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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 22 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 923118403efc4365cd40cf51b3c6dc7bcfa86ce08c68c32f9f1fbbdb4b14286b
SHA3-384 hash: 5a6937362088b1cd5ed2ec0fb80346daf2b32463d463ca0583f08055e3507899217f8a61db6d08e9ab55e93f24fdd0ed
SHA1 hash: 03cee5698622cdbc88404174e1c71792859d01d5
MD5 hash: c829164b12568b3aa7b5d862719bcf4b
humanhash: carbon-september-twenty-yankee
File name:illnet.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:119'021 bytes
First seen:2025-06-23 07:14:18 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:rxAwF0ZH+AGb0lphaX/bAym1mkL43to3p:qflphaXQmkL4do3p
TLSH T1DDC34B13D474847BC59B53721BDF86129623F8BA0B3232077398BEA52F19C95CE69783
telfhash t15d31321395b98a296fb35968ac7c07f112519623b2517eb0ef1ec1848d37002f83dd9b
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 :
73
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Launching a process
Receives data from a server
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
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?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
type:Gafgyt 176.96.131.92:182
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=85d102dd-1a00-0000-d737-0b99180c0000 pid=3096 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=a942c3de-1a00-0000-d737-0b991d0c0000 pid=3101 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file net guuid=85d102dd-1a00-0000-d737-0b99180c0000 pid=3096->guuid=a942c3de-1a00-0000-d737-0b991d0c0000 pid=3101 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=a942c3de-1a00-0000-d737-0b991d0c0000 pid=3101->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=0fa029df-1a00-0000-d737-0b991f0c0000 pid=3103 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=a942c3de-1a00-0000-d737-0b991d0c0000 pid=3101->guuid=0fa029df-1a00-0000-d737-0b991f0c0000 pid=3103 clone guuid=510431df-1a00-0000-d737-0b99200c0000 pid=3104 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data write-file zombie guuid=0fa029df-1a00-0000-d737-0b991f0c0000 pid=3103->guuid=510431df-1a00-0000-d737-0b99200c0000 pid=3104 clone 0823fd11-5c02-58aa-b76f-764f6eb4b5cc 176.96.131.92:182 guuid=510431df-1a00-0000-d737-0b99200c0000 pid=3104->0823fd11-5c02-58aa-b76f-764f6eb4b5cc send: 165B guuid=69680de2-1a00-0000-d737-0b99290c0000 pid=3113 /usr/bin/dash guuid=510431df-1a00-0000-d737-0b99200c0000 pid=3104->guuid=69680de2-1a00-0000-d737-0b99290c0000 pid=3113 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Gafgyt
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
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
Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers
Sample deletes itself
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1720693 Sample: illnet.x86.elf Startdate: 23/06/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 24 176.96.131.92, 182, 47900, 47904 CMCSUS Turkey 2->24 26 34.254.182.186, 443 AMAZON-02US United States 2->26 28 2 other IPs or domains 2->28 30 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->30 32 Found malware configuration 2->32 34 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->34 36 5 other signatures 2->36 9 illnet.x86.elf 2->9         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        14 dash tr 2->14         started        16 8 other processes 2->16 signatures3 process4 signatures5 38 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 9->38 40 Sample deletes itself 9->40 18 illnet.x86.elf 9->18         started        process6 process7 20 illnet.x86.elf 18->20         started        process8 22 illnet.x86.elf sh 20->22         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-06-23 06:38:07 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 24 (79.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt discovery linux
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads system routing table
Deletes itself
Writes DNS configuration
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
176.96.131.92:182
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7139229-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a6a2adb9 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a10161ce Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_f3d83a74 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_09c3070e Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_148b91a2 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_dd0d6173 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_779e142f Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_cf84c9f2 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a
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YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

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:elf_bashlite_auto
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:Detects elf.bashlite.
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_09c3070e
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_148b91a2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_779e142f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a10161ce
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a6a2adb9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_cf84c9f2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_dd0d6173
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_f3d83a74
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 923118403efc4365cd40cf51b3c6dc7bcfa86ce08c68c32f9f1fbbdb4b14286b

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

BLint


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Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh

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