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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 17 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ab29b43c16b25111de8df6370313d889953f3e4980012fd619eaa7cf451c287f
SHA3-384 hash: f68864eb0265d43c79d2e00e6a953544ddcd20d0a13d83cb7773553e65608dee04f92bf58c4ef9fb0dec507775ae09d0
SHA1 hash: 54f18821b52c94e7c390c1f007b5f98d56300bbe
MD5 hash: 8fd5dbfb9a200dfb648c4f96e8442db3
humanhash: video-stairway-orange-muppet
File name:ftp
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:125'342 bytes
First seen:2025-05-16 18:59:53 UTC
Last seen:2025-05-17 08:02:37 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:J4wrnlNniq0vd8HB6XetJ8add9QzTsVzgit4NKcXeGcgqGK:J3Cih6XetJ8addQGht4NKcXdcgqGK
TLSH T100C33BC79A40C5B3D00209F222AB67454522FF7F199BA9E6F7193CB09F3058A6236FD5
telfhash t14e21ed03a5ba895c1ff359249cbc47a416a266237261be70af5ec1809c37002f979e8f
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 :
74
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc lolbin remote
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
3
Number of processes launched:
3
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:
spre.troj
Score:
84 / 100
Signature
Found malware configuration
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
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-05-16 19:00:54 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 24 (79.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt discovery linux
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads system routing table
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
92.112.125.62:1111
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan mirai gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-6981154-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_c573932b Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_5bf62ce4 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_750fe002 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_6122acdf Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_7167d08f Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9 elf_bashlite_auto
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:elf_bashlite_auto
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:Detects elf.bashlite.
Rule name:Linux_Gafgyt_Generic
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_5bf62ce4
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_6122acdf
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_7167d08f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_750fe002
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_c573932b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:maldoc_getEIP_method_1
Author:Didier Stevens (https://DidierStevens.com)
Rule name:Mal_LNX_Gafgyt_Botnet_ELF
Author:Phatcharadol Thangplub
Description:Use to detect Gafgyt botnet, and there variants.
Rule name:meth_get_eip
Author:Willi Ballenthin
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:Qbot_Gafgyt_Bashlite
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
Rule name:yara_template

File information


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf ab29b43c16b25111de8df6370313d889953f3e4980012fd619eaa7cf451c287f

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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