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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 16 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5612288ee73116ecf7178fd9fd98290352bdd8863178db3c3c07b4f742c19e67
SHA3-384 hash: 258b0343257a6e409aa6cbc1eacc5e4325c0b1524ec4b87d20ee6188e2418cf09190a4c21ae86af577e7297892270994
SHA1 hash: 834e0f9107d8b5701c71781ca525b618c2f9e84a
MD5 hash: bb00f31a5bb857889ed4df186e9c080c
humanhash: solar-wolfram-carbon-alanine
File name:2.i586
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:95'132 bytes
First seen:2025-08-17 09:14:57 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:kiKvk/PnUTUcU8iU9F2jsb+gXvvSfkX+47GlBKRkkjmy5h3L7brl0u2RBMtBq2Pj:TKGaUcU8j9F2jsb+g3Sfy+UGlB875h3j
TLSH T1E0933B81D640C6B3D09F0BB9119B9B112533F6BA266B996BF31C2CF4DA078817256FDC
telfhash t11f21f343a1b68a296fb39d646c7c46e116a1a62377407fb0ef1dc1849d37012b43dd8b
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

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
36
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Removes directories from a temporary directory
Sends data to a server
Removes directories from a subdirectory of a temporary directory
Removes directories
Launching a process
Deletes a file
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=f196b991-1a00-0000-a033-bbecc0090000 pid=2496 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=8c216c94-1a00-0000-a033-bbecc8090000 pid=2504 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file net guuid=f196b991-1a00-0000-a033-bbecc0090000 pid=2496->guuid=8c216c94-1a00-0000-a033-bbecc8090000 pid=2504 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=8c216c94-1a00-0000-a033-bbecc8090000 pid=2504->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=fcb26095-1a00-0000-a033-bbeccd090000 pid=2509 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=8c216c94-1a00-0000-a033-bbecc8090000 pid=2504->guuid=fcb26095-1a00-0000-a033-bbeccd090000 pid=2509 clone guuid=c76f6795-1a00-0000-a033-bbecce090000 pid=2510 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data write-file zombie guuid=fcb26095-1a00-0000-a033-bbeccd090000 pid=2509->guuid=c76f6795-1a00-0000-a033-bbecce090000 pid=2510 clone 0a51dcfe-12e0-5e73-a941-d38d027e2c8e 207.167.64.12:25545 guuid=c76f6795-1a00-0000-a033-bbecce090000 pid=2510->0a51dcfe-12e0-5e73-a941-d38d027e2c8e send: 164B guuid=54dc299c-1a00-0000-a033-bbecde090000 pid=2526 /usr/bin/dash guuid=c76f6795-1a00-0000-a033-bbecce090000 pid=2510->guuid=54dc299c-1a00-0000-a033-bbecde090000 pid=2526 execve guuid=1085fabb-1a00-0000-a033-bbec350a0000 pid=2613 /usr/bin/dash guuid=c76f6795-1a00-0000-a033-bbecce090000 pid=2510->guuid=1085fabb-1a00-0000-a033-bbec350a0000 pid=2613 execve guuid=15b375bc-1a00-0000-a033-bbec380a0000 pid=2616 /usr/bin/dash guuid=c76f6795-1a00-0000-a033-bbecce090000 pid=2510->guuid=15b375bc-1a00-0000-a033-bbec380a0000 pid=2616 execve guuid=77ebeabc-1a00-0000-a033-bbec3b0a0000 pid=2619 /usr/bin/dash guuid=c76f6795-1a00-0000-a033-bbecce090000 pid=2510->guuid=77ebeabc-1a00-0000-a033-bbec3b0a0000 pid=2619 execve guuid=07f859bd-1a00-0000-a033-bbec3e0a0000 pid=2622 /usr/bin/dash guuid=c76f6795-1a00-0000-a033-bbecce090000 pid=2510->guuid=07f859bd-1a00-0000-a033-bbec3e0a0000 pid=2622 execve guuid=54fe06cd-1a00-0000-a033-bbec620a0000 pid=2658 /usr/bin/dash guuid=c76f6795-1a00-0000-a033-bbecce090000 pid=2510->guuid=54fe06cd-1a00-0000-a033-bbec620a0000 pid=2658 execve guuid=23a7ebd1-1a00-0000-a033-bbec6f0a0000 pid=2671 /usr/bin/dash guuid=c76f6795-1a00-0000-a033-bbecce090000 pid=2510->guuid=23a7ebd1-1a00-0000-a033-bbec6f0a0000 pid=2671 execve guuid=c08343d5-1a00-0000-a033-bbec780a0000 pid=2680 /usr/bin/dash guuid=c76f6795-1a00-0000-a033-bbecce090000 pid=2510->guuid=c08343d5-1a00-0000-a033-bbec780a0000 pid=2680 execve guuid=e43a29d9-1a00-0000-a033-bbec810a0000 pid=2689 /usr/bin/dash guuid=c76f6795-1a00-0000-a033-bbecce090000 pid=2510->guuid=e43a29d9-1a00-0000-a033-bbec810a0000 pid=2689 execve guuid=e111e777-1b00-0000-a033-bbecc30b0000 pid=3011 /usr/bin/dash guuid=c76f6795-1a00-0000-a033-bbecce090000 pid=2510->guuid=e111e777-1b00-0000-a033-bbecc30b0000 pid=3011 execve guuid=f6e5af78-1b00-0000-a033-bbecc90b0000 pid=3017 /usr/bin/dash guuid=c76f6795-1a00-0000-a033-bbecce090000 pid=2510->guuid=f6e5af78-1b00-0000-a033-bbecc90b0000 pid=3017 execve guuid=944661d4-1b00-0000-a033-bbecc10c0000 pid=3265 /usr/bin/dash guuid=c76f6795-1a00-0000-a033-bbecce090000 pid=2510->guuid=944661d4-1b00-0000-a033-bbecc10c0000 pid=3265 execve guuid=75c7bed4-1b00-0000-a033-bbecc30c0000 pid=3267 /usr/bin/dash guuid=c76f6795-1a00-0000-a033-bbecce090000 pid=2510->guuid=75c7bed4-1b00-0000-a033-bbecc30c0000 pid=3267 execve guuid=4f6a629c-1a00-0000-a033-bbece0090000 pid=2528 /usr/bin/rm delete-file guuid=54dc299c-1a00-0000-a033-bbecde090000 pid=2526->guuid=4f6a629c-1a00-0000-a033-bbece0090000 pid=2528 execve guuid=4b312abc-1a00-0000-a033-bbec360a0000 pid=2614 /usr/bin/rm guuid=1085fabb-1a00-0000-a033-bbec350a0000 pid=2613->guuid=4b312abc-1a00-0000-a033-bbec360a0000 pid=2614 execve guuid=f0d29fbc-1a00-0000-a033-bbec390a0000 pid=2617 /usr/bin/rm guuid=15b375bc-1a00-0000-a033-bbec380a0000 pid=2616->guuid=f0d29fbc-1a00-0000-a033-bbec390a0000 pid=2617 execve guuid=c20c12bd-1a00-0000-a033-bbec3d0a0000 pid=2621 /usr/bin/rm guuid=77ebeabc-1a00-0000-a033-bbec3b0a0000 pid=2619->guuid=c20c12bd-1a00-0000-a033-bbec3d0a0000 pid=2621 execve guuid=e99e89bd-1a00-0000-a033-bbec400a0000 pid=2624 /usr/sbin/xtables-nft-multi guuid=07f859bd-1a00-0000-a033-bbec3e0a0000 pid=2622->guuid=e99e89bd-1a00-0000-a033-bbec400a0000 pid=2624 execve guuid=43914ecd-1a00-0000-a033-bbec640a0000 pid=2660 /usr/bin/pgrep guuid=54fe06cd-1a00-0000-a033-bbec620a0000 pid=2658->guuid=43914ecd-1a00-0000-a033-bbec640a0000 pid=2660 execve guuid=95941fd2-1a00-0000-a033-bbec710a0000 pid=2673 /usr/bin/pgrep guuid=23a7ebd1-1a00-0000-a033-bbec6f0a0000 pid=2671->guuid=95941fd2-1a00-0000-a033-bbec710a0000 pid=2673 execve guuid=3f1d86d5-1a00-0000-a033-bbec790a0000 pid=2681 /usr/bin/pgrep guuid=c08343d5-1a00-0000-a033-bbec780a0000 pid=2680->guuid=3f1d86d5-1a00-0000-a033-bbec790a0000 pid=2681 execve guuid=62ea56d9-1a00-0000-a033-bbec820a0000 pid=2690 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=e43a29d9-1a00-0000-a033-bbec810a0000 pid=2689->guuid=62ea56d9-1a00-0000-a033-bbec820a0000 pid=2690 execve guuid=5eb9fdd9-1a00-0000-a033-bbec840a0000 pid=2692 /usr/bin/basename guuid=62ea56d9-1a00-0000-a033-bbec820a0000 pid=2690->guuid=5eb9fdd9-1a00-0000-a033-bbec840a0000 pid=2692 execve guuid=83f33eda-1a00-0000-a033-bbec860a0000 pid=2694 /usr/bin/basename guuid=62ea56d9-1a00-0000-a033-bbec820a0000 pid=2690->guuid=83f33eda-1a00-0000-a033-bbec860a0000 pid=2694 execve guuid=11ed88da-1a00-0000-a033-bbec870a0000 pid=2695 /usr/bin/dash guuid=62ea56d9-1a00-0000-a033-bbec820a0000 pid=2690->guuid=11ed88da-1a00-0000-a033-bbec870a0000 pid=2695 clone guuid=62bd97da-1a00-0000-a033-bbec880a0000 pid=2696 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=11ed88da-1a00-0000-a033-bbec870a0000 pid=2695->guuid=62bd97da-1a00-0000-a033-bbec880a0000 pid=2696 execve guuid=730d9eda-1a00-0000-a033-bbec890a0000 pid=2697 /usr/bin/sed guuid=11ed88da-1a00-0000-a033-bbec870a0000 pid=2695->guuid=730d9eda-1a00-0000-a033-bbec890a0000 pid=2697 execve guuid=85311778-1b00-0000-a033-bbecc50b0000 pid=3013 /usr/sbin/xtables-nft-multi guuid=e111e777-1b00-0000-a033-bbecc30b0000 pid=3011->guuid=85311778-1b00-0000-a033-bbecc50b0000 pid=3013 execve guuid=8cca5f78-1b00-0000-a033-bbecc70b0000 pid=3015 /usr/sbin/xtables-nft-multi guuid=e111e777-1b00-0000-a033-bbecc30b0000 pid=3011->guuid=8cca5f78-1b00-0000-a033-bbecc70b0000 pid=3015 execve guuid=fe98fa78-1b00-0000-a033-bbeccb0b0000 pid=3019 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=f6e5af78-1b00-0000-a033-bbecc90b0000 pid=3017->guuid=fe98fa78-1b00-0000-a033-bbeccb0b0000 pid=3019 execve guuid=ab302e79-1b00-0000-a033-bbeccd0b0000 pid=3021 /usr/bin/basename guuid=fe98fa78-1b00-0000-a033-bbeccb0b0000 pid=3019->guuid=ab302e79-1b00-0000-a033-bbeccd0b0000 pid=3021 execve guuid=35ef8079-1b00-0000-a033-bbeccf0b0000 pid=3023 /usr/bin/basename guuid=fe98fa78-1b00-0000-a033-bbeccb0b0000 pid=3019->guuid=35ef8079-1b00-0000-a033-bbeccf0b0000 pid=3023 execve guuid=54a7bb79-1b00-0000-a033-bbecd10b0000 pid=3025 /usr/bin/dash guuid=fe98fa78-1b00-0000-a033-bbeccb0b0000 pid=3019->guuid=54a7bb79-1b00-0000-a033-bbecd10b0000 pid=3025 clone guuid=fb6ac379-1b00-0000-a033-bbecd20b0000 pid=3026 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=54a7bb79-1b00-0000-a033-bbecd10b0000 pid=3025->guuid=fb6ac379-1b00-0000-a033-bbecd20b0000 pid=3026 execve guuid=d905cb79-1b00-0000-a033-bbecd30b0000 pid=3027 /usr/bin/sed guuid=54a7bb79-1b00-0000-a033-bbecd10b0000 pid=3025->guuid=d905cb79-1b00-0000-a033-bbecd30b0000 pid=3027 execve guuid=af368fd4-1b00-0000-a033-bbecc20c0000 pid=3266 /usr/bin/rm guuid=944661d4-1b00-0000-a033-bbecc10c0000 pid=3265->guuid=af368fd4-1b00-0000-a033-bbecc20c0000 pid=3266 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Gafgyt
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Detected Mirai
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:
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-17 07:03:42 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
27 of 38 (71.05%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt defense_evasion discovery linux privilege_escalation
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 itself
Deletes journal logs
Flushes firewall rules
Writes DNS configuration
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
207.167.64.12:25545
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt mirai Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136029-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_c573932b Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_5bf62ce4 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_750fe002 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_6122acdf Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_7167d08f Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_20f5e74f Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9 elf_bashlite_auto Linux_Gafgyt_May_2024
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_plaintext_c2
Author:cip
Description:Attempts to match at least some of the strings used in some botnet variants which use plaintext communication protocols.
Rule name:elf_bashlite_auto
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:Detects elf.bashlite.
Rule name:Linux_Gafgyt_Generic
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_20f5e74f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_5bf62ce4
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_6122acdf
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_7167d08f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_750fe002
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_c573932b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9
Author:Elastic Security
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


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Gafgyt

elf 5612288ee73116ecf7178fd9fd98290352bdd8863178db3c3c07b4f742c19e67

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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