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Database Entry
Gafgyt
Vendor detections: 13
| SHA256 hash: | 179ba9f0839d5f45f4416207791be2d960afd307edc6045a2bb59f877beac06c |
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| SHA3-384 hash: | 5983f124666ceb00b9d623a304f49753a5d5faac236ffa3cc6abcb42b7ed39274eb98dbe3b27678120f45ff01a126fb0 |
| SHA1 hash: | 1e37d9953bebaab928826fa554cd4e3975a416b3 |
| MD5 hash: | 53f644555b2581e2026bd88836dee9c5 |
| humanhash: | speaker-michigan-jupiter-robin |
| File name: | assailant.arm6 |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | Gafgyt |
| File size: | 142'751 bytes |
| First seen: | 2025-10-06 18:33:39 UTC |
| Last seen: | Never |
| File type: | elf |
| MIME type: | application/x-executable |
| ssdeep | 3072:IVfyQ+d+pceQGftb3za5fJhWOiwTteOHa45hLMO3K4G5ZZPMmydQCYMhEFg:ub3za5fJhoIH15hLMO3GvkmydQCYMhE+ |
| TLSH | T146D33B05D8509767C6D227BAF79E428D73236B68A7D733115A28AFB42FC1B9D1E3D020 |
| telfhash | t12831f25399f5871c6fb75d34acbc07f11151aa227260bf70af4ec1808933002b479d9b |
| Magika | elf |
| Reporter |  abuse_ch |
| Tags: | elf gafgyt |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
39
Origin country :
DEVendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Behaviour
Sends data to a server
Creating a file
Receives data from a server
Gains root access
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc lolbin masquerade obfuscated remote threat
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
4
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Full report:
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-10-06T15:46:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-08T08:43:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
Malware family:
Gafgyt
Verdict:
Malicious
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
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:
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.GAFGYT
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-05 16:23:30 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
26 of 37 (70.27%)
Threat level:
5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Result
Malware family:
gafgyt
Score:
10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Writes DNS configuration
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
115.167.64.10:42516
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-6981154-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_30444846 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_6a510422 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d2953f92 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_6ae4b580
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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 |
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| Author: | cip |
| Description: | Attempts to match at least some of the strings used in some botnet variants which use plaintext communication protocols. |
| Rule name: | CP_AllMal_Detector |
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| 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: | CP_Script_Inject_Detector |
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| Author: | DiegoAnalytics |
| Description: | Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries |
| Rule name: | enterpriseapps2 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Tim Brown @timb_machine |
| Description: | Enterprise apps |
| Rule name: | linux_generic_ipv6_catcher |
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| Author: | @_lubiedo |
| Description: | ELF samples using IPv6 addresses |
| Rule name: | Linux_Generic_Threat_d2dca9e7 |
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| Author: | Elastic Security |
| Rule name: | Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_30444846 |
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| Author: | Elastic Security |
| Rule name: | Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_6a510422 |
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| Author: | Elastic Security |
| Reference: | 14cc92b99daa0c91aa09d9a7996ee5549a5cacd7be733960b2cf3681a7c2b628 |
| Rule name: | Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_6ae4b580 |
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| Author: | Elastic Security |
| Reference: | 14cc92b99daa0c91aa09d9a7996ee5549a5cacd7be733960b2cf3681a7c2b628 |
| Rule name: | Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d2953f92 |
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| Author: | Elastic Security |
| Reference: | 14cc92b99daa0c91aa09d9a7996ee5549a5cacd7be733960b2cf3681a7c2b628 |
| Rule name: | Mal_LNX_Gafgyt_Botnet_ELF |
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| Author: | Phatcharadol Thangplub |
| Description: | Use to detect Gafgyt botnet, and there variants. |
| Rule name: | NET |
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| 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
The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.
Web download
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
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