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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 0989baeaac805bd0d5e88481eea93572059fef0aab83f615a4669eeb1b2a5e4e
SHA3-384 hash: f44d7b8d7c51d3169387dadec1a1ce4ca2f0620bd492359c2b20061c529468e27ab915a69ec9824792b79a2c1552f9be
SHA1 hash: 52fbefe8e35e2b9cc9a19d1caf5a117750a75430
MD5 hash: 0b2eda92176df04fcf562154d2884330
humanhash: lemon-east-purple-music
File name:mips
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:255'308 bytes
First seen:2025-08-23 01:23:50 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:SuAGxsBOaUDyVnXqY6WUxvZa/5FKPFUXokytveLN5v7igz:Ta4UXN6WAZa/5FKfML
TLSH T19244E81F6A715F3CF35886314FB7CF20924866A61BD2E775E9ACA5001F2074E981FB68
telfhash t1fa31f6594a7813e0a3355d895a6dff36917131db3b222d3b4f11a9ab6b7c9c21e24c0c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
66
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Sends data to a server
Creating a file
Receives data from a server
DNS request
Connection attempt
Kills processes
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
obfuscated threat
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
32
Number of processes launched:
1
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2025-08-23T00:21:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-08-23T00:21:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=60d2afd0-1700-0000-a703-407c3f080000 pid=2111 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=d94562d2-1700-0000-a703-407c44080000 pid=2116 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=60d2afd0-1700-0000-a703-407c3f080000 pid=2111->guuid=d94562d2-1700-0000-a703-407c44080000 pid=2116 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
n/a
Score:
56 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-23 01:24:39 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 24 (62.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
antivm defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Checks hardware identifiers (DMI)
Enumerates running processes
Reads MAC address of network interface
Reads network interface configuration
Renames itself
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-6981160-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_AllMal_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:CrossPlatform All Malwares Detector: Detect PE, ELF, Mach-O, scripts, archives; overlay, obfuscation, encryption, spoofing, hiding, high entropy, network communication
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
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

Gafgyt

elf 0989baeaac805bd0d5e88481eea93572059fef0aab83f615a4669eeb1b2a5e4e

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh

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