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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5eee3aaf22faadf2399c07ec1238ff4ce9a9764879832bd22c849ead06659c49
SHA3-384 hash: a60e68d65420e5fc038121d8447ff2cc1e74cfa3a3e5cdf38967e2e1a3ef9fd19eddde82389a8c3b518313efa1b4b11a
SHA1 hash: e260ab97bfb8259fc8603619a8bbdbe2be3e4100
MD5 hash: c7c00aba213e3fd37abf6a21a5e25b9f
humanhash: ohio-sweet-louisiana-crazy
File name:mips
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:78'184 bytes
First seen:2025-12-31 16:37:40 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:JvrfG0nsp8zOpJ+bODlG1VmYz5uB5rUyNXyoHfIPvQi2xBeutQiVJu0:lGwOpJ+b6lGS6kJUSXyoHQ3QRxVVQ0
TLSH T1F473025F9F22467EF39DC6F10AB4174A2E790E66D807ED52F8ED8041CCE129415937B4
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 UPX
File size (compressed) :78'184 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :262'600 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Unpacked file: dbf70c4f0f32b60c10d6f312c0a218a58e69e4094992c2186993e8e59fa6791f

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
59
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gafgyt mirai obfuscated packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2025-12-31T13:42:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-12-31T15:56:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=6c899c2f-1900-0000-88c4-52d4480b0000 pid=2888 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=8a2f8231-1900-0000-88c4-52d44a0b0000 pid=2890 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=6c899c2f-1900-0000-88c4-52d4480b0000 pid=2888->guuid=8a2f8231-1900-0000-88c4-52d44a0b0000 pid=2890 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
60 / 100
Signature
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Yara detected Gafgyt
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1842709 Sample: mips.elf Startdate: 31/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 60 34 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->34 36 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->36 38 Sample is packed with UPX 2->38 7 mips.elf 2->7         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        12 python3.8 dpkg 2->12         started        process3 file4 32 /usr/local/bin/infinitd, ELF 7->32 dropped 14 mips.elf sh 7->14         started        16 mips.elf sh 7->16         started        18 mips.elf 7->18         started        20 2 other processes 7->20 process5 process6 22 sh systemctl 14->22         started        24 sh systemctl 16->24         started        26 mips.elf 18->26         started        28 mips.elf 18->28         started        30 mips.elf 20->30         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Multiverze
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-31 16:38:14 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
13 of 24 (54.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery persistence privilege_escalation upx
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
UPX packed file
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies systemd
Write file to user bin folder
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Mirai
Mirai family
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
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 5eee3aaf22faadf2399c07ec1238ff4ce9a9764879832bd22c849ead06659c49

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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