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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 9 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 27c98f3625b1d595c8e7ff7417f9ca3fdda4333ffc88101ee8cccd1271d1e12a
SHA3-384 hash: 3c69b76d00e3c622f17e8f99a81c56dee9bfa370bb114ca35bea86f1111aa4508b3b65306911670d2a492be144ebf584
SHA1 hash: 11b4a76766f1810c68f4c7f2488cf5caf5c55d8a
MD5 hash: d573fcc30d5f9e99ff13e05976957480
humanhash: march-salami-avocado-mockingbird
File name:illnet.i686
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:102'557 bytes
First seen:2025-06-23 11:37:36 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:sy0PtjVj9WEYeebiX3l026RIph04S5htaOr3KmFi0HjKpuy:szPtjVj9WEFu+SZYG4S5htaOramFi0H4
TLSH T166A36C0AD252D0B3C0870FB506A79B6A0732F5670B6F6E05F35C2EF46F1258471AB79A
telfhash t10221300391b986296fb35d68ac7c0bf112629623b6917e70ef1ec1848927002b83dd9b
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 :
69
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Launching a process
Receives data from a server
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
11
Number of processes launched:
4
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
type:Gafgyt 176.96.131.92:182
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=39900add-1900-0000-d0eb-61d9f10a0000 pid=2801 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=3c23cbdf-1900-0000-d0eb-61d9f40a0000 pid=2804 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file net guuid=39900add-1900-0000-d0eb-61d9f10a0000 pid=2801->guuid=3c23cbdf-1900-0000-d0eb-61d9f40a0000 pid=2804 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=3c23cbdf-1900-0000-d0eb-61d9f40a0000 pid=2804->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=f19cc6e0-1900-0000-d0eb-61d9f70a0000 pid=2807 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=3c23cbdf-1900-0000-d0eb-61d9f40a0000 pid=2804->guuid=f19cc6e0-1900-0000-d0eb-61d9f70a0000 pid=2807 clone guuid=d498cce0-1900-0000-d0eb-61d9f80a0000 pid=2808 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data write-file zombie guuid=f19cc6e0-1900-0000-d0eb-61d9f70a0000 pid=2807->guuid=d498cce0-1900-0000-d0eb-61d9f80a0000 pid=2808 clone 0823fd11-5c02-58aa-b76f-764f6eb4b5cc 176.96.131.92:182 guuid=d498cce0-1900-0000-d0eb-61d9f80a0000 pid=2808->0823fd11-5c02-58aa-b76f-764f6eb4b5cc send: 160B guuid=7f15a5e3-1900-0000-d0eb-61d9ff0a0000 pid=2815 /usr/bin/dash guuid=d498cce0-1900-0000-d0eb-61d9f80a0000 pid=2808->guuid=7f15a5e3-1900-0000-d0eb-61d9ff0a0000 pid=2815 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:
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-06-23 10:35:22 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
20 of 24 (83.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt linux rootkit
Behaviour
Loads a kernel module
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
176.96.131.92:182
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7139229-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_e6d75e6f
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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
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:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_e6d75e6f
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


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf 27c98f3625b1d595c8e7ff7417f9ca3fdda4333ffc88101ee8cccd1271d1e12a

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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