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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 48ec5f07842eb9840058755d90325aa23cdd67dca0f23c08faf79ea67918251d
SHA3-384 hash: c3a031cd6cb6abfad839e63919ffbc7bfc51ef5da2b7d5cead0519db20a849d50df3dc29ebcd258fe28cfef91593c824
SHA1 hash: 3aeab371cb17893d7d9f68423b617f6927e42533
MD5 hash: 140f339b401050caa2ac9dae7662113d
humanhash: johnny-colorado-eighteen-juliet
File name:mipsel
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:309'144 bytes
First seen:2025-08-31 21:08:38 UTC
Last seen:2025-09-23 19:44:34 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:N7KQR31JppLlK0lY/BWYbihF6R/erD4Q5iZqBzg+LzBPFUXokytveMvT5Fn:N7K0313pLXKKhRiZqHLzBfMMvP
TLSH T1D564E5866F703FFFD41EDD331491AA06019C5516B2AA7F767A70D404FA8620E69C3E5C
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
57
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
DNS request
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Creating a file
Kills processes
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
lolbin obfuscated remote threat
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
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-08-31T18:14:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-08-31T18:14:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.bx HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.gen
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=0cf425f0-1700-0000-8170-ef3c33080000 pid=2099 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=6e2855f2-1700-0000-8170-ef3c37080000 pid=2103 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=0cf425f0-1700-0000-8170-ef3c33080000 pid=2099->guuid=6e2855f2-1700-0000-8170-ef3c37080000 pid=2103 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spyw
Score:
60 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Opens /sys/class/net/* files useful for querying network interface information
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1768561 Sample: mipsel.elf Startdate: 31/08/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 60 20 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->20 22 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->22 9 mipsel.elf 2->9         started        process3 process4 11 mipsel.elf 9->11         started        signatures5 24 Opens /sys/class/net/* files useful for querying network interface information 11->24 14 mipsel.elf 11->14         started        process6 process7 16 mipsel.elf 14->16         started        process8 18 mipsel.elf 16->18         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-31 21:09:32 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 36 (41.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Reads MAC address of network interface
Reads network interface configuration
Renames itself
Contacts a large (110727) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-6981160-0
YARA:
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:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
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 48ec5f07842eb9840058755d90325aa23cdd67dca0f23c08faf79ea67918251d

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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