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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 31 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: bf3cc8644d9f631f1c8ac76ace5aed93f80ff18a36e7538160855f93bbc144a1
SHA3-384 hash: 1e0e1dbbaf89dddd1526c1996321b663c0d667a5f115ec5b52d82abf64696642c64114f1d4e595c1fe3c8cc5ddb3ccd3
SHA1 hash: e8de12d7e3d86fe20627916028243bca37909aa7
MD5 hash: 4f112821e7701572122e4f66dbc72bf4
humanhash: maine-speaker-mobile-queen
File name:assailant.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:112'336 bytes
First seen:2025-10-06 18:33:35 UTC
Last seen:2025-10-07 08:19:13 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:7t2nlia9qRBFZm4z1EYfcbJ6phawf0Jv03CKPCNVOXinYuM8R:WsVm4z6Yg8phasQcFPCNVOXinYuM8R
TLSH T1D6B36C1B6692C5FAC08342B92BDBA1618823F67D0B36331773D5BDA43F158C96E6E740
telfhash t11a21c14396f68b2c6fb3587468bc47a11552a6237260bf70af5ec1409d37006b579e8f
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

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
46
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Receives data from a server
Creating a file
Gains root access
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc masquerade
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
5
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
type:Gafgyt 115.167.64.10:42516
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.64.le
First seen:
2025-10-06T15:59:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-07T10:23:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=415679d1-1d00-0000-6f10-f9f9f70a0000 pid=2807 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=8dd3cfd3-1d00-0000-6f10-f9f9fc0a0000 pid=2812 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=415679d1-1d00-0000-6f10-f9f9f70a0000 pid=2807->guuid=8dd3cfd3-1d00-0000-6f10-f9f9fc0a0000 pid=2812 execve guuid=6d6af5d3-1d00-0000-6f10-f9f9fd0a0000 pid=2813 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=8dd3cfd3-1d00-0000-6f10-f9f9fc0a0000 pid=2812->guuid=6d6af5d3-1d00-0000-6f10-f9f9fd0a0000 pid=2813 clone guuid=2e7efdd3-1d00-0000-6f10-f9f9fe0a0000 pid=2814 /tmp/sample.bin zombie guuid=6d6af5d3-1d00-0000-6f10-f9f9fd0a0000 pid=2813->guuid=2e7efdd3-1d00-0000-6f10-f9f9fe0a0000 pid=2814 clone guuid=6e7b09d4-1d00-0000-6f10-f9f9ff0a0000 pid=2815 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=2e7efdd3-1d00-0000-6f10-f9f9fe0a0000 pid=2814->guuid=6e7b09d4-1d00-0000-6f10-f9f9ff0a0000 pid=2815 clone guuid=75f717d4-1d00-0000-6f10-f9f9000b0000 pid=2816 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data write-file zombie guuid=2e7efdd3-1d00-0000-6f10-f9f9fe0a0000 pid=2814->guuid=75f717d4-1d00-0000-6f10-f9f9000b0000 pid=2816 clone 1b25d736-48f6-5c42-b2bf-22915c5c5304 115.167.64.10:42516 guuid=75f717d4-1d00-0000-6f10-f9f9000b0000 pid=2816->1b25d736-48f6-5c42-b2bf-22915c5c5304 send: 94B
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1790079 Sample: assailant.x86.elf Startdate: 06/10/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 21 115.167.64.10, 42516, 59254 WITRIBE-AS-APWITRIBEPAKISTANLIMITEDPK Pakistan 2->21 23 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->23 25 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->25 27 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->27 29 Found malware configuration 2->29 31 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->31 33 5 other signatures 2->33 9 assailant.x86.elf 2->9         started        11 python3.8 dpkg 2->11         started        signatures3 process4 process5 13 assailant.x86.elf 9->13         started        process6 15 assailant.x86.elf 13->15         started        process7 17 assailant.x86.elf 15->17         started        19 assailant.x86.elf 15->19         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-05 16:27:48 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
27 of 38 (71.05%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt linux
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Writes DNS configuration
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
115.167.64.10:42516
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-6981154-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a6a2adb9 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a10161ce Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_f3d83a74 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_807911a2 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_e0673a90 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_31796a40 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a0a4de11 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_30444846 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_09c3070e Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d0c57a2e Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_656bf077 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_148b91a2 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_dd0d6173 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_779e142f Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_0cd591cd Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_32eb0c81 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a33a8363 elf_bashlite_auto
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_plaintext_c2
Author:cip
Description:Attempts to match at least some of the strings used in some botnet variants which use plaintext communication protocols.
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:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
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:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_09c3070e
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_0cd591cd
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_148b91a2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_30444846
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_31796a40
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_32eb0c81
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_656bf077
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_779e142f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_807911a2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a0a4de11
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a10161ce
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a33a8363
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a6a2adb9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d0c57a2e
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_dd0d6173
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_e0673a90
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_f3d83a74
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Mal_LNX_Gafgyt_Botnet_ELF
Author:Phatcharadol Thangplub
Description:Use to detect Gafgyt botnet, and there variants.
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
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 bf3cc8644d9f631f1c8ac76ace5aed93f80ff18a36e7538160855f93bbc144a1

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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