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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 9 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 5256dd2de3ecdff89003d6b5b2fe3592266bdb9036ce25e11c8925fa0a525051
SHA3-384 hash: 06658a42e5ce6a2d3ea899a73c766cdb3f02d003e78e25bcf9c36fa4ee29ffca1906c0d1bd32eb0a65f9f233645707ff
SHA1 hash: cff31cc349ea48f635ee22c790621e0869c7ce7b
MD5 hash: 0c28715f81f4091a4bc681bb5655db4f
humanhash: tennis-bulldog-edward-beer
File name:assailant.ppc
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Signature Gafgyt
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File size:116'369 bytes
First seen:2025-10-06 18:33:45 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:FHXfEEPOH0UHNzONBbsQT5h7z7ku62QnI0PDG4gQNcR:F3LRUHNzOwQT5h7zQ2QnI0PDG4gQNcR
TLSH T110B33A57671C0B43C58B5AF52C7737F187ADEA7112E221C5E40EBF801B72A701626FA9
telfhash t17721034396f68b2c6fb3587468fc46a11552a6237260bf70ef5ec1809d33005b479e8f
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
121
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.Trojan.Mirai-7688276-0
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Unix.Proxy.Mirai-7844054-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9864781-0
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Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-9875100-0
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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:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc lolbin masquerade obfuscated remote threat
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/68e40c805a3bccf09eba1fb4/reports/ff1a29c1-82ae-4d66-bcf8-875898d7a0dd/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2025-10-06T15:59:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-08T08:43:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/5256dd2de3ecdff89003d6b5b2fe3592266bdb9036ce25e11c8925fa0a525051/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/7f03f4db-2c1d-42e3-97f5-8cc04aed0bb2
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=e9cd00aa-1a00-0000-218b-8dbaa5080000 pid=2213 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=5c1916ac-1a00-0000-218b-8dbaad080000 pid=2221 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=e9cd00aa-1a00-0000-218b-8dbaa5080000 pid=2213->guuid=5c1916ac-1a00-0000-218b-8dbaad080000 pid=2221 execve
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/0eea8107-4894-4c10-9905-7cb96281dfb0
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1790072
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: 1790072 Sample: assailant.ppc.elf Startdate: 06/10/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 21 115.167.64.10, 42516, 51186 WITRIBE-AS-APWITRIBEPAKISTANLIMITEDPK Pakistan 2->21 23 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->23 25 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->25 27 Found malware configuration 2->27 29 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->29 31 5 other signatures 2->31 9 assailant.ppc.elf 2->9         started        11 python3.8 dpkg 2->11         started        signatures3 process4 process5 13 assailant.ppc.elf 9->13         started        process6 15 assailant.ppc.elf 13->15         started        process7 17 assailant.ppc.elf 15->17         started        19 assailant.ppc.elf 15->19         started       
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/5256dd2de3ecdff89003d6b5b2fe3592266bdb9036ce25e11c8925fa0a525051
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/5256dd2de3ecdff89003d6b5b2fe3592266bdb9036ce25e11c8925fa0a525051/
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-05 16:27:56 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
26 of 37 (70.27%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=kjln2lpd5tp7read2223f7rvsitgxw4qg3hclyi4res7ucsskbiq._file
Result
Malware family:
gafgyt
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt linux
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/251006-w9yb2sylx2/
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/9d1773db-5f20-40d8-b5cd-13eff287be67
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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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Gafgyt

elf 5256dd2de3ecdff89003d6b5b2fe3592266bdb9036ce25e11c8925fa0a525051

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3660719/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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