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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a580e2e811d2408084731d9da306e3fe2994143c5f79442c8084f4277a3497df
SHA3-384 hash: f3862830e94690da150f6a08cee5bb201cacac07a03fafbc35a2d79726ab6d8c5b8c7f3562b6632f7a7f30632b61040d
SHA1 hash: 41fdaa6e8f80bf126ed90afcd0a9259a0576a161
MD5 hash: 638b0dd9c9c542c4701eb4079c1724e5
humanhash: connecticut-south-tennessee-speaker
File name:x86
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:72'007 bytes
First seen:2025-06-11 04:17:50 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:RPZnFvdpovTdpqFXHVfkTFPiIiPBF4TghJxio2QMGiEWGdX7TTB2SM:RPZnFfovTdpqFXHVsTFPiIirxioFnCqs
TLSH T154633C497540C47BE09206FA0097CFE20635ED7926AFED66F7996C78EB31081F22876D
telfhash t17c2136118c7b0b093ef29a5c7cafa6c551a169193a306db1cf68c44c852f07be172be9
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 :
67
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
47
Number of processes launched:
4
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
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
72 / 100
Signature
Contains symbols with names commonly found in malware
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers
Yara detected Gafgyt
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1711848 Sample: x86.elf Startdate: 11/06/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 72 24 114.192.39.173 XEPHIONNTT-MECorporationJP Japan 2->24 26 209.252.163.140, 23 WINDSTREAMUS United States 2->26 28 99 other IPs or domains 2->28 30 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->30 32 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->32 34 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->34 36 Contains symbols with names commonly found in malware 2->36 9 dash rm x86.elf 2->9         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        14 dash cat 2->14         started        16 7 other processes 2->16 signatures3 process4 signatures5 38 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 9->38 18 x86.elf 9->18         started        process6 process7 20 x86.elf 18->20         started        process8 22 x86.elf 20->22         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-06-11 04:18:35 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
23 of 38 (60.53%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
credential_access discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
Creates a large amount of network flows
Enumerates running processes
Reads system routing table
Contacts a large (4377) amount of remote hosts
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-9879277-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_c573932b Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_5bf62ce4 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_750fe002
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YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_5bf62ce4
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_750fe002
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_c573932b
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 a580e2e811d2408084731d9da306e3fe2994143c5f79442c8084f4277a3497df

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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