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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 13 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: bf8b39c1388f81eb5fccee3afbf10ed00d60ea8d4ca983b5a1cb89c1bd21fa0c
SHA3-384 hash: f7427e6b6a9ea08399c796599dde59b68d3eb002a0fea2eb5131d534c3a44782bf0f099b243d1014ad1f6942e4b0b22b
SHA1 hash: 12d277ab9a6a7db9e3c412e8a7629ae7a7a82316
MD5 hash: 45d6cc0661b8c266283ac71bc93ce6f5
humanhash: bakerloo-moon-tango-fix
File name:tftp
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:117'425 bytes
First seen:2025-09-06 18:32:25 UTC
Last seen:2025-09-07 07:11:01 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:o6z1WqLgV4ZQGBcD3i/lMpaLhmVAQ/iz1Ta3ErUxglryYltg+JGfsJ2W:DhTa3ErU4tg+asJn
TLSH T1FDB3F805D9905737C2D23BBEF79A82CE73221F989797331186287AF41BE5B9D1E39120
telfhash t1b221fe51f4f94a6c5ef25820e9bc17b50662622332516e706f4dc1c4883b002f539ece
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
31
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc rust
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
1
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
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-09-06T16:02:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-09-06T16:02:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=9b267a71-1b00-0000-9459-3f15650c0000 pid=3173 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=ba9d6675-1b00-0000-9459-3f15660c0000 pid=3174 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=9b267a71-1b00-0000-9459-3f15650c0000 pid=3173->guuid=ba9d6675-1b00-0000-9459-3f15660c0000 pid=3174 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
92 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
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
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected Gafgyt
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1772431 Sample: tftp.elf Startdate: 06/09/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 92 21 142.54.160.14, 23, 37310, 37312 NOCIXUS United States 2->21 23 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->23 25 3 other IPs or domains 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 3 other signatures 2->33 8 tftp.elf 2->8         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 python3.8 dpkg 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 35 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 8->35 17 tftp.elf 8->17         started        process6 process7 19 tftp.elf 17->19         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-09-06 18:38:25 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
28 of 38 (73.68%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  6/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads system routing table
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-6981154-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_6a510422 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d2953f92 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_fb14e81f
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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:Linux_Gafgyt_Generic
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_d2dca9e7
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_6a510422
Author:Elastic Security
Reference:14cc92b99daa0c91aa09d9a7996ee5549a5cacd7be733960b2cf3681a7c2b628
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d2953f92
Author:Elastic Security
Reference:14cc92b99daa0c91aa09d9a7996ee5549a5cacd7be733960b2cf3681a7c2b628
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_fb14e81f
Author:Elastic Security
Reference:0fd07e6068a721774716eb4940e2c19faef02d5bdacf3b018bf5995fa98a3a27
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:Tsunami_Backdoor
Author:@is_henderson
Description:Tsunami Backdoor
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf bf8b39c1388f81eb5fccee3afbf10ed00d60ea8d4ca983b5a1cb89c1bd21fa0c

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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