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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: b9f43ada9dc44a2e8aa394620670fafb38305d08e0bf3f291dfe48b1513d2249
SHA3-384 hash: 8b4b7711b7fe9f41cda99632c9af4d4fbbf66fbeba205a1701050104c6af602a188ba3d3a2f1c6b17d3bdac091b36d8d
SHA1 hash: c7978ebe1a812467f916559cc6779e53f44b46bd
MD5 hash: ef0a7cc8e98612f26c0ffe744993dd41
humanhash: mockingbird-oscar-berlin-butter
File name:s390x
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:502'120 bytes
First seen:2025-07-08 16:47:13 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 12288:NbX5mTA3bZNKiG01B7crv+SF7GW5a65jx:tX5m83bZNKi3B7AZXa
TLSH T1E4B401CE9520D295C4B02D33C57BA2F682EB6D3609596E1CDDD8FF6B2CB67050638B12
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
16
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=b812e960-1800-0000-bb35-d2e3490e0000 pid=3657 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=4a08f963-1800-0000-bb35-d2e34a0e0000 pid=3658 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=b812e960-1800-0000-bb35-d2e3490e0000 pid=3657->guuid=4a08f963-1800-0000-bb35-d2e34a0e0000 pid=3658 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw
Score:
68 / 100
Signature
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Opens /sys/class/net/* files useful for querying network interface information
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1731201 Sample: s390x.elf Startdate: 08/07/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 68 44 46.136.57.185, 8621 VODAFONE_ESES Spain 2->44 46 46.232.211.108, 64005, 6881 V4ESCROW-ASRO Romania 2->46 48 101 other IPs or domains 2->48 50 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->50 52 Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning) 2->52 10 s390x.elf configuration 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        14 dash tr 2->14         started        16 8 other processes 2->16 signatures3 process4 process5 18 s390x.elf sh 10->18         started        20 configuration 10->20         started        23 s390x.elf sh 10->23         started        signatures6 25 sh crontab 18->25         started        29 sh 18->29         started        56 Opens /sys/class/net/* files useful for querying network interface information 20->56 58 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 20->58 31 configuration 20->31         started        33 sh crontab 23->33         started        process7 file8 42 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.Yq4NqA, ASCII 25->42 dropped 60 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 25->60 62 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 25->62 35 sh crontab 29->35         started        38 configuration 31->38         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 54 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 35->54 40 configuration 38->40         started        process12
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-08 16:47:34 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 24 (62.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
linux
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf b9f43ada9dc44a2e8aa394620670fafb38305d08e0bf3f291dfe48b1513d2249

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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