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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 11 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a79e47302aaceccefa752bc0311c60faf0585c9b27e14c8d8c927d476faee724
SHA3-384 hash: a5ac8f9d58abab3d60a23800f40bbc3d1753231b964b5e44127cc66a6deebb87df11e0209d196f5f78f44476a6a0c2d5
SHA1 hash: 3c832a0bc244fbf28b7972025c1cc3a6e20e96a1
MD5 hash: 5e4a03f668b36cf458db8120f5fd61a2
humanhash: vegan-stairway-item-chicken
File name:jackmyarmv6
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:139'164 bytes
First seen:2025-02-03 05:51:37 UTC
Last seen:2025-02-04 05:15:10 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:WP2pM0YkxftPZJ91Nl/zOj16wLVJPHxt4aKfoWFaS/dBpkv7eTkgWA9my3QCYeAq:1Wxt4aKfoEpsaT99my3QCYeAgY8
TLSH T148D32A05F8405B27C6D22B7BF79E928E73236BE8A7C7331156286AF42BC179D1E39054
telfhash t13e21e25399b98a186ff79d249c7c07b115519a227261bf70ef0ec1804d37002b475ddb
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
86
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
96.5%
Tags:
gafgyt aidra mirai ddos
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Removes directories
Deletes a file
Removes directories from a temporary directory
Connection attempt
Collects information on the CPU
Sends data to a server
Launching a process
Gains root access
Creating a file
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc lolbin remote
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
9
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
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 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
Sample deletes itself
Sample is potentially a Mirai botnet sample
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1605325 Sample: jackmyarmv6.elf Startdate: 03/02/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 36 185.237.15.131, 53730, 666 AVAGOSTARIR Spain 2->36 38 Found malware configuration 2->38 40 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->40 42 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->42 44 4 other signatures 2->44 11 jackmyarmv6.elf 2->11         started        signatures3 process4 process5 13 jackmyarmv6.elf 11->13         started        process6 15 jackmyarmv6.elf 13->15         started        process7 17 jackmyarmv6.elf 15->17         started        process8 19 jackmyarmv6.elf sh 17->19         started        21 jackmyarmv6.elf sh 17->21         started        23 jackmyarmv6.elf sh 17->23         started        25 2 other processes 17->25 process9 27 sh rm 19->27         started        30 sh pkill 21->30         started        32 sh rm 23->32         started        34 sh rm 25->34         started        signatures10 46 Sample deletes itself 27->46
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-02-03 05:52:14 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt defense_evasion discovery privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Sudo and Sudo Caching
Deletes log files
Enumerates running processes
Deletes Audit logs
Deletes journal logs
Writes DNS configuration
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
185.237.15.131:666
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-6981154-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_6a510422 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d2953f92 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_6ae4b580
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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_Generic_Threat_d2dca9e7
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_6a510422
Author:Elastic Security
Reference:14cc92b99daa0c91aa09d9a7996ee5549a5cacd7be733960b2cf3681a7c2b628
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_6ae4b580
Author:Elastic Security
Reference:14cc92b99daa0c91aa09d9a7996ee5549a5cacd7be733960b2cf3681a7c2b628
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d2953f92
Author:Elastic Security
Reference:14cc92b99daa0c91aa09d9a7996ee5549a5cacd7be733960b2cf3681a7c2b628
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:Tsunami_Backdoor
Author:@is_henderson
Description:Tsunami Backdoor
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 a79e47302aaceccefa752bc0311c60faf0585c9b27e14c8d8c927d476faee724

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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