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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 53332790a6261e07d6148b92f49a89208fdc0fd2faceffd9a8e5d21988c838b8
SHA3-384 hash: 2e239c96ac1dd1e7f2cbc6afe556c759810624977042a60c89c98f29eb88bd7d9276cff62e91b101786a3fc32764fa99
SHA1 hash: 809419e480efe24d42263af53f62e7631087dc99
MD5 hash: 85e753af6e2b6b49fd4665063076245e
humanhash: foxtrot-burger-nineteen-fish
File name:SecuriteInfo.com.Linux.Siggen.1125.27863.11944
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:39'988 bytes
First seen:2025-11-20 09:13:56 UTC
Last seen:2025-11-20 11:54:04 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:2eTS9v2ywzxvS6KwGpwWzjJmacJVQyXnbcuyD7U0/2dfuJEa99ZOM4f:kuywz9SVtjca6VQyXnouy8jJWBOM4f
TLSH T1B003E1DDE5083F72D17DF3303817A95B8C04D81E6E6893F6AEE811B749A2B135F28691
TrID 50.1% (.) ELF Executable and Linkable format (Linux) (4022/12)
49.8% (.O) ELF Executable and Linkable format (generic) (4000/1)
Magika unknown
Reporter SecuriteInfoCom
Tags:elf gafgyt UPX
File size (compressed) :39'988 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :96'134 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Unpacked file: 158a7318ccb3208b29e9d5084d1869c17e215db29dcd93857a0bd1edb100fd01

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
39
Origin country :
FR FR
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Launching a process
Removes directories
Sends data to a server
Removes directories from a temporary directory
Deletes a file
Removes directories from a subdirectory of a temporary directory
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
1
Number of processes launched:
3
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
type:Gafgyt 176.100.37.194:282
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-11-20T04:53:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-20T10:18:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=730cf54c-1800-0000-20d1-1acc030a0000 pid=2563 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=d3f5694e-1800-0000-20d1-1acc090a0000 pid=2569 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file net guuid=730cf54c-1800-0000-20d1-1acc030a0000 pid=2563->guuid=d3f5694e-1800-0000-20d1-1acc090a0000 pid=2569 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=d3f5694e-1800-0000-20d1-1acc090a0000 pid=2569->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=77e8a94f-1800-0000-20d1-1acc0f0a0000 pid=2575 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=d3f5694e-1800-0000-20d1-1acc090a0000 pid=2569->guuid=77e8a94f-1800-0000-20d1-1acc0f0a0000 pid=2575 clone guuid=7968b34f-1800-0000-20d1-1acc100a0000 pid=2576 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data write-file zombie guuid=77e8a94f-1800-0000-20d1-1acc0f0a0000 pid=2575->guuid=7968b34f-1800-0000-20d1-1acc100a0000 pid=2576 clone 4ef73595-4066-58cb-82c8-50e5d79fc01b 176.100.37.194:282 guuid=7968b34f-1800-0000-20d1-1acc100a0000 pid=2576->4ef73595-4066-58cb-82c8-50e5d79fc01b send: 165B guuid=91167550-1800-0000-20d1-1acc140a0000 pid=2580 /usr/bin/dash guuid=7968b34f-1800-0000-20d1-1acc100a0000 pid=2576->guuid=91167550-1800-0000-20d1-1acc140a0000 pid=2580 execve guuid=f3a1066c-1800-0000-20d1-1acc7b0a0000 pid=2683 /usr/bin/dash guuid=7968b34f-1800-0000-20d1-1acc100a0000 pid=2576->guuid=f3a1066c-1800-0000-20d1-1acc7b0a0000 pid=2683 execve guuid=2e93766c-1800-0000-20d1-1acc7f0a0000 pid=2687 /usr/bin/dash guuid=7968b34f-1800-0000-20d1-1acc100a0000 pid=2576->guuid=2e93766c-1800-0000-20d1-1acc7f0a0000 pid=2687 execve guuid=06ddf16c-1800-0000-20d1-1acc830a0000 pid=2691 /usr/bin/dash guuid=7968b34f-1800-0000-20d1-1acc100a0000 pid=2576->guuid=06ddf16c-1800-0000-20d1-1acc830a0000 pid=2691 execve guuid=26ac666d-1800-0000-20d1-1acc850a0000 pid=2693 /usr/bin/dash guuid=7968b34f-1800-0000-20d1-1acc100a0000 pid=2576->guuid=26ac666d-1800-0000-20d1-1acc850a0000 pid=2693 execve guuid=5cc1d975-1800-0000-20d1-1acca50a0000 pid=2725 /usr/bin/dash guuid=7968b34f-1800-0000-20d1-1acc100a0000 pid=2576->guuid=5cc1d975-1800-0000-20d1-1acca50a0000 pid=2725 execve guuid=f1674279-1800-0000-20d1-1accaf0a0000 pid=2735 /usr/bin/dash guuid=7968b34f-1800-0000-20d1-1acc100a0000 pid=2576->guuid=f1674279-1800-0000-20d1-1accaf0a0000 pid=2735 execve guuid=6c02e87c-1800-0000-20d1-1accbb0a0000 pid=2747 /usr/bin/dash guuid=7968b34f-1800-0000-20d1-1acc100a0000 pid=2576->guuid=6c02e87c-1800-0000-20d1-1accbb0a0000 pid=2747 execve guuid=6029d17f-1800-0000-20d1-1accc70a0000 pid=2759 /usr/bin/dash guuid=7968b34f-1800-0000-20d1-1acc100a0000 pid=2576->guuid=6029d17f-1800-0000-20d1-1accc70a0000 pid=2759 execve guuid=00e6ddea-1800-0000-20d1-1accf80b0000 pid=3064 /usr/bin/dash guuid=7968b34f-1800-0000-20d1-1acc100a0000 pid=2576->guuid=00e6ddea-1800-0000-20d1-1accf80b0000 pid=3064 execve guuid=6a0acceb-1800-0000-20d1-1accfc0b0000 pid=3068 /usr/bin/dash guuid=7968b34f-1800-0000-20d1-1acc100a0000 pid=2576->guuid=6a0acceb-1800-0000-20d1-1accfc0b0000 pid=3068 execve guuid=d41e893c-1900-0000-20d1-1accce0c0000 pid=3278 /usr/bin/dash guuid=7968b34f-1800-0000-20d1-1acc100a0000 pid=2576->guuid=d41e893c-1900-0000-20d1-1accce0c0000 pid=3278 execve guuid=3298f83c-1900-0000-20d1-1accd10c0000 pid=3281 /usr/bin/dash guuid=7968b34f-1800-0000-20d1-1acc100a0000 pid=2576->guuid=3298f83c-1900-0000-20d1-1accd10c0000 pid=3281 execve guuid=f17aa750-1800-0000-20d1-1acc160a0000 pid=2582 /usr/bin/rm delete-file guuid=91167550-1800-0000-20d1-1acc140a0000 pid=2580->guuid=f17aa750-1800-0000-20d1-1acc160a0000 pid=2582 execve guuid=5178306c-1800-0000-20d1-1acc7d0a0000 pid=2685 /usr/bin/rm guuid=f3a1066c-1800-0000-20d1-1acc7b0a0000 pid=2683->guuid=5178306c-1800-0000-20d1-1acc7d0a0000 pid=2685 execve guuid=9ae3aa6c-1800-0000-20d1-1acc810a0000 pid=2689 /usr/bin/rm guuid=2e93766c-1800-0000-20d1-1acc7f0a0000 pid=2687->guuid=9ae3aa6c-1800-0000-20d1-1acc810a0000 pid=2689 execve guuid=95871d6d-1800-0000-20d1-1acc840a0000 pid=2692 /usr/bin/rm guuid=06ddf16c-1800-0000-20d1-1acc830a0000 pid=2691->guuid=95871d6d-1800-0000-20d1-1acc840a0000 pid=2692 execve guuid=4268946d-1800-0000-20d1-1acc870a0000 pid=2695 /usr/sbin/xtables-nft-multi guuid=26ac666d-1800-0000-20d1-1acc850a0000 pid=2693->guuid=4268946d-1800-0000-20d1-1acc870a0000 pid=2695 execve guuid=83111e76-1800-0000-20d1-1acca60a0000 pid=2726 /usr/bin/pgrep guuid=5cc1d975-1800-0000-20d1-1acca50a0000 pid=2725->guuid=83111e76-1800-0000-20d1-1acca60a0000 pid=2726 execve guuid=74ad6d79-1800-0000-20d1-1accb00a0000 pid=2736 /usr/bin/pgrep guuid=f1674279-1800-0000-20d1-1accaf0a0000 pid=2735->guuid=74ad6d79-1800-0000-20d1-1accb00a0000 pid=2736 execve guuid=2b68117d-1800-0000-20d1-1accbd0a0000 pid=2749 /usr/bin/pgrep guuid=6c02e87c-1800-0000-20d1-1accbb0a0000 pid=2747->guuid=2b68117d-1800-0000-20d1-1accbd0a0000 pid=2749 execve guuid=98d31880-1800-0000-20d1-1accc80a0000 pid=2760 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=6029d17f-1800-0000-20d1-1accc70a0000 pid=2759->guuid=98d31880-1800-0000-20d1-1accc80a0000 pid=2760 execve guuid=e6057980-1800-0000-20d1-1accca0a0000 pid=2762 /usr/bin/basename guuid=98d31880-1800-0000-20d1-1accc80a0000 pid=2760->guuid=e6057980-1800-0000-20d1-1accca0a0000 pid=2762 execve guuid=c0edd880-1800-0000-20d1-1acccc0a0000 pid=2764 /usr/bin/basename guuid=98d31880-1800-0000-20d1-1accc80a0000 pid=2760->guuid=c0edd880-1800-0000-20d1-1acccc0a0000 pid=2764 execve guuid=3a323481-1800-0000-20d1-1accce0a0000 pid=2766 /usr/bin/dash guuid=98d31880-1800-0000-20d1-1accc80a0000 pid=2760->guuid=3a323481-1800-0000-20d1-1accce0a0000 pid=2766 clone guuid=8e793f81-1800-0000-20d1-1acccf0a0000 pid=2767 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=3a323481-1800-0000-20d1-1accce0a0000 pid=2766->guuid=8e793f81-1800-0000-20d1-1acccf0a0000 pid=2767 execve guuid=ffa94a81-1800-0000-20d1-1accd00a0000 pid=2768 /usr/bin/sed guuid=3a323481-1800-0000-20d1-1accce0a0000 pid=2766->guuid=ffa94a81-1800-0000-20d1-1accd00a0000 pid=2768 execve guuid=de9a08eb-1800-0000-20d1-1accf90b0000 pid=3065 /usr/sbin/xtables-nft-multi guuid=00e6ddea-1800-0000-20d1-1accf80b0000 pid=3064->guuid=de9a08eb-1800-0000-20d1-1accf90b0000 pid=3065 execve guuid=c1c05beb-1800-0000-20d1-1accfb0b0000 pid=3067 /usr/sbin/xtables-nft-multi guuid=00e6ddea-1800-0000-20d1-1accf80b0000 pid=3064->guuid=c1c05beb-1800-0000-20d1-1accfb0b0000 pid=3067 execve guuid=88190aec-1800-0000-20d1-1accfd0b0000 pid=3069 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=6a0acceb-1800-0000-20d1-1accfc0b0000 pid=3068->guuid=88190aec-1800-0000-20d1-1accfd0b0000 pid=3069 execve guuid=e17936ec-1800-0000-20d1-1accff0b0000 pid=3071 /usr/bin/basename guuid=88190aec-1800-0000-20d1-1accfd0b0000 pid=3069->guuid=e17936ec-1800-0000-20d1-1accff0b0000 pid=3071 execve guuid=588b92ec-1800-0000-20d1-1acc010c0000 pid=3073 /usr/bin/basename guuid=88190aec-1800-0000-20d1-1accfd0b0000 pid=3069->guuid=588b92ec-1800-0000-20d1-1acc010c0000 pid=3073 execve guuid=41def2ec-1800-0000-20d1-1acc030c0000 pid=3075 /usr/bin/dash guuid=88190aec-1800-0000-20d1-1accfd0b0000 pid=3069->guuid=41def2ec-1800-0000-20d1-1acc030c0000 pid=3075 clone guuid=d2bafeec-1800-0000-20d1-1acc040c0000 pid=3076 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=41def2ec-1800-0000-20d1-1acc030c0000 pid=3075->guuid=d2bafeec-1800-0000-20d1-1acc040c0000 pid=3076 execve guuid=310707ed-1800-0000-20d1-1acc050c0000 pid=3077 /usr/bin/sed guuid=41def2ec-1800-0000-20d1-1acc030c0000 pid=3075->guuid=310707ed-1800-0000-20d1-1acc050c0000 pid=3077 execve guuid=b259b83c-1900-0000-20d1-1acccf0c0000 pid=3279 /usr/bin/rm guuid=d41e893c-1900-0000-20d1-1accce0c0000 pid=3278->guuid=b259b83c-1900-0000-20d1-1acccf0c0000 pid=3279 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-20 07:36:58 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
22 of 38 (57.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery linux privilege_escalation upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Reads CPU attributes
Reads system network configuration
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Sudo and Sudo Caching
Deletes log files
Enumerates running processes
Reads system routing table
Deletes Audit logs
Deletes itself
Deletes journal logs
Deletes system logs
Flushes firewall rules
Writes DNS configuration
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf 53332790a6261e07d6148b92f49a89208fdc0fd2faceffd9a8e5d21988c838b8

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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