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Database Entry

Gafgyt

Vendor detections: 11

Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 29 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	14b8b6ac8a6d96e15edf83a71f042ca1b47128b8ba75439103eb88839f3eb898
SHA3-384 hash:	6a99b0eda88addb105c3834e9f8598c2f9ee76032c63bae278038ab1ddb4d79b96fe1301bdd5cddd352fd05d344e7fc8
SHA1 hash:	f266824e4f00f83886524e47ba6c7476b1a9e7a4
MD5 hash:	c13efdcd93f57907a09572bc0a446166
humanhash:	chicken-diet-fix-illinois
File name:	2.x86
Download:	download sample
Signature	Gafgyt Create hunting rule
File size:	110'471 bytes
First seen:	2025-08-17 09:14:43 UTC
Last seen:	2025-08-17 15:15:17 UTC
File type:	elf
MIME type:	application/x-executable
ssdeep	3072:tco/mwpj8uucwI1T4Nrb1AJphaaAl8YDtjoKty8wdO1:zPlzT4xMphaavYDtjoKty8wdO1
TLSH	T151B36B276181C6FAC48312B536CFA6D15823F6FE0B66704B77D47EB82F228C94D59B81
telfhash	t11f21f343a1b68a296fb39d646c7c46e116a1a62377407fb0ef1dc1849d37012b43dd8b
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 :

# of downloads :

Origin country :

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Detection(s):

Sanesecurity.Malware.29325.LC.Pl.UNOFFICIAL

SecuriteInfo.com.Linux.Mirai-81.UNOFFICIAL

Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136029-0

Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7139229-0

Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7540662-0

Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9864781-0

Result

Verdict:

Malware

Maliciousness:

Behaviour

Removes directories from a subdirectory of a temporary directory

Removes directories

Deletes a file

Removes directories from a temporary directory

Sends data to a server

Connection attempt

Launching a process

Substitutes an application name

Deleting of the original file

Verdict:

Unknown

Threat level:

2.5/10

Confidence:

100%

Tags:

gcc masquerade

Link:

https://www.filescan.io/uploads/68a19dcda4bdac9f5b9a4d89/reports/688b25f2-94f3-4400-96da-7d14a58e1dfe/overview

Status:

terminated

Link:

https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/dcd33635-6e35-48c0-8d39-c5f184a0347d

Behavior Graph:

Download SVG

Malware family:

Gafgyt

Verdict:

Malicious

Link:

https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/e6df0a1d-ad97-4427-885d-a17a0fd2c230

Result

Threat name:

Mirai, Gafgyt

Detection:

malicious

Classification:

troj

Score:

100 / 100

Link:

https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1758798

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

Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic

Yara detected Gafgyt

Yara detected Mirai

Behaviour

Behavior Graph:

Download SVG

Score:

100%

Verdict:

Malware

File Type:

ELF

Link:

https://malprob.io/report/14b8b6ac8a6d96e15edf83a71f042ca1b47128b8ba75439103eb88839f3eb898

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/14b8b6ac8a6d96e15edf83a71f042ca1b47128b8ba75439103eb88839f3eb898/

Verdict:

Malicious

Threat:

HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt

Link:

https://tip.neiki.dev/file/14b8b6ac8a6d96e15edf83a71f042ca1b47128b8ba75439103eb88839f3eb898

Threat name:

Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2025-08-17 05:50:14 UTC

File Type:

ELF64 Little (Exe)

AV detection:

27 of 38 (71.05%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Suspicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=cs4lnleknwlocxw7qotr6bbmug2hckfyxj2uheid5oeihhz6xcma._file

Result

Malware family:

gafgyt

Score:

10/10

Tags:

family:gafgyt defense_evasion discovery linux privilege_escalation

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/250817-k8depstly6/

Behaviour

Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration

Reads runtime system information

System Network Configuration Discovery

Changes its process name

Reads CPU attributes

Reads system network configuration

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Sudo and Sudo Caching

Deletes log files

Enumerates running processes

Reads system routing table

Deletes Audit logs

Deletes itself

Deletes journal logs

Flushes firewall rules

Writes DNS configuration

Malware Config

C2 Extraction:

207.167.64.12:25545

Verdict:

Malicious

Tags:

trojan mirai gafgyt Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136029-0

YARA:

Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a6a2adb9 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a10161ce Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_f3d83a74 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_807911a2 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a0a4de11 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_09c3070e Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d0c57a2e Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_148b91a2 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_dd0d6173 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_779e142f Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_cf84c9f2 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_0cd591cd Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_32eb0c81 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a33a8363 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_3fe3c668 elf_bashlite_auto Linux_Gafgyt_May_2024

Link:

https://app.threat.zone/submission/afba3ca0-d5f8-4024-9972-87aef78acade

Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

Threat name:

Malicious File

Score:

1.00

Link:

https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/14b8b6ac8a6d96e15edf83a71f042ca1b47128b8ba75439103eb88839f3eb898

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 Create hunting rule
Author:	cip
Description:	Attempts to match at least some of the strings used in some botnet variants which use plaintext communication protocols.

Rule name:	elf_bashlite_auto Create hunting rule
Author:	Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:	Detects elf.bashlite.

Rule name:	Linux_Gafgyt_Generic Create hunting rule
Author:	albertzsigovits
Description:	Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples

Rule name:	linux_generic_ipv6_catcher Create hunting rule
Author:	@_lubiedo
Description:	ELF samples using IPv6 addresses

Rule name:	Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_09c3070e Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security

Rule name:	Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_0cd591cd Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security

Rule name:	Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_148b91a2 Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security

Rule name:	Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security

Rule name:	Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_32eb0c81 Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security

Rule name:	Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security

Rule name:	Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9 Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security

Rule name:	Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_779e142f Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security

Rule name:	Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_807911a2 Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security

Rule name:	Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7 Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security

Rule name:	Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a0a4de11 Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security

Rule name:	Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a10161ce Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security

Rule name:	Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a33a8363 Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security

Rule name:	Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a6a2adb9 Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security

Rule name:	Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_cf84c9f2 Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security

Rule name:	Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d0c57a2e Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security

Rule name:	Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security

Rule name:	Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335 Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security

Rule name:	Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_dd0d6173 Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security

Rule name:	Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_f3d83a74 Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security

Rule name:	Linux_Trojan_Mirai_3fe3c668 Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security

Rule name:	Mal_LNX_Gafgyt_Botnet_ELF Create hunting rule
Author:	Phatcharadol Thangplub
Description:	Use to detect Gafgyt botnet, and there variants.

Rule name:	NET Create hunting rule
Author:	malware-lu

Rule name:	setsockopt Create hunting rule
Author:	Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:	Hunts for setsockopt() red flags

Rule name:	unixredflags3 Create hunting rule
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 14b8b6ac8a6d96e15edf83a71f042ca1b47128b8ba75439103eb88839f3eb898

(this sample)

URLhaus

https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3605211/

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

ID	Title	Severity
CHECK_PIE	Missing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protection	high

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