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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 4bc642fa023a12150b0a164b8a08da5e7cae6d67f7b5d098de416ca57534627c
SHA3-384 hash: c345e4b7eefebcce2e38fc5060e6ef78687a25acef007bc366abce186b304573f9e9fe9021e3cb522824915e018318b6
SHA1 hash: 6a9fa636c0c965122834fce6598d14d77635bb3c
MD5 hash: d4a45e8ccc35e0ef631fe805bee04172
humanhash: artist-harry-spring-arkansas
File name:leet.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:128'306 bytes
First seen:2025-05-20 15:48:57 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:XHK0ZeTdhYMYmUFlY1dSqwRGNB4++oQ1mP:XwZuZFlgbwRGNB4++oQ1mP
TLSH T12EC3A52A3E11AFFEE2A9863107F35F70939525D227A19786E26CD7181F7128C1C5F7A0
telfhash t15f21f103aafa8a1d6bb3597468bc46b11591a7237260bf70ef1ec5409d37102b475ecb
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
85
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Receives data from a server
Gains root access
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc lolbin masquerade remote
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:
4
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
80 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Found malware configuration
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1695217 Sample: leet.mips.elf Startdate: 20/05/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 80 23 92.112.125.62, 1028, 44866 UKRTELNETUA Ukraine 2->23 25 Found malware configuration 2->25 27 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->27 29 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->29 31 2 other signatures 2->31 9 dash rm leet.mips.elf 2->9         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        13 dash cat 2->13         started        15 7 other processes 2->15 signatures3 process4 process5 17 leet.mips.elf 9->17         started        process6 19 leet.mips.elf 17->19         started        process7 21 leet.mips.elf 19->21         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-05-20 15:49:27 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
24 of 38 (63.16%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt discovery
Behaviour
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
92.112.125.62:1028
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YARA Signatures


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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: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


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Gafgyt

elf 4bc642fa023a12150b0a164b8a08da5e7cae6d67f7b5d098de416ca57534627c

(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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