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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5ac86c252a89703a66ac1ebe92e4e1f43c3bf5c1970c643d4e99ab0744e87b3b
SHA3-384 hash: a4ff2aa5b1de020d9fada830954afc83e3ba934974e2ab6f7b434ff7d269c35c5e7b6069b11c93038abc940346f7f216
SHA1 hash: 8f011f0e27aad27ac595a6c7a50d2f5e10627c25
MD5 hash: f9f77c34995d7e8758d8c32786e6ce13
humanhash: delta-arkansas-washington-nebraska
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:97'016 bytes
First seen:2025-04-22 17:02:20 UTC
Last seen:2025-05-09 13:59:52 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:aYIH/vg6TSTcppJE2nup14glbpmFZZ3kqhnxTwKbZxKq6DjIcm8rNZSR:aYy/46TSTSLfn4bpmtTwKbGBIcmOfi
TLSH T15193E81DAF610EF7D86FCD3701A80702349C6B4722997BB97974D928F64B54B0AD3CA8
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 :
2
# of downloads :
89
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Clean
Maliciousness:
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
lolbin remote
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
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
n/a
Score:
48 / 100
Signature
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1671291 Sample: mpsl.elf Startdate: 22/04/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 48 12 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->12 14 91.189.91.42, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United Kingdom 2->14 16 2 other IPs or domains 2->16 18 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->18 6 dash rm 2->6         started        8 dash rm 2->8         started        10 mpsl.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-04-22 17:03:31 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
6 of 24 (25.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Gafgyt

elf 5ac86c252a89703a66ac1ebe92e4e1f43c3bf5c1970c643d4e99ab0744e87b3b

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh

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