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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 9e774abe2146e123fc014227147fff9b934bce25186b23a4917ba4d48ee6534f
SHA3-384 hash: 6c1d565881d1b26ca10a93244bb7c352a277cfef6b7d39b35882ca1d715b0de5603fe58b348c01f7254356573f51d940
SHA1 hash: e7d0b569be939d5a930c6bc57674b3bb6e1b61e7
MD5 hash: 2501f00f4e34464101c00687d54725a7
humanhash: red-nebraska-sink-video
File name:arm
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:100'759 bytes
First seen:2025-06-16 04:25:41 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:LgWu7DRg6vUNT77pVS+qAmw6vP0BzrH41TbOPMvZic:uRg6vs77pVS+qM6X0trH41TZl
TLSH T166A3B648EE54537FC6E2B7FBEB5843CD773A0A54B78B73259A301AB027C87686939110
telfhash t1cb2114128cb70b097ef2875c7caf69c652a264153a306eb1cf58c44c897f077a172be9
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 :
81
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
164
Number of processes launched:
2620
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
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=9ed49a44-2000-0000-8c4c-a2fc410a0000 pid=2625 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=30290e47-2000-0000-8c4c-a2fc4a0a0000 pid=2634 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=9ed49a44-2000-0000-8c4c-a2fc410a0000 pid=2625->guuid=30290e47-2000-0000-8c4c-a2fc4a0a0000 pid=2634 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
76 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
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
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Yara detected Gafgyt
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1715088 Sample: arm.elf Startdate: 16/06/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 76 25 207.8.193.200 WINDSTREAMUS United States 2->25 27 189.171.97.234 UninetSAdeCVMX Mexico 2->27 29 98 other IPs or domains 2->29 33 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->33 35 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->35 37 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->37 39 Contains symbols with names commonly found in malware 2->39 9 arm.elf 2->9         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 41 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 9->41 12 arm.elf 9->12         started        process6 process7 14 arm.elf 12->14         started        process8 16 arm.elf 14->16         started        19 arm.elf 14->19         started        21 arm.elf 14->21         started        23 7418 other processes 14->23 signatures9 31 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 16->31
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-06-16 04:25:58 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
14 of 23 (60.87%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
credential_access discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
Enumerates running processes
Reads system routing table
Contacts a large (1591) amount of remote hosts
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-5607483-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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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:Linux_Generic_Threat_d94e1020
Author:Elastic Security
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 9e774abe2146e123fc014227147fff9b934bce25186b23a4917ba4d48ee6534f

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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