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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 223edb5ca8dd8434a0aab1f2c72fd35965c4c4e308d2e65bdac85241fe3babb1
SHA3-384 hash: 5bea17277addba38a292141078698a39981de47598ac2af6437dd113f712d1a0eecca12d7d154b90500e60a20ea09664
SHA1 hash: 592a3b58ba5430729ee50226f49d14905e3301de
MD5 hash: 9900396e2f69dd07ba49485854809b1c
humanhash: hot-comet-triple-thirteen
File name:sh
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Signature Gafgyt
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File size:144'264 bytes
First seen:2025-07-05 09:54:22 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:HfbaTWBIzYKxfNtSLznKfKenpdA3mm/maQTvDy7d1Nb:mTFzYYjq2fKmA3mm/maQTvDy7d1Nb
TLSH T1C9E37F18F8068727C2D313B6B28D9F5A3E350BD477CB721666347AF42BE224B2D25D58
telfhash t1cd316522943546192fb3a928acbd56b315222b2323597f71af26c5cc49360f1e93dd0f
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 :
18
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
Sanesecurity.Malware.29325.LC.Pl.UNOFFICIAL
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SecuriteInfo.com.Linux.Mirai-81.UNOFFICIAL
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Sanesecurity.Malware.29052.TSource.UNOFFICIAL
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135944-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136018-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136031-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7139229-0
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Unix.Trojan.Tsunami-9396652-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-10033529-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-10034904-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-10035004-0
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Verdict:
Clean
Score:
84.2%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=6868f682900df8e7f867073clinux22vpnfull_triage
Tags:
n/a
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/68c4da6c-dde5-47a7-869c-c4c7db68a6cc
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=2203388b-1a00-0000-823d-19daf7090000 pid=2551 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=916a798d-1a00-0000-823d-19dafd090000 pid=2557 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=2203388b-1a00-0000-823d-19daf7090000 pid=2551->guuid=916a798d-1a00-0000-823d-19dafd090000 pid=2557 execve
Malware family:
Gafgyt
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/baf8b696-bd90-409c-839c-03d2a09a9862
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
96 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1729135
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
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 tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Terminates several processes with shell command 'killall'
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1729135 Sample: sh.elf Startdate: 05/07/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 96 38 206.123.128.67, 47100, 47102, 47104 LEASEWEB-USA-NYC-11US United States 2->38 40 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->40 42 3 other IPs or domains 2->42 44 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->44 46 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->46 48 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->48 50 3 other signatures 2->50 9 sh.elf 2->9         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 54 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 9->54 12 sh.elf 9->12         started        process6 signatures7 56 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 12->56 15 sh.elf sh 12->15         started        17 sh.elf sh 12->17         started        19 sh.elf sh 12->19         started        21 59 other processes 12->21 process8 process9 23 sh killall 15->23         started        26 sh killall 17->26         started        28 sh killall 19->28         started        30 sh killall 21->30         started        32 sh killall 21->32         started        34 sh killall 21->34         started        36 56 other processes 21->36 signatures10 52 Terminates several processes with shell command 'killall' 23->52
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/223edb5ca8dd8434a0aab1f2c72fd35965c4c4e308d2e65bdac85241fe3babb1
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/223edb5ca8dd8434a0aab1f2c72fd35965c4c4e308d2e65bdac85241fe3babb1/
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-05 09:57:31 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=ei7nwxfi3wcdjifkwhzmol6tlfs4jrhdbdjomw62zbjed7r3voyq._file
Result
Malware family:
gafgyt
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt defense_evasion discovery
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250705-lxzn8swxay/
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads CPU attributes
Reads system network configuration
Enumerates running processes
Reads system routing table
File and Directory Permissions Modification
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135944-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c Linux_Gafgyt_May_2024
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/8b8fc22d-084f-4fc7-92f9-2ab1456c8673
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Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/223edb5ca8dd8434a0aab1f2c72fd35965c4c4e308d2e65bdac85241fe3babb1

YARA Signatures

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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:Linux_Gafgyt_Generic
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Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_d94e1020
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
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Author:Elastic Security
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:setsockopt
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:unixredflags3
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information

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Gafgyt

elf 223edb5ca8dd8434a0aab1f2c72fd35965c4c4e308d2e65bdac85241fe3babb1

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3576534/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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