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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 20 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 76cd9f11b80ef1965dbcc0f5a291128a42765eea1f5249072453745c0ec3208f
SHA3-384 hash: f60170f42c675a4bab051a298a480c3d518b6ee0dbc5f0e9b05911b694d6a487aa27f037d0f5be2d88403a06157cce5d
SHA1 hash: bab1e5954298b1fa0e8ea110283214f77a24d292
MD5 hash: 2d38c04b81b504e518e99c83850cf8f1
humanhash: two-magazine-march-eleven
File name:i686
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:127'460 bytes
First seen:2025-11-02 11:10:46 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:RdSZiUTaxLEpOXzkWhcf35hT+iFmJC0OzQaGyPZk:RW6cf35hT+iFmJC0OzQaGyPZk
TLSH T189C319F9E307C6F3C40316F2125BEAA71D21B2BB1A6AA945E3282D70DF734C62555F48
telfhash t14e21324271f68a282bb385245cbc03b5264665232341bf756f0ec5c45837012a534dcb
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 :
64
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
1
Number of processes launched:
3
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
type:Gafgyt 196.251.115.19:4444
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-11-02T07:15:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-03T00:43:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.dd HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bi HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.a
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=9408b0f7-1900-0000-d8cd-e4f3b2090000 pid=2482 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=d4f7cdfa-1900-0000-d8cd-e4f3bb090000 pid=2491 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=9408b0f7-1900-0000-d8cd-e4f3b2090000 pid=2482->guuid=d4f7cdfa-1900-0000-d8cd-e4f3bb090000 pid=2491 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=d4f7cdfa-1900-0000-d8cd-e4f3bb090000 pid=2491->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=33eb97fc-1900-0000-d8cd-e4f3bd090000 pid=2493 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=d4f7cdfa-1900-0000-d8cd-e4f3bb090000 pid=2491->guuid=33eb97fc-1900-0000-d8cd-e4f3bd090000 pid=2493 clone guuid=bd0aa8fc-1900-0000-d8cd-e4f3be090000 pid=2494 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=33eb97fc-1900-0000-d8cd-e4f3bd090000 pid=2493->guuid=bd0aa8fc-1900-0000-d8cd-e4f3be090000 pid=2494 clone b064a61d-f5f4-5adf-82f1-0c68592fc11f 196.251.115.19:4444 guuid=bd0aa8fc-1900-0000-d8cd-e4f3be090000 pid=2494->b064a61d-f5f4-5adf-82f1-0c68592fc11f send: 65B
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Contains symbols with names commonly found in malware
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1806451 Sample: i686.elf Startdate: 02/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 21 196.251.115.19, 41324, 4444 xneeloZA Seychelles 2->21 23 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->23 25 4 other IPs or domains 2->25 27 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->27 29 Found malware configuration 2->29 31 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->31 33 5 other signatures 2->33 8 i686.elf 2->8         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 python3.8 dpkg 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 35 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 8->35 17 i686.elf 8->17         started        process6 process7 19 i686.elf 17->19         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.LnxGafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-02 11:12:38 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
26 of 38 (68.42%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads system network configuration
Reads system routing table
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
196.251.115.19:4444
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_dayzddos
Author:NDA0E
Description:dayzddos botnet
Rule name:botnet_dedsec
Author:NDA0E
Description:dedsec botnet
Rule name:botnet_mortem_qbot_gafgyt
Author:cip
Description:Some strings that stand out from a publicly-available botnet source code (Mortem-qBot-Botnet-Src)
Rule name:botnet_RyM
Author:NDA0E
Description:RyM botnet
Rule name:botnet_unknown
Author:NDA0E
Description:unknown botnet
Rule name:botnet_Vixaati
Author:NDA0E
Description:Vixaati botnet
Rule name:botnet_Yakuza
Author:NDA0E
Description:Yakuza botnet
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:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
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_1b2e2a3a
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_6122acdf
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9127f7be
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
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 76cd9f11b80ef1965dbcc0f5a291128a42765eea1f5249072453745c0ec3208f

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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