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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8af3eae553f67c95b57661eaf35e8f6c3da35739afafc7d9ef0fc580cbef4b44
SHA3-384 hash: 65776a5532d275dda75b89c1a9eabeb9d6ee77dad8037c47d828cd67ca38097a50122add1c772e6db33a38a5ab7b07c6
SHA1 hash: e8767cdbe12a785a2297d21e763b0c1cd57a7cfa
MD5 hash: f6f2360f7cd304a4c54f744f9296b2ff
humanhash: edward-apart-video-missouri
File name:arm7
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:148'950 bytes
First seen:2025-06-11 09:43:32 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:qg3xtDO8rshjOiy3Qg12PQqoHPHrXEm+cIdM/9XPH+ct:qg3xc8AMD2PQqovQm+DM/9fei
TLSH T113E3F74CEE50576FC6E227FBFA9A428E33374B44B39B3319962446B43BCA7589D32105
telfhash t1ed3115129c7a0b053ff25a5cbcafa7d55162591436606db0cf58c48c852f0b7e172aea
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
74
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Receives data from a server
Sends data to a server
Runs as daemon
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
48
Number of processes launched:
3
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
23
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
76 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
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
Yara detected Gafgyt
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-06-11 08:33:15 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 24 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
credential_access discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
Creates a large amount of network flows
Enumerates running processes
Reads system routing table
Contacts a large (4425) amount of remote hosts
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d2953f92
Author:Elastic Security
Reference:14cc92b99daa0c91aa09d9a7996ee5549a5cacd7be733960b2cf3681a7c2b628
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


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

Web download

Gafgyt

elf 8af3eae553f67c95b57661eaf35e8f6c3da35739afafc7d9ef0fc580cbef4b44

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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