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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 9 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 4c680f8fc6f58eed13fb1831841d61ed9cca005c0ed0309bf72803645f273f93
SHA3-384 hash: 34a1ec38a8270179cc2233183e4fff631bc442991b4e541fc0e56938d2893a89d5cc29627acc3865e906b32294a3b588
SHA1 hash: 49bbb98a4ac06858bb1481121c880427476443b5
MD5 hash: d7fd2c36583feb1773bc702b047a8c67
humanhash: white-steak-magazine-juliet
File name:assailant.mpsl
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Signature Gafgyt
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File size:154'480 bytes
First seen:2025-10-06 18:33:59 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:OaRBoUm6Oq+lozn5hdyrzhsURxuZq+1uPNd5R:OaRBoxq++zn5hdyeURxuZq+1uPNd5R
TLSH T161E3A51AB7619FB3D81ECE3706AA4601108DE55A02ED6F6FB6B4C51CE78B84F08E3D54
telfhash t1db21f14396f68a2c6fb3587468fc06a11552a5237260bf70af5ec1409d33105b479e8f
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
79
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
Sanesecurity.Malware.30395.LC.UNOFFICIAL
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Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-6981154-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7138855-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7139223-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7139232-0
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Unix.Proxy.Mirai-7844054-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9864781-0
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Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Receives data from a server
Creating a file
Gains root access
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc lolbin masquerade obfuscated remote threat
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/68e40d305a3bccf09eba2098/reports/95e2027c-d1d2-49cf-a0ab-304f4eb32fd8/overview
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
Full report:
https://elfdigest.com/brief/4c680f8fc6f58eed13fb1831841d61ed9cca005c0ed0309bf72803645f273f93
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:
2025-10-06T15:59:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-07T10:38:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/4c680f8fc6f58eed13fb1831841d61ed9cca005c0ed0309bf72803645f273f93/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/08390cf2-04e9-48ea-b00a-bbd915844a3c
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=ad0f6036-1a00-0000-0c7c-8a3dc10a0000 pid=2753 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=ff6dae39-1a00-0000-0c7c-8a3dc30a0000 pid=2755 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=ad0f6036-1a00-0000-0c7c-8a3dc10a0000 pid=2753->guuid=ff6dae39-1a00-0000-0c7c-8a3dc30a0000 pid=2755 execve
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/358ad657-3c25-4de5-a3d7-4558a174e026
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1790060
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1790060 Sample: assailant.mpsl.elf Startdate: 06/10/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 21 115.167.64.10, 42516, 47096 WITRIBE-AS-APWITRIBEPAKISTANLIMITEDPK Pakistan 2->21 23 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->23 25 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->25 27 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->27 29 Found malware configuration 2->29 31 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->31 33 5 other signatures 2->33 9 assailant.mpsl.elf 2->9         started        11 python3.8 dpkg 2->11         started        signatures3 process4 process5 13 assailant.mpsl.elf 9->13         started        process6 15 assailant.mpsl.elf 13->15         started        process7 17 assailant.mpsl.elf 15->17         started        19 assailant.mpsl.elf 15->19         started       
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/4c680f8fc6f58eed13fb1831841d61ed9cca005c0ed0309bf72803645f273f93
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/4c680f8fc6f58eed13fb1831841d61ed9cca005c0ed0309bf72803645f273f93/
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-05 16:23:30 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
27 of 38 (71.05%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=jrua7d6g6who2e73dayyihlb5womuac4b3idbg7xfabwixzhh6jq._file
Result
Malware family:
gafgyt
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/251006-xbkhzatxex/
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Writes DNS configuration
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
115.167.64.10:42516
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-6981154-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_30444846
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/8e44ce2b-169d-4603-83f7-05ebc5b993c3
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
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Author:cip
Description:Attempts to match at least some of the strings used in some botnet variants which use plaintext communication protocols.
Rule name:CP_AllMal_Detector
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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
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
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Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_30444846
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Mal_LNX_Gafgyt_Botnet_ELF
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Author:Phatcharadol Thangplub
Description:Use to detect Gafgyt botnet, and there variants.
Rule name:NET
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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:setsockopt
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:unixredflags3
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information

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Web download

Gafgyt

elf 4c680f8fc6f58eed13fb1831841d61ed9cca005c0ed0309bf72803645f273f93

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3660727/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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