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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 25 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 962c7912c44af279cd7879402913ca17968a64788b041b855867d42bf0441387
SHA3-384 hash: 0344f73a1f2fb57cf49d24d7d5cbe5f8b2896cd4d6c57e7731a0fe0cf895527b6ca7b114dd9063d03cc1345beb000ebd
SHA1 hash: 0246a53003877284a0aa583d87f283eaab9c77d7
MD5 hash: 6fe53d140c87a6b4916116874bb15111
humanhash: steak-johnny-bakerloo-timing
File name:x86
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
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File size:130'673 bytes
First seen:2025-09-18 05:55:56 UTC
Last seen:2025-10-15 21:35:24 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:wXPBvkp29g9zZHlSNCtVmLtH9n3U4BkX0qmIhPBHwqW:qvkpr96LHcfmIhPhwqW
TLSH T1E9D32907E7B0C8BAC04766711BDFA6A19163FCBD1B71212B63817EA41F388959F5A343
telfhash t19921fe46a1fa86285eb76820adbc4bb5085217137652bf716f09c5c01c7b003a93addb
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 :
2
# of downloads :
47
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
Sanesecurity.Malware.29052.TSource.UNOFFICIAL
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SecuriteInfo.com.Linux.Siggen.2205.UNOFFICIAL
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Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-6981154-0
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Unix.Trojan.Tsunami-6981155-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7138857-0
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Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Receives data from a server
Gains root access
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bashlite exploit gafgyt gcc mirai
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/68cb9f5b47cd2102617fa999/reports/f1026a35-000e-4156-8653-f2b8bfeb05e3/overview
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:
5
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Full report:
https://elfdigest.com/brief/962c7912c44af279cd7879402913ca17968a64788b041b855867d42bf0441387
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
type:Gafgyt 205.185.121.141:23
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.64.le
First seen:
2025-09-17T18:48:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-09-17T18:48:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/962c7912c44af279cd7879402913ca17968a64788b041b855867d42bf0441387/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/00262fff-887f-43be-8d37-93525c7533b6
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=6a0ab25b-1900-0000-31fb-3d5034100000 pid=4148 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=f9a45c5d-1900-0000-31fb-3d503b100000 pid=4155 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=6a0ab25b-1900-0000-31fb-3d5034100000 pid=4148->guuid=f9a45c5d-1900-0000-31fb-3d503b100000 pid=4155 execve guuid=89cd6d5d-1900-0000-31fb-3d503c100000 pid=4156 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=f9a45c5d-1900-0000-31fb-3d503b100000 pid=4155->guuid=89cd6d5d-1900-0000-31fb-3d503c100000 pid=4156 clone guuid=cee4725d-1900-0000-31fb-3d503d100000 pid=4157 /tmp/sample.bin zombie guuid=89cd6d5d-1900-0000-31fb-3d503c100000 pid=4156->guuid=cee4725d-1900-0000-31fb-3d503d100000 pid=4157 clone guuid=78f6795d-1900-0000-31fb-3d503e100000 pid=4158 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=cee4725d-1900-0000-31fb-3d503d100000 pid=4157->guuid=78f6795d-1900-0000-31fb-3d503e100000 pid=4158 clone b1ad24ab-0186-5e08-9700-da3bc1ec45d3 205.185.121.141:23 guuid=78f6795d-1900-0000-31fb-3d503e100000 pid=4158->b1ad24ab-0186-5e08-9700-da3bc1ec45d3 send: 95B guuid=b8424266-1900-0000-31fb-3d5072100000 pid=4210 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=78f6795d-1900-0000-31fb-3d503e100000 pid=4158->guuid=b8424266-1900-0000-31fb-3d5072100000 pid=4210 clone
Malware family:
Gafgyt
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/8ab4f9ba-cf55-4c01-bb0f-fe2a36a7250b
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1779715
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1779715 Sample: x86.elf Startdate: 18/09/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 22 205.185.121.141, 23, 47522 PONYNETUS United States 2->22 24 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->24 26 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->26 28 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->28 30 Found malware configuration 2->30 32 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->32 34 4 other signatures 2->34 10 x86.elf 2->10         started        12 python3.8 dpkg 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 process5 14 x86.elf 10->14         started        process6 16 x86.elf 14->16         started        process7 18 x86.elf 16->18         started        process8 20 x86.elf 18->20         started       
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/962c7912c44af279cd7879402913ca17968a64788b041b855867d42bf0441387
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/962c7912c44af279cd7879402913ca17968a64788b041b855867d42bf0441387/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.GAFGYT
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/962c7912c44af279cd7879402913ca17968a64788b041b855867d42bf0441387
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-09-17 22:27:01 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=sywhsewejlzhttlypfacse6kc6liuzdyrmcbxbkym7kcx4cecodq._file
Result
Malware family:
gafgyt
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt defense_evasion linux
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250918-gnv78sbj91/
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
205.185.121.141:23
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-6981154-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a6a2adb9 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_f3d83a74 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a0a4de11 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_09c3070e Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_46eec778 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_dd0d6173 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_779e142f Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_cf84c9f2 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_859042a0 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_862c4e0e elf_bashlite_auto
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/a80adc47-2481-408f-aea0-dc77d51c4c6d
Malware family:
BASHLITE
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/962c7912c44a/report/overview.html
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/962c7912c44af279cd7879402913ca17968a64788b041b855867d42bf0441387

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:botnet_plaintext_c2
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Author:cip
Description:Attempts to match at least some of the strings used in some botnet variants which use plaintext communication protocols.
Rule name:CP_AllMal_Detector
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Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:CrossPlatform All Malwares Detector: Detect PE, ELF, Mach-O, scripts, archives; overlay, obfuscation, encryption, spoofing, hiding, high entropy, network communication
Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
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Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
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Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:Linux_Gafgyt_Generic
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Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
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Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_09c3070e
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_46eec778
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_779e142f
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_862c4e0e
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a0a4de11
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a6a2adb9
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_cf84c9f2
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_dd0d6173
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_f3d83a74
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Mal_LNX_Gafgyt_Botnet_ELF
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Author:Phatcharadol Thangplub
Description:Use to detect Gafgyt botnet, and there variants.
Rule name:NET
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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
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Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:setsockopt
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:unixredflags3
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information

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Web download

Gafgyt

elf 962c7912c44af279cd7879402913ca17968a64788b041b855867d42bf0441387

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3625980/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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