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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 7c9911a3523d2514c62bbc1c1d68fd26be0d0476b0909561c10199d042c50c76
SHA3-384 hash: 459913a462938e8c4a79c49b9f891b70fc68afe0f79593c0c13ad693b9ecdad51320ab768f0734ff31564450a3ee2e2f
SHA1 hash: e2b31ad57b439c35ce583cefa2588f0960f5dd0a
MD5 hash: 0d800c755f4fd5fc0167e906a11cfb31
humanhash: arkansas-twenty-beryllium-lactose
File name:agetty
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:151'537 bytes
First seen:2025-10-13 07:15:08 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:eoH/CKoN9h+Eo9PSLjqhAQeZDyFV/ouHlSWyDLIMz:eo80Ea6LjcAHZ2FV/ouHlSWyDLIa
TLSH T197E3093B2B270E63C0CA107111E31332E9A6DF5938B987D7A9D07D9C6F3AA8434567D9
telfhash t116416552997897241fe29928acad5b730212a62353753e72af35c0cc54120b0e539d5f
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
137
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2025-10-13T05:25:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-13T05:54:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=dd56525a-1900-0000-06eb-3f40b60e0000 pid=3766 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=52aecf5c-1900-0000-06eb-3f40c40e0000 pid=3780 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=dd56525a-1900-0000-06eb-3f40b60e0000 pid=3766->guuid=52aecf5c-1900-0000-06eb-3f40c40e0000 pid=3780 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
80 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Contains symbols with names commonly found in malware
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers
Terminates several processes with shell command 'killall'
Yara detected Gafgyt
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1793797 Sample: agetty.elf Startdate: 13/10/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 80 45 176.65.139.133, 47034, 65481 PALTEL-ASPALTELAutonomousSystemPS Germany 2->45 47 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->47 49 2 other IPs or domains 2->49 51 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->51 53 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->53 55 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->55 57 2 other signatures 2->57 9 agetty.elf 2->9         started        12 python3.8 dpkg 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 59 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 9->59 14 agetty.elf 9->14         started        16 agetty.elf 9->16         started        18 agetty.elf 9->18         started        process6 process7 20 agetty.elf sh 14->20         started        22 agetty.elf sh 14->22         started        24 agetty.elf sh 14->24         started        28 29 other processes 14->28 26 agetty.elf 16->26         started        process8 30 sh killall 20->30         started        33 sh killall 22->33         started        35 sh killall 24->35         started        37 sh killall 28->37         started        39 sh killall 28->39         started        41 sh killall 28->41         started        43 26 other processes 28->43 signatures9 61 Terminates several processes with shell command 'killall' 30->61
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-13 07:16:41 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 24 (62.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt linux
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7139229-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ach_202503_elf_Mirai
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files
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:Mal_LNX_Gafgyt_Botnet_ELF
Author:Phatcharadol Thangplub
Description:Use to detect Gafgyt botnet, and there variants.
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 7c9911a3523d2514c62bbc1c1d68fd26be0d0476b0909561c10199d042c50c76

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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