e55fdb321c5f2376579631cd","f622ed85ef31ad4ab973f4e74524866fe1bb44f0965ad2b2ad796cd657a05bfd","440b5385d3838e3f6bc21220caa83b65cd5f3618daea676f271c3671650ce9a3","633d4cbd496b1094495da89a64f5e6c31a0f6d4d1488411db5b0cba1cfe42001","9706a192e2c1a1faaf0a521daf31c2af60ff4590e3f47bbb4abc227f42af0683","12c39f052f030a77c0cd531df86ad3477f46d1287b8b98b625d1dcf89385d721")

    Reference:    

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/07/09/gigawiper-anatomy-of-a-destructive-backdoor-assembled-from-multiple-malware/#indicators-of-compromise                 


    Tags

    MalwareGolangBackdoor

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