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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 12 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8ca76146d246eb65ced880a45551d2dd05aa025ec33ae87e2bba97436e1f481c
SHA3-384 hash: d5204ee5bb718250fcb90d0b6434501354969e7d286d2242d19efc86a70d19ba79e5772bfcb14403527cd856609ed405
SHA1 hash: 62402d804b084cca7a34c2ec4fa3a309adff4732
MD5 hash: 2d687f83c13a13be61e9661f22536284
humanhash: black-echo-nineteen-hydrogen
File name:FORCE.i686
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:82'004 bytes
First seen:2025-05-21 06:12:56 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:TFBfDbue/GEix+XWHMRwuvsCF+qCuGR2PeJi95hpOVJRJblXs3r0OzRPF+jHeN:TrDbRGEtmsqdCF+qH22D95hpOjRPXmrp
TLSH T130832A42E652CAB3C4430AB602AF5B160A31F9AA4E179F55F32D3DF49F124C97127F91
telfhash t1f921df42a5b68a296ff2982458bc06b1159266233260ef70af1ec1809937002a539e8b
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 :
100
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Gains root access
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc lolbin masquerade remote
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
44
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1695611 Sample: FORCE.i686.elf Startdate: 21/05/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 35 41.216.189.248, 58444, 58446, 58448 AS40676US South Africa 2->35 37 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->37 39 Found malware configuration 2->39 41 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->41 43 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->43 45 3 other signatures 2->45 15 FORCE.i686.elf 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 process5 17 FORCE.i686.elf 15->17         started        process6 19 FORCE.i686.elf 17->19         started        process7 21 FORCE.i686.elf 19->21         started        process8 23 FORCE.i686.elf 21->23         started        process9 25 FORCE.i686.elf 23->25         started        process10 27 FORCE.i686.elf 25->27         started        process11 29 FORCE.i686.elf 27->29         started        process12 31 FORCE.i686.elf 29->31         started        process13 33 FORCE.i686.elf 31->33         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Network.LightAidra
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-05-21 06:13:31 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
26 of 37 (70.27%)
Threat level:
  3/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt linux rootkit
Behaviour
Loads a kernel module
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
41.216.189.248:872
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-6981154-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_6122acdf Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_f51c5ac3 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_27de1106 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_1b2e2a3a Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9127f7be Linux_Gafgyt_May_2024
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
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_27de1106
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_f51c5ac3
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


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

Web download

Gafgyt

elf 8ca76146d246eb65ced880a45551d2dd05aa025ec33ae87e2bba97436e1f481c

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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