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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 16 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 1a69acae06c495d68ca9c45e1aaa0704d4148cbeceb09319823b1f28bc310390
SHA3-384 hash: 0200bea550a371192dad7528f8f698913eeba0ccaedc62e75c4fbad42fe0a0068fc9526d5c505a327142534b586f084e
SHA1 hash: 49e95bcd2e6e43901272e3ab535a03d0b7346bf1
MD5 hash: 5dc3d8a70538023cc57797c77229d3e0
humanhash: virginia-aspen-apart-mockingbird
File name:sh4
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:140'197 bytes
First seen:2025-11-02 11:10:50 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:KIKkkTnBz/yPMWrjHlTOD3JK5hpqCmAK0qW6MyoQ6:dKkUnBGP/eJK5hpqCmAK0qW6MyoQ6
TLSH T1E6D32A36E4518F73C0836AF2286A9D310F15D5D31BAF2686227857F04B4F5CEB44EEA9
telfhash t12221419271f6ca2d3bb389746cbc43b52242b5132341bf75af0ec5c85433052a924dcb
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 :
1
# of downloads :
132
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-11-02T07:16:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-04T00:20:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bi HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.a HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.dd HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=ac22d23f-1d00-0000-f1bb-cf2b360b0000 pid=2870 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=aefbc041-1d00-0000-f1bb-cf2b3d0b0000 pid=2877 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=ac22d23f-1d00-0000-f1bb-cf2b360b0000 pid=2870->guuid=aefbc041-1d00-0000-f1bb-cf2b3d0b0000 pid=2877 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Contains symbols with names commonly found in malware
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1806449 Sample: sh4.elf Startdate: 02/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 21 196.251.115.19, 38574, 4444 xneeloZA Seychelles 2->21 23 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->23 25 2 other IPs or domains 2->25 27 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->27 29 Found malware configuration 2->29 31 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->31 33 5 other signatures 2->33 8 dash rm sh4.elf 2->8         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        13 dash head 2->13         started        15 8 other processes 2->15 signatures3 process4 signatures5 35 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 8->35 17 sh4.elf 8->17         started        process6 process7 19 sh4.elf 17->19         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.LnxGafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-02 11:11:47 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
23 of 36 (63.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt linux
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
196.251.115.19:4444
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_dayzddos
Author:NDA0E
Description:dayzddos botnet
Rule name:botnet_dedsec
Author:NDA0E
Description:dedsec botnet
Rule name:botnet_mortem_qbot_gafgyt
Author:cip
Description:Some strings that stand out from a publicly-available botnet source code (Mortem-qBot-Botnet-Src)
Rule name:botnet_RyM
Author:NDA0E
Description:RyM botnet
Rule name:botnet_unknown
Author:NDA0E
Description:unknown botnet
Rule name:botnet_Vixaati
Author:NDA0E
Description:Vixaati botnet
Rule name:botnet_Yakuza
Author:NDA0E
Description:Yakuza botnet
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
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:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
Author:Elastic Security
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: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

Gafgyt

elf 1a69acae06c495d68ca9c45e1aaa0704d4148cbeceb09319823b1f28bc310390

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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