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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 165888614bf0e954ab298cb35285f2d74b3daeb07b851f28fa84de4ce22bb97e
SHA3-384 hash: e46dd8e09b75b17e4396473b3f5cd28fbb5951a8ad0e6410070adbcd9bb0d7279d3ce130f5a71531d543ef790eb38ff0
SHA1 hash: e03666e0fb6bc99988b99c9380174fc0ab64b259
MD5 hash: 469779671815815c96802ef42bf28a80
humanhash: october-freddie-october-twelve
File name:m68k
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:113'759 bytes
First seen:2025-06-16 16:50:46 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:FQWUEK1FSHGfs1QbEE6QyPwFs/avcWVRm2pgYMx3IPtW:FasGfs1QHyPusSc2Rm2pgYMx3IPtW
TLSH T1DEB30692F900DFF2F40AE67604C34B2566B0BF660F536A66B21739A79E721C43867F41
telfhash t18421fe46a1f6856d2ff368345dbc46b5188227133361bf70af0985c01c7b002a936ecb
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
75
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=a8257613-1a00-0000-6f28-8fb15d070000 pid=1885 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=821e4616-1a00-0000-6f28-8fb161070000 pid=1889 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=a8257613-1a00-0000-6f28-8fb15d070000 pid=1885->guuid=821e4616-1a00-0000-6f28-8fb161070000 pid=1889 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
Found malware configuration
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1715738 Sample: m68k.elf Startdate: 16/06/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 20 205.185.124.206, 23, 47254 PONYNETUS United States 2->20 22 185.125.190.26, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United Kingdom 2->22 24 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->24 26 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->26 28 Found malware configuration 2->28 30 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->30 32 2 other signatures 2->32 10 m68k.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 process5 12 m68k.elf 10->12         started        process6 14 m68k.elf 12->14         started        process7 16 m68k.elf 14->16         started        process8 18 m68k.elf 16->18         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-06-16 16:51:40 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:
205.185.124.206:23
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Tsunami-6981155-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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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: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:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
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 165888614bf0e954ab298cb35285f2d74b3daeb07b851f28fa84de4ce22bb97e

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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