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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 0f8a6c5cc17353f67740af79507e6d0e5e7ab1501dcedb39b61c9c41fd95dbb4
SHA3-384 hash: f17fa941d175daa0dee24bfc2fe9b0790f1ff0b49e042c89767655fb12b06ed0b0a081a0933ba44a084c223b7072f891
SHA1 hash: c8872bd3a131dec472255c86c219ed2dffb26f37
MD5 hash: 9c6fef4f6131224a37ab5e9cb22a7728
humanhash: ohio-paris-white-kentucky
File name:armv4l
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:146'528 bytes
First seen:2025-08-02 20:59:59 UTC
Last seen:2025-08-05 07:37:07 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:WlW0LJTXvtlhWb9vAE0Q11Frf1RUwZXww7cZfhk1jRiDox:WlW0LJTXvtlhWbK0DFD1RUwhwwIlhkN5
TLSH T16EE30745FC518F12C6D656BBFB4E428D772A47A8D3EE72038D256F20378B95B0E3A142
telfhash t1ea3102928b844df867c4c95887cea52336c9317b7f0510d3ae9bae4f82a3cc2f039408
TrID 50.1% (.) ELF Executable and Linkable format (Linux) (4022/12)
49.8% (.O) ELF Executable and Linkable format (generic) (4000/1)
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
4
# of downloads :
30
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
179
Number of processes launched:
7
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Persistence
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=4e77d699-1b00-0000-0d66-cb3d180d0000 pid=3352 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=87da9f9d-1b00-0000-0d66-cb3d230d0000 pid=3363 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=4e77d699-1b00-0000-0d66-cb3d180d0000 pid=3352->guuid=87da9f9d-1b00-0000-0d66-cb3d230d0000 pid=3363 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Drops invisible ELF files
Found malware configuration
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1749190 Sample: armv4l.elf Startdate: 02/08/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 41 152.53.209.147, 40438, 9999 NCRENUS United States 2->41 43 34.254.182.186, 443 AMAZON-02US United States 2->43 45 54.217.10.153, 443, 49576 AMAZON-02US United States 2->45 51 Found malware configuration 2->51 53 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->53 55 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->55 57 Yara detected Mirai 2->57 10 armv4l.elf 2->10         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 dash cat 2->15         started        17 8 other processes 2->17 signatures3 process4 signatures5 67 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 10->67 69 Drops files in suspicious directories 10->69 71 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 10->71 19 armv4l.elf 10->19         started        21 armv4l.elf sh 10->21         started        process6 process7 23 armv4l.elf 19->23         started        27 sh cp 21->27         started        file8 39 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 23->39 dropped 59 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 23->59 61 Drops files in suspicious directories 23->61 63 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 23->63 29 armv4l.elf sh 23->29         started        31 armv4l.elf 23->31         started        65 Drops invisible ELF files 27->65 signatures9 process10 process11 33 sh cp 29->33         started        file12 37 /usr/bin/.sh, ELF 33->37 dropped 47 Drops invisible ELF files 33->47 49 Drops files in suspicious directories 33->49 signatures13
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-02 21:01:33 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 36 (52.78%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  6/10
Tags:
discovery persistence
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Write file to user bin folder
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_d94e1020
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:testlumma
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf 0f8a6c5cc17353f67740af79507e6d0e5e7ab1501dcedb39b61c9c41fd95dbb4

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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