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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ae4d536c9c58acf6a3aa480d93af821bed11dfb4d4c2c5a1cc783e719f247b72
SHA3-384 hash: 7235644f2b24acee1f1a6d06c192b276f6f4e600527006b5ecbcb405fe854ac30f285d2b9b976f874c1a135f82d228b4
SHA1 hash: 0c562917fb0dec5c4095f4bc49985b6970d29b4e
MD5 hash: 4ca10b4884dd8f16317de8cb59e0b47b
humanhash: fanta-utah-uncle-floor
File name:armv7l
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:223'836 bytes
First seen:2025-08-31 20:02:32 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 6144:MEw30MuR8MSX1BucyhCuXZKmu3dwPMYa:xw3guX14hCuXZKmu3KPMYa
TLSH T197241845B8409605C7F7A976BF09418D3337CFB8D7FB71A1ED501B24278AA6A4E3B602
telfhash t11fc08050cf3558d87095a34000b8713f41d5b6f2614108f237cc7d995f22144fd56107
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
48
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
DNS request
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Creating a file
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
obfuscated rust
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
true
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
96
Number of processes launched:
4
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
23
Behaviour
Anti-VM
Process Renaming
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-08-31T17:14:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-08-31T17:14:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=7110eed4-1800-0000-b31a-08d5fb0c0000 pid=3323 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=0fc9ebd7-1800-0000-b31a-08d5fc0c0000 pid=3324 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=7110eed4-1800-0000-b31a-08d5fb0c0000 pid=3323->guuid=0fc9ebd7-1800-0000-b31a-08d5fc0c0000 pid=3324 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spyw
Score:
60 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Opens /sys/class/net/* files useful for querying network interface information
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1768535 Sample: armv7l.elf Startdate: 31/08/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 60 24 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->24 26 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->26 9 armv7l.elf 2->9         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        process3 process4 15 armv7l.elf 9->15         started        signatures5 28 Opens /sys/class/net/* files useful for querying network interface information 15->28 18 armv7l.elf 15->18         started        process6 process7 20 armv7l.elf 18->20         started        process8 22 armv7l.elf 20->22         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-31 20:03:35 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Reads MAC address of network interface
Reads network interface configuration
Renames itself
Contacts a large (960674) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-6981160-0
YARA:
n/a
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_AllMal_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:CrossPlatform All Malwares Detector: Detect PE, ELF, Mach-O, scripts, archives; overlay, obfuscation, encryption, spoofing, hiding, high entropy, network communication
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: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 ae4d536c9c58acf6a3aa480d93af821bed11dfb4d4c2c5a1cc783e719f247b72

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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