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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 05e4921a9ccb0613b990fce16861a9cf4de12a7e596f6055b025e6a4e779051d
SHA3-384 hash: 3eac86cb212d9a4c71e30d8d21007ab93979742d0cef4a90eed8aa0b5e8681b4f08624579e6558f1c270c415f4ab84e0
SHA1 hash: 71c56efb59c5a28985a24e3bf2ebbfd37fa9eabb
MD5 hash: a5c4bb36f45be3917e67de2cfa94d482
humanhash: comet-hawaii-xray-fruit
File name:illnet.m68k
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:122'235 bytes
First seen:2025-06-23 07:14:16 UTC
Last seen:2025-06-23 17:29:53 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:3c6+jCqE/8q9eDQeqacWucW0JcWcB+4tIQ44XG4B2J3OhqaRmm6hzLt+tYR0:sM/8qoDQeqacWucW0JcWcBftIXiZoJ3O
TLSH T112C30993F911D9A6F40AD63708D38B247271F7B14F531922A3173B6AEE352D4346BE82
telfhash t1a5313213a5b98a296fb35968ac7c07f111519623b2517eb0ef1ec1848937002f43dd9b
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
72
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=b16cb2a9-1900-0000-981f-886c520a0000 pid=2642 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=990156ab-1900-0000-981f-886c580a0000 pid=2648 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=b16cb2a9-1900-0000-981f-886c520a0000 pid=2642->guuid=990156ab-1900-0000-981f-886c580a0000 pid=2648 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Gafgyt
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Detected Mirai
Found malware configuration
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 deletes itself
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1720694 Sample: illnet.m68k.elf Startdate: 23/06/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 24 176.96.131.92, 182, 58410, 58414 CMCSUS Turkey 2->24 26 34.254.182.186, 443, 44532 AMAZON-02US United States 2->26 28 2 other IPs or domains 2->28 30 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->30 32 Found malware configuration 2->32 34 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->34 36 5 other signatures 2->36 9 illnet.m68k.elf 2->9         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        14 dash head 2->14         started        16 8 other processes 2->16 signatures3 process4 signatures5 38 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 9->38 40 Sample deletes itself 9->40 18 illnet.m68k.elf 9->18         started        process6 process7 20 illnet.m68k.elf 18->20         started        process8 22 illnet.m68k.elf sh 20->22         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-06-23 06:38:07 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt linux
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
176.96.131.92:182
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Mirai-6981989-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
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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:botnet_plaintext_c2
Author:cip
Description:Attempts to match at least some of the strings used in some botnet variants which use plaintext communication protocols.
Rule name:Linux_Gafgyt_Generic
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Mal_LNX_Gafgyt_Botnet_ELF
Author:Phatcharadol Thangplub
Description:Use to detect Gafgyt botnet, and there variants.
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf 05e4921a9ccb0613b990fce16861a9cf4de12a7e596f6055b025e6a4e779051d

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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