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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 9aafe882cd35b6cd1d9f70ad71becc776fd10c1f7eda191cb207972b1298f5a1
SHA3-384 hash: bcbea48217aa52a234edb463f7039b007dde5d282e7c63862cb399f5949585f724c5f81b927e7417789817b143e7f260
SHA1 hash: dcbd8659e16e13adeb11cddf953acf4d149341bb
MD5 hash: 9d1b2ca3a576e4d8fe3e9add61459252
humanhash: tennis-comet-aspen-sweet
File name:rsyslogd
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Signature Gafgyt
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File size:142'442 bytes
First seen:2025-10-14 11:09:14 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:VhNOxmEQEnulgyTl5iBKZZOrcV/je8ZugXDTkMz:VhNfjEnwgypoBHrcV/je8ZugXDTka
TLSH T1CBD34997AB2D0387C4AB5AF03D7737F08B9DAD7112A611C5A50AFFC00776AB42121FA5
telfhash t1eb4185129a7897241fe39928ecad86730522a62353352eb1af3ac1cc54210a0e939d5f
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
121
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
Sanesecurity.Malware.30541.LC.UNOFFICIAL
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Sanesecurity.Malware.32133.LX.BOT.UNOFFICIAL
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7139229-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7688276-0
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Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Attempts to kill processes by name
Collects information on the CPU
Creating a file
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
Launching a process
Kills processes
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/68ee2f7371883144ef363219/reports/c42f9eab-0e12-4cc2-9602-9adeb79a0626/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2025-10-14T08:12:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-14T10:35:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.fz HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.cq HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.a
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/9aafe882cd35b6cd1d9f70ad71becc776fd10c1f7eda191cb207972b1298f5a1/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/b374021f-d938-48c5-8ae3-a8dad2261e16
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=3f24b8ba-1600-0000-1b8e-07f9810c0000 pid=3201 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=bd0e21bd-1600-0000-1b8e-07f9830c0000 pid=3203 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=3f24b8ba-1600-0000-1b8e-07f9810c0000 pid=3201->guuid=bd0e21bd-1600-0000-1b8e-07f9830c0000 pid=3203 execve
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/00b5cee0-e360-4cd4-895f-f0a38eed9002
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
80 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1794733
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:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1794733 Sample: rsyslogd.elf Startdate: 14/10/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 80 49 176.65.139.133, 33128, 65481 PALTEL-ASPALTELAutonomousSystemPS Germany 2->49 51 54.247.62.1, 43388, 443 AMAZON-02US United States 2->51 53 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->53 57 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->57 59 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->59 61 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->61 63 2 other signatures 2->63 9 rsyslogd.elf 2->9         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        14 dash cat 2->14         started        16 9 other processes 2->16 signatures3 process4 signatures5 65 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 9->65 18 rsyslogd.elf 9->18         started        20 rsyslogd.elf 9->20         started        22 rsyslogd.elf 9->22         started        process6 process7 24 rsyslogd.elf sh 18->24         started        26 rsyslogd.elf sh 18->26         started        28 rsyslogd.elf sh 18->28         started        32 21 other processes 18->32 30 rsyslogd.elf 20->30         started        process8 34 sh killall 24->34         started        37 sh killall 26->37         started        39 sh killall 28->39         started        41 sh killall 32->41         started        43 sh killall 32->43         started        45 sh killall 32->45         started        47 18 other processes 32->47 signatures9 55 Terminates several processes with shell command 'killall' 34->55
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/9aafe882cd35b6cd1d9f70ad71becc776fd10c1f7eda191cb207972b1298f5a1
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/9aafe882cd35b6cd1d9f70ad71becc776fd10c1f7eda191cb207972b1298f5a1/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.GAFGYT
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/9aafe882cd35b6cd1d9f70ad71becc776fd10c1f7eda191cb207972b1298f5a1
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-14 11:17:30 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 24 (62.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=tkx6rawngw3m2hm7ocwxdpwmo5x5cda7p3nbshfsa6lsweuy6wqq._file
Result
Malware family:
gafgyt
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt linux
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/251014-m9c7fa1pz3/
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7139229-0
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/1d90d6cf-8650-4021-9bb4-a7877e70bd77
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/9aafe882cd35b6cd1d9f70ad71becc776fd10c1f7eda191cb207972b1298f5a1

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:ach_202503_elf_Mirai
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Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:Linux_Gafgyt_Generic
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Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples
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: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 9aafe882cd35b6cd1d9f70ad71becc776fd10c1f7eda191cb207972b1298f5a1

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3576536/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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