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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 4bb3a7c2a9df0aba02f953646d2df4f01395dc049803e574ea7d3eb451f4ef87
SHA3-384 hash: 9f60e8c8d1c87a5e01980cfce73b5e2d61dddee54edc9e13970ae33a1158d35099290485bb094c3c8d61ef904ef8aad4
SHA1 hash: 12ecf46dc987bbc688a50c72756ba5aa8da40d9f
MD5 hash: 37f028a741acdbe918f33df6b12cccfe
humanhash: hawaii-mexico-glucose-spaghetti
File name:mips
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:180'836 bytes
First seen:2025-06-14 14:50:57 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:nORcfTNDHM2pFZfauqJGe24m62sGJyhcEXE2hgupLsTAzloRtSLxnHlhKQsKdJa1:Ou9dudJR+39UNsam0nKXcSH
TLSH T1F004D86E3A22ABBEE169873207F76F70D3A519D223A19341E16CE7181E7134D1C9F760
telfhash t1be210e4791fac6285eb76820adbc47b5085227137652bf706f0985c01c7b002a93add7
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
38
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Sends data to a server
Gains root access
Connection attempt
Receives data from a server
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
5
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
type:Gafgyt 205.185.124.206:23
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=57a68966-1600-0000-8367-ce6f320c0000 pid=3122 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=c6249568-1600-0000-8367-ce6f380c0000 pid=3128 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=57a68966-1600-0000-8367-ce6f320c0000 pid=3122->guuid=c6249568-1600-0000-8367-ce6f380c0000 pid=3128 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
96 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Found malware configuration
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1714734 Sample: mips.elf Startdate: 14/06/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 96 20 205.185.124.206, 23, 47260 PONYNETUS United States 2->20 22 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->22 24 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->24 26 Found malware configuration 2->26 28 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->28 30 3 other signatures 2->30 10 mips.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 process5 12 mips.elf 10->12         started        process6 14 mips.elf 12->14         started        process7 16 mips.elf 14->16         started        process8 18 mips.elf 16->18         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-06-14 07:19:23 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
27 of 38 (71.05%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
205.185.124.206:23
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Tsunami-6981155-0
YARA:
n/a
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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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: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:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
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 4bb3a7c2a9df0aba02f953646d2df4f01395dc049803e574ea7d3eb451f4ef87

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh

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