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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: abfa8e427d3b59d38bd871b60dcdc65ee788527853133bba6498b7c737fcbd59
SHA3-384 hash: ca41314e0215932aa9963e779285eb02ac3e323c2a2d6cb497dbb1f0fd298d71848e29c8dce038e077ebad18bad4ab39
SHA1 hash: c8c08e43b1ad04d4850850859a2cbfee0cda0345
MD5 hash: ddafd90006c5e0c320568b340da11008
humanhash: fruit-social-mars-oklahoma
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:199'052 bytes
First seen:2025-04-14 08:37:16 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:ID7dNsUHMh2StWj2JlVdGd9Tn1gBcawxbDrg/Cq/SpDUukssElFdTlnOlr:8fqh2Eph6z1gHb/SWWdM
TLSH T14E14838ABF503EFFD45ECC3356A4CA19119C850E62987FB76A34E508B74B10A5AD3C9C
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 mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
171
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Mounts file systems
Runs as daemon
Creating a file
Opens a port
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
lolbin remote
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
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
52 / 100
Signature
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1664456 Sample: mpsl.elf Startdate: 14/04/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 52 16 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->16 18 91.189.91.42, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United Kingdom 2->18 20 2 other IPs or domains 2->20 22 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->22 7 mpsl.elf 2->7         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 24 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 7->24 14 mpsl.elf 7->14         started        process6
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-04-14 08:38:12 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
20 of 38 (52.63%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
credential_access defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads process memory
Enumerates running processes
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Renames itself
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135893-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
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 abfa8e427d3b59d38bd871b60dcdc65ee788527853133bba6498b7c737fcbd59

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh

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