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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 2aaa0e9381e4cb82aea2b8fc6c5d09db77ec7a43e980ff42ce5cea01bfa6b053
SHA3-384 hash: f1fb2523cffda3381cf706e550573fc8b903548ae841af75cbf05ea49904b0ff3960b98ae25f3d683229f64cd88ca089
SHA1 hash: 9ac497ed4a0956dff3f34802b0e0ec93d8cba933
MD5 hash: c97cd556e50b15d2d7445614d476566a
humanhash: delaware-papa-lamp-march
File name:i686
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:72'039 bytes
First seen:2025-06-11 04:17:34 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:Vrxl9cHSdRFN8U90Hn5jNI72CJdKqeFLFTB2SM:ZxzcHSdRFV9cNI71JdKqeFLF3M
TLSH T127632A4DF503D6BBDC861F71129BE85F0620BA34CC6A5F9AE7582C74FB239887118762
telfhash t17c2136118c7b0b093ef29a5c7cafa6c551a169193a306db1cf68c44c852f07be172be9
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 :
66
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Receives data from a server
Sends data to a server
Runs as daemon
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
47
Number of processes launched:
4
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
23
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
72 / 100
Signature
Contains symbols with names commonly found in malware
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
Yara detected Gafgyt
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-06-11 04:18:28 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
23 of 38 (60.53%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
discovery linux
Behaviour
Creates a large amount of network flows
Contacts a large (4404) amount of remote hosts
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-9879277-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_83715433 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_f51c5ac3 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_27de1106 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_1b2e2a3a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_1b2e2a3a
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_27de1106
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_83715433
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_f51c5ac3
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Mal_LNX_Gafgyt_Botnet_ELF
Author:Phatcharadol Thangplub
Description:Use to detect Gafgyt botnet, and there variants.
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 2aaa0e9381e4cb82aea2b8fc6c5d09db77ec7a43e980ff42ce5cea01bfa6b053

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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