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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 12 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 4effee870aa7a9d00e6ee7e91507f9baa7cc61f2a73a0ba2ed3313c5d1a1ded7
SHA3-384 hash: bd8550f237ca170556d5c18fb5792da78fd2d7b32a1495b9d0bd52d4fe5ad0345ad0cc3c77601e8da878e1deda1422a7
SHA1 hash: a680377458c0eb2afd03b1b9d2f1fa47373909ae
MD5 hash: 9e35d5c0b324607a1b8f4247cd3e97a4
humanhash: aspen-enemy-social-kilo
File name:top1miku.i686
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:127'400 bytes
First seen:2025-07-26 18:04:46 UTC
Last seen:2025-07-26 19:19:17 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:7z76tpmx/z5Fi5GlYD4JBgiyl0Y/iWf63zNFJPxEg/6XGwa+22sNA:L6+x/z5FigIBd7C3zNFJ7N
TLSH T1BAC34B80BA47C0F6D41348706027B73FDB32D5399037C69AEF999E35DA37A42461B39A
telfhash t1f15136fa667a0ceca7d09802d24a5f65be0da67b347477ba01f35834333b94050bac39
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 mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
22
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Launching a process
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Writes files to system directory
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
lolbin obfuscated remote
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
196.251.73.115/HBTs
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
3
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
37215,2323,23
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Drops files in suspicious directories
Drops invisible ELF files
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Uses dynamic DNS services
Yara detected Mirai
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1744741 Sample: top1miku.i686.elf Startdate: 26/07/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 40 top1miku.duckdns.org 2->40 42 45.89.137.19 ZARINPALIR Iran (ISLAMIC Republic Of) 2->42 44 99 other IPs or domains 2->44 52 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->52 54 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->54 56 Yara detected Mirai 2->56 60 2 other signatures 2->60 10 top1miku.i686.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 58 Uses dynamic DNS services 40->58 process4 signatures5 68 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->68 13 top1miku.i686.elf 10->13         started        process6 process7 15 top1miku.i686.elf 13->15         started        file8 38 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 15->38 dropped 46 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 15->46 48 Drops files in suspicious directories 15->48 50 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 15->50 19 top1miku.i686.elf sh 15->19         started        21 top1miku.i686.elf 15->21         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 24 sh cp 19->24         started        62 Sample deletes itself 21->62 28 top1miku.i686.elf sh 21->28         started        30 top1miku.i686.elf sh 21->30         started        32 top1miku.i686.elf sh 21->32         started        34 19 other processes 21->34 process12 file13 36 /usr/bin/.sh, ELF 24->36 dropped 64 Drops invisible ELF files 24->64 66 Drops files in suspicious directories 24->66 signatures14
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-25 23:18:54 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 23 (65.22%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai discovery linux persistence rootkit
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Write file to user bin folder
Loads a kernel module
Contacts a large (479348) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Verdict:
Unknown
Tags:
trojan mirai
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Mirai_268aac0b Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0cb1699c Linux_Trojan_Mirai_70ef58f1 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_3a85a418 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_485c4b13 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_2e3f67a9 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0d73971c Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f Linux_Trojan_Mirai_3278f1b8 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0cb1699c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0d73971c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_268aac0b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_2e3f67a9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_3278f1b8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_3a85a418
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_485c4b13
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_70ef58f1
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf 4effee870aa7a9d00e6ee7e91507f9baa7cc61f2a73a0ba2ed3313c5d1a1ded7

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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