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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ad2ef2e78f40cf5159f79fc608a4f8c5db751db4f982e39c0980a40cebbb3fa4
SHA3-384 hash: 366eb918c316384afa17013a31b848da9bd133bcf598eae862936b4b94bd3af3b8ab3bdf45b4bfc5212adbc93617ff1e
SHA1 hash: 37b1ba42dabe06e244b0b9f83b784809e35297da
MD5 hash: 2d5778b38f48719abe6327c33951a48c
humanhash: sink-iowa-alaska-vegan
File name:arm6
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:111'936 bytes
First seen:2025-06-11 04:17:36 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:aGg3xi6YrfxgjO+ByrYXlk7tYCk3qYAXm2J+:hg3xwr+ccXO7tmqG2E
TLSH T195B3D74CED64576FC6E263FFFB9A52CE33370A84B74B332596241AB42BC93585939110
telfhash t1c33103129c7a0b053ff25a58bcaea7d65162591436606db0cf68c48c852f0a7e172aea
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
64
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Connection attempt
Receives data from a server
Sends data to a server
Substitutes an application name
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
48
Number of processes launched:
3
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
23
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
80 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Contains symbols with names commonly found in malware
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
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1711855 Sample: arm6.elf Startdate: 11/06/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 80 22 194.13.249.241, 23 ZEELANDNETDELTAFiberNederlandNL Netherlands 2->22 24 190.46.90.31, 23 VTRBANDAANCHASACL Chile 2->24 26 98 other IPs or domains 2->26 28 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->28 30 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->30 32 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->32 34 2 other signatures 2->34 9 arm6.elf 2->9         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        14 dash rm 2->14         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 36 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 9->36 16 arm6.elf 9->16         started        process6 process7 18 arm6.elf 16->18         started        process8 20 arm6.elf 18->20         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-06-11 04:18:29 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
22 of 38 (57.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
credential_access discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
Creates a large amount of network flows
Enumerates running processes
Reads system routing table
Contacts a large (4408) amount of remote hosts
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_d2dca9e7
Author:Elastic Security
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: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

File information


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf ad2ef2e78f40cf5159f79fc608a4f8c5db751db4f982e39c0980a40cebbb3fa4

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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