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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 9f9782b7ad49ef3f07de1857ef1d25533664c77756564499fd9d90ac9b8a7b1b
SHA3-384 hash: f742feb36ddd80938033512736d92dec6457ccdc7b50bc1bcdc5728013ee8464f3da08ca7c0854b54716683ed16cc4bf
SHA1 hash: 3fbb1affea9b213c387becb6cc9ba4c72e672baa
MD5 hash: f70f8ca97c8b8230e17ed4289ecefd39
humanhash: arkansas-batman-enemy-crazy
File name:mipsel
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:130'680 bytes
First seen:2025-06-16 04:32:15 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:FpJATfzYxYAqExXI3wQA0IHs+I7+zaBCCkbqnwrlgOK8MT:MzeoIesEnwgJT
TLSH T177D30126BBA15FB7DC0ECD3746A94542108C928A53D96FAFBAF4D118E38F94E44E3C44
telfhash t1cb2114128cb70b097ef2875c7caf69c652a264153a306eb1cf58c44c897f077a172be9
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
78
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Receives data from a server
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
7
Number of processes launched:
1
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=fd12cb34-1900-0000-7dfd-0b3a3e0a0000 pid=2622 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=8ff31937-1900-0000-7dfd-0b3a470a0000 pid=2631 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=fd12cb34-1900-0000-7dfd-0b3a3e0a0000 pid=2622->guuid=8ff31937-1900-0000-7dfd-0b3a470a0000 pid=2631 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
68 / 100
Signature
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: 1715095 Sample: mipsel.elf Startdate: 16/06/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 68 25 156.96.179.233 XNSTGCA United States 2->25 27 13.24.205.133, 23 XEROX-WVUS United States 2->27 29 98 other IPs or domains 2->29 33 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->33 35 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->35 37 Contains symbols with names commonly found in malware 2->37 9 mipsel.elf 2->9         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 39 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 9->39 12 mipsel.elf 9->12         started        process6 process7 14 mipsel.elf 12->14         started        process8 16 mipsel.elf 14->16         started        19 mipsel.elf 14->19         started        21 mipsel.elf 14->21         started        23 7531 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 04:32:50 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
20 of 38 (52.63%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
credential_access discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
Creates a large amount of network flows
Reads system routing table
Contacts a large (4410) 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: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 9f9782b7ad49ef3f07de1857ef1d25533664c77756564499fd9d90ac9b8a7b1b

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh

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