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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a15e71324ee7831273de7d7a6719bb884777882ef14730ffa2df34ca2b0058da
SHA3-384 hash: c6d7e2ca48151b3a2a652b14c0b1df3be5eae81d97be3675cb985a128871a1725fe8fe5cca394a43f7dbbf0aa874b799
SHA1 hash: 394088b1b0538216223a3cc9e668e3fd6f4b5506
MD5 hash: eb2422c4cade568fc3e27a8a3b059b83
humanhash: mars-uniform-violet-colorado
File name:FORCE.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:123'179 bytes
First seen:2025-05-21 06:12:46 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:DLYAOomTyPkVU5hVlsRUPPRx9Fq51uUOypn:vKoSgeU5h3bPPRx9Fq51uUOypn
TLSH T141C3952A7E21AFFFE169863107F35F3087D522E626A15386F26CDA181F6118D1C5FB90
telfhash t1c7110043a5ba8a192ff398245cbc06b1159266137260ff70ef0ec1804d37102b539e8f
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
97
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Gains root access
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc lolbin masquerade remote
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
46
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1695615 Sample: FORCE.mips.elf Startdate: 21/05/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 35 41.216.189.248, 58456, 58458, 58460 AS40676US South Africa 2->35 37 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->37 39 Found malware configuration 2->39 41 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->41 43 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->43 45 3 other signatures 2->45 15 FORCE.mips.elf 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 process5 17 FORCE.mips.elf 15->17         started        process6 19 FORCE.mips.elf 17->19         started        process7 21 FORCE.mips.elf 19->21         started        process8 23 FORCE.mips.elf 21->23         started        process9 25 FORCE.mips.elf 23->25         started        process10 27 FORCE.mips.elf 25->27         started        process11 29 FORCE.mips.elf 27->29         started        process12 31 FORCE.mips.elf 29->31         started        process13 33 FORCE.mips.elf 31->33         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-05-21 06:13:31 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 24 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt discovery
Behaviour
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
41.216.189.248:872
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136029-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c Linux_Gafgyt_May_2024
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
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


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Gafgyt

elf a15e71324ee7831273de7d7a6719bb884777882ef14730ffa2df34ca2b0058da

(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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