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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 21e4e5ec82c94549d3183b9562d041c1b8f3e353ba77a927b65e4e4ff8f7c7ff
SHA3-384 hash: 61714ceb2546b83d5caf03f63a7c362327db991ede37fcdaf801e7ba6da0985b4dc4ca96247e96cc01290eabba92024c
SHA1 hash: 006aa1ee688f6a159eca37c1ac05fe4bd30937f5
MD5 hash: b75672b96b0ae313235e507317dcefb0
humanhash: minnesota-grey-red-thirteen
File name:armv5l
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:154'360 bytes
First seen:2025-08-30 13:51:09 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:yLCBD/Yjx/h6o0bv3+TsGV2G/790RuwDPatudS99qBdoK2mrbWn:yWBDQjx/h6o0jwj2kmRuwDCt4S98Bh2f
TLSH T1CFE3F845BC919B16C6C662BBFF4E428D772A1768D3EE3103D9256F20378B96B0E3B141
telfhash t114312244f6b42adc5be1865242efa13708ea38f877423cd24b756edb8282fc4351603b
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 mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
77
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
rust threat
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
260
Number of processes launched:
5
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Persistence
Process Renaming
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=0aac5bad-1800-0000-09d1-89b8380a0000 pid=2616 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=d345d3af-1800-0000-09d1-89b83d0a0000 pid=2621 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=0aac5bad-1800-0000-09d1-89b8380a0000 pid=2616->guuid=d345d3af-1800-0000-09d1-89b83d0a0000 pid=2621 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Drops files in suspicious directories
Found malware configuration
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1768122 Sample: armv5l.elf Startdate: 30/08/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 25 87.248.150.68, 8020 CWM-ASIR Iran (ISLAMIC Republic Of) 2->25 27 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->27 29 2 other IPs or domains 2->29 37 Found malware configuration 2->37 39 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->39 41 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->41 43 3 other signatures 2->43 9 armv5l.elf 2->9         started        11 python3.8 dpkg 2->11         started        signatures3 process4 process5 13 armv5l.elf 9->13         started        process6 15 armv5l.elf 13->15         started        file7 21 /var/main, ELF 15->21 dropped 23 /etc/init.d/xs.main, POSIX 15->23 dropped 31 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 15->31 33 Drops files in suspicious directories 15->33 35 Sample deletes itself 15->35 19 armv5l.elf 15->19         started        signatures8 process9
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-30 13:54:34 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 38 (47.37%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_AllMal_Detector
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:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_d94e1020
Author:Elastic Security
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 21e4e5ec82c94549d3183b9562d041c1b8f3e353ba77a927b65e4e4ff8f7c7ff

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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