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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: aca5da8e97da8115b84c478c2225e730000fc88d52b0ab6d7a784aef93feea46
SHA3-384 hash: 88f0c38cae51be23384c6aefe4cd755ee4315e8168de84c763b4a7f6acd319616aa47f623548873bf13d6c8a5a470f21
SHA1 hash: 2c8a979a1e1ed0dfbf7497ec8e49612bb8c7eb92
MD5 hash: b5b0a06e9554e0a4da9f068a813b8405
humanhash: mars-violet-jupiter-iowa
File name:illnet.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
Create hunting rule
File size:159'443 bytes
First seen:2025-06-23 12:24:38 UTC
Last seen:2025-06-23 23:30:21 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:GWJB7ejDMcFgviZOyzHdy8fNIEu5h3osWMWf7zDpcm9w53fOKDj0:LyFWyzdNfc5h3osWVn2mG53GKDj0
TLSH T1DFF3F917ABA15EB7C80ECE3301DA8611108EE59A13D57B6FB178CA5CFB4B98E09D3D44
telfhash t1d121300391b986296fb35968ac7c07f112619623b2517e70ef1ec1848927002b83dd9b
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
73
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
92.5%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=685949ac32ed47a3a8d69c5dlinux22vpnfull_triage
Tags:
gafgyt mirai ddos
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Launching a process
Receives data from a server
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc lolbin remote
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/685947db66c4b5c0b99cab96/reports/b02061fc-6816-4394-9dee-140941c65ea2/overview
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
Full report:
https://elfdigest.com/brief/aca5da8e97da8115b84c478c2225e730000fc88d52b0ab6d7a784aef93feea46
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/a5a41138-25dc-4899-a26a-27b6357a0d30
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=a99c691b-1a00-0000-96eb-aa11680b0000 pid=2920 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=1bc1291e-1a00-0000-96eb-aa116b0b0000 pid=2923 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=a99c691b-1a00-0000-96eb-aa11680b0000 pid=2920->guuid=1bc1291e-1a00-0000-96eb-aa116b0b0000 pid=2923 execve
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/fefd5984-5801-4211-a701-1bc1ad751832
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Gafgyt
Create hunting rule
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1720912
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Detected Mirai
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
Sample deletes itself
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1720912 Sample: illnet.mpsl.elf Startdate: 23/06/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 18 176.96.131.92, 182, 47902 CMCSUS Turkey 2->18 20 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->20 22 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->22 24 Found malware configuration 2->24 26 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->26 28 5 other signatures 2->28 9 illnet.mpsl.elf 2->9         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 30 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 9->30 32 Sample deletes itself 9->32 12 illnet.mpsl.elf 9->12         started        process6 process7 14 illnet.mpsl.elf 12->14         started        process8 16 illnet.mpsl.elf sh 14->16         started       
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/aca5da8e97da8115b84c478c2225e730000fc88d52b0ab6d7a784aef93feea46
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/aca5da8e97da8115b84c478c2225e730000fc88d52b0ab6d7a784aef93feea46/
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Create hunting rule
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-06-23 07:45:29 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=vss5vdux3karlocmi6gcejphgaaa7senkkykw3l2pbfo7e765jda._file
Result
Malware family:
gafgyt
Create hunting rule
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt discovery execution
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250623-pmesvsej6s/
Behaviour
Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads system routing table
Deletes itself
Writes DNS configuration
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
176.96.131.92:182
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7139229-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/6cc0c9d7-0ce7-4cdf-a4d8-265a264be603
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
BASHLITE
Score:
0.80
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/aca5da8e97da8115b84c478c2225e730000fc88d52b0ab6d7a784aef93feea46

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:botnet_plaintext_c2
Create hunting rule
Author:cip
Description:Attempts to match at least some of the strings used in some botnet variants which use plaintext communication protocols.
Rule name:Linux_Gafgyt_Generic
Create hunting rule
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Create hunting rule
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Create hunting rule
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Mal_LNX_Gafgyt_Botnet_ELF
Create hunting rule
Author:Phatcharadol Thangplub
Description:Use to detect Gafgyt botnet, and there variants.
Rule name:NET
Create hunting rule
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:setsockopt
Create hunting rule
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:unixredflags3
Create hunting rule
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information

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Web download

Gafgyt

elf aca5da8e97da8115b84c478c2225e730000fc88d52b0ab6d7a784aef93feea46

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3569497/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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