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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 1db20ad533ce1314bdbe8c04c975e4af77b6d190c234f8fb94b408e29c7eebfb
SHA3-384 hash: 926415d734f7bb7138428d9ef689f54ccb85311f3fd5b07984548943cb64dd63a5166673f80896f8b0fff00935d06d1e
SHA1 hash: 9919aebe6ca6c2318d818abbd06ead44fcb02318
MD5 hash: 60f94931528498e44a55c2f1de6816d8
humanhash: mike-london-lake-east
File name:illnet.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:159'443 bytes
First seen:2025-06-23 07:14:10 UTC
Last seen:2025-06-24 02:57:48 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:GWJB7ejD0cFgviZOyzHdy8fNIEu5hJosWMWf7zDpcm9w53fOKDj0:LqFWyzdNfc5hJosWVn2mG53GKDj0
TLSH T17DF3F917ABA15EB7C80ECE3301DA8611108EE59A13D57B6FB178CA5CFB4B98E09D3D44
telfhash t1d121300391b986296fb35968ac7c07f112619623b2517e70ef1ec1848927002b83dd9b
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
75
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Launching a process
Creating a file
Receives data from a server
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc lolbin remote
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
7
Number of processes launched:
1
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=1e9da6db-1a00-0000-04e9-28c1f50b0000 pid=3061 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=4de650df-1a00-0000-04e9-28c1fd0b0000 pid=3069 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=1e9da6db-1a00-0000-04e9-28c1f50b0000 pid=3061->guuid=4de650df-1a00-0000-04e9-28c1fd0b0000 pid=3069 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Gafgyt
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
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
Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers
Sample deletes itself
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1720697 Sample: illnet.mpsl.elf Startdate: 23/06/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 18 176.96.131.92, 182, 47906 CMCSUS Turkey 2->18 20 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->20 22 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->22 24 Found malware configuration 2->24 26 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->26 28 5 other signatures 2->28 9 illnet.mpsl.elf 2->9         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 30 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 9->30 32 Sample deletes itself 9->32 12 illnet.mpsl.elf 9->12         started        process6 process7 14 illnet.mpsl.elf 12->14         started        process8 16 illnet.mpsl.elf sh 14->16         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-06-23 07:14:34 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt discovery execution
Behaviour
Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads system routing table
Deletes itself
Writes DNS configuration
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
176.96.131.92:182
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7139229-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
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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:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
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 1db20ad533ce1314bdbe8c04c975e4af77b6d190c234f8fb94b408e29c7eebfb

(this sample)

  
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
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh

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