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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: a2f3f2e01ea7f627a6abb3cac04dd176d7d9b518e835e824bafcb41bf9b0178a
SHA3-384 hash: 0efa0da90181e0bc957ae2eecdfca993284f15f1a85612d281d4a5abcc2d89e899b55b571d634303adaefe9de711da3a
SHA1 hash: 196b78282a80085501d446d9784f89f15a7603c5
MD5 hash: cee8835b63825b119b164d9636bdc542
humanhash: comet-hot-potato-eleven
File name:edu.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
Create hunting rule
File size:76'972 bytes
First seen:2025-10-05 06:20:50 UTC
Last seen:2025-10-06 04:25:17 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:lXwKdx8jKIsGENGhZOLhmxfPZN+JmTTvm/Lsgxa+ebeoJehDiMy4YEHPzXivNA+f:lX38jKSh5xS2m/LsSWVJM9pAN5
TLSH T1DA73F949FF610EFBE86FCD3344AC0B5521DC656A62E92F367670E828B64B14B09D3C64
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 :
4
# of downloads :
88
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Receives data from a server
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Creating a file
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/68e20ec35a3bccf09eb82b4d/reports/432a16d1-31be-44ae-9bf1-8a360e8d9528/overview
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
Full report:
https://elfdigest.com/brief/a2f3f2e01ea7f627a6abb3cac04dd176d7d9b518e835e824bafcb41bf9b0178a
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-10-05T03:41:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-05T10:13:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/a2f3f2e01ea7f627a6abb3cac04dd176d7d9b518e835e824bafcb41bf9b0178a/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/328338cf-32e8-44fa-8160-d869dc4f7066
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=bf4f75ef-1700-0000-e75d-d4feb9030000 pid=953 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=5429f2f1-1700-0000-e75d-d4fec0030000 pid=960 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=bf4f75ef-1700-0000-e75d-d4feb9030000 pid=953->guuid=5429f2f1-1700-0000-e75d-d4fec0030000 pid=960 execve
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/e9820f7b-cccc-4dae-a07c-aa5fedc4204d
Result
Threat name:
Moobot
Create hunting rule
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
52 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1789278
Signature
Sample deletes itself
Yara detected Moobot
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1789278 Sample: edu.mpsl.elf Startdate: 05/10/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 52 19 79.137.204.114, 38628, 38640, 60177 PSKSET-ASRU Russian Federation 2->19 21 158.94.209.198, 50248, 50260, 60177 JANETJiscServicesLimitedGB United Kingdom 2->21 23 8 other IPs or domains 2->23 25 Yara detected Moobot 2->25 8 edu.mpsl.elf 2->8         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 27 Sample deletes itself 8->27 15 edu.mpsl.elf 8->15         started        process6 process7 17 edu.mpsl.elf 15->17         started       
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/a2f3f2e01ea7f627a6abb3cac04dd176d7d9b518e835e824bafcb41bf9b0178a
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/a2f3f2e01ea7f627a6abb3cac04dd176d7d9b518e835e824bafcb41bf9b0178a/
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Create hunting rule
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-05 06:23:28 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 38 (42.11%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=ulz7fya6u73cpjvlwpfmatoro3l5tniy5a26qjf27s2bx6nqc6fa._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/251005-g46znscn8z/
Behaviour
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Verdict:
Unknown
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/7b1f29ab-8b34-4132-bf20-51adb8b0e59c
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/a2f3f2e01ea7f627a6abb3cac04dd176d7d9b518e835e824bafcb41bf9b0178a

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:CP_AllMal_Detector
Create hunting rule
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:CrossPlatform All Malwares Detector: Detect PE, ELF, Mach-O, scripts, archives; overlay, obfuscation, encryption, spoofing, hiding, high entropy, network communication

File information

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Web download

Gafgyt

elf a2f3f2e01ea7f627a6abb3cac04dd176d7d9b518e835e824bafcb41bf9b0178a

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3657400/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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