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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a9318daa12379ca749a2aa169cbfe5b6173558c28befb85e5b888f349e24cd98
SHA3-384 hash: f551dd90b8dbba09491ab116a0941bd596edb2bbfb12a90977a5ca9260dd9d502f45063515444a40f2229f4054ecd0f7
SHA1 hash: 47cc17c5e6e96dc79e19e1a4761729b6416ed0fa
MD5 hash: 0f5152e30c8505c0a654003fbf8d943d
humanhash: october-coffee-edward-may
File name:rep.i486
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:92'172 bytes
First seen:2025-05-09 21:22:51 UTC
Last seen:2025-05-10 16:00:58 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:EXfMJh2QNsf3BkX23mCjpcq1Kk34Gf+Uz31kFv1yjpRbr:QwAf3022qcqsMZuXGX
TLSH T1B1931A0DFEA3D3F1C502A0B1112BA33A5F3099A13ED0FA67E35CFF566952959508E29C
telfhash t1ef31b4b95eb11cd9f7d05804e29e1731da7c637b2a643aa34af22c2133e96028177d39
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 :
2
# of downloads :
143
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
92.5%
Tags:
shellcode vmdetect
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file
Runs as daemon
Connection attempt
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
DNS request
Sends data to a server
Kills processes
Substitutes an application name
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm lolbin masquerade remote
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
16
Number of processes launched:
5
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
23
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre
Score:
60 / 100
Signature
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1686104 Sample: rep.i486.elf Startdate: 10/05/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 60 25 115.77.186.133 VIETEL-AS-APViettelGroupVN Viet Nam 2->25 27 108.10.66.128, 23 UUNETUS United States 2->27 29 99 other IPs or domains 2->29 33 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->33 35 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->35 8 rep.i486.elf 2->8         started        10 gdm3 Default 2->10         started        12 gdm3 Default 2->12         started        14 17 other processes 2->14 signatures3 process4 process5 16 rep.i486.elf 8->16         started        process6 18 rep.i486.elf 16->18         started        21 rep.i486.elf 16->21         started        23 rep.i486.elf 16->23         started        signatures7 31 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 18->31
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-05-09 21:23:13 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
22 of 37 (59.46%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
discovery linux rootkit
Behaviour
Loads a kernel module
Contacts a large (27801) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan mirai Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-6981160-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Mirai_3a56423b Linux_Trojan_Mirai_6e8e9257
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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_Mirai_3a56423b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_6e8e9257
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags
Rule name:vmdetect
Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques

File information


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf a9318daa12379ca749a2aa169cbfe5b6173558c28befb85e5b888f349e24cd98

(this sample)

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