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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 9 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 72dbb20dccfd8bf3ba4e4b9d58a0d95de432e3e780a12f41bb171361e67776cd
SHA3-384 hash: 0bced821270eddd7c31231f19af5f1b531cba7c20710440c264256378fbc0bee1e2225ea7148be516b0d95d1ba915c34
SHA1 hash: c6381a23e5e7996d775a87dabb3c76169f39f62b
MD5 hash: 2dfddd50876a87b5113c25dee75d02ca
humanhash: hotel-hot-nitrogen-white
File name:2.arm6
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:142'361 bytes
First seen:2025-08-17 09:14:46 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:N/dxHETIJTWhmnkko+abFXVuuLrKqNP5hU22Q4N5J6myPQaS+pg7e:Nsko+abFXpNP5hU222myPQaSGg7e
TLSH T165D31A05D4409B27C2D2577AFBAE478F77225BE89B8B332256256EB02FC179D2E3D410
telfhash t18c21321395b98a296fb79d64ac7c06f11261a62373417fb0ef1dc1848d37002b43dc9b
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
33
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Removes directories
Deletes a file
Removes directories from a temporary directory
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Launching a process
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc lolbin obfuscated remote
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=ffe13904-1c00-0000-44ef-314db20b0000 pid=2994 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=f57eea05-1c00-0000-44ef-314db90b0000 pid=3001 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=ffe13904-1c00-0000-44ef-314db20b0000 pid=2994->guuid=f57eea05-1c00-0000-44ef-314db90b0000 pid=3001 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:
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-17 07:03:51 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
20 of 24 (83.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Reads CPU attributes
Reads system network configuration
Deletes log files
Enumerates running processes
Reads system routing table
Deletes system logs
Flushes firewall rules
Writes DNS configuration
Deletes Audit logs
Deletes itself
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
207.167.64.12:25545
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136029-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c 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: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_Generic_Threat_d2dca9e7
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
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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Web download

Gafgyt

elf 72dbb20dccfd8bf3ba4e4b9d58a0d95de432e3e780a12f41bb171361e67776cd

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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