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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: c287ecc6b0d1d6173a9262a6e282c2fa930d76d66c269a8aef38525080941af5
SHA3-384 hash: 30ea1f46dcf7fa4adfeefb5e04ca2de218701bff0062ce2025943fb725a88eaefc2b64b94cf4a08c6c91b4371d735b8c
SHA1 hash: 91e8edee993369332e86e0038223d76a4a6e5fcf
MD5 hash: df4210fda1235b93785b9bd9b2ecfb45
humanhash: south-don-indigo-cup
File name:system
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:134'565 bytes
First seen:2025-10-13 07:34:47 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:Cu98Bie1ZkFd5VxXIGykPiGpNK+JwjUPrvbdgje8b5TDTNMz:Cu9e1iFvgGykP/zJYUPvdgje8b5TDTNa
TLSH T153D3298795A19EB7C185E9B669AB59300716EC160F1F1E8A74387BF4073F4CEB00EB24
telfhash t1764187129a7857141ff39928ecbd86730512962353353eb1af76c1cc54210b0e939d5f
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 :
1
# of downloads :
135
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-10-13T05:55:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-13T06:22:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=1bc1e305-1900-0000-88f6-1da8fe130000 pid=5118 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=33006407-1900-0000-88f6-1da804140000 pid=5124 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=1bc1e305-1900-0000-88f6-1da8fe130000 pid=5118->guuid=33006407-1900-0000-88f6-1da804140000 pid=5124 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
80 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Contains symbols with names commonly found in malware
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers
Terminates several processes with shell command 'killall'
Yara detected Gafgyt
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1793805 Sample: system.elf Startdate: 13/10/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 80 45 176.65.139.133, 47034, 65481 PALTEL-ASPALTELAutonomousSystemPS Germany 2->45 47 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->47 49 3 other IPs or domains 2->49 51 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->51 53 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->53 55 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->55 57 2 other signatures 2->57 9 system.elf 2->9         started        12 python3.8 dpkg 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 59 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 9->59 14 system.elf 9->14         started        16 system.elf 9->16         started        18 system.elf 9->18         started        process6 process7 20 system.elf sh 14->20         started        22 system.elf sh 14->22         started        24 system.elf sh 14->24         started        28 5 other processes 14->28 26 system.elf 16->26         started        process8 30 sh killall 20->30         started        33 sh killall 22->33         started        35 sh killall 24->35         started        37 sh killall 28->37         started        39 sh killall 28->39         started        41 sh killall 28->41         started        43 2 other processes 28->43 signatures9 61 Terminates several processes with shell command 'killall' 30->61
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-13 07:35:23 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 24 (62.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt linux
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ach_202503_elf_Mirai
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:Linux_Gafgyt_Generic
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples
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 c287ecc6b0d1d6173a9262a6e282c2fa930d76d66c269a8aef38525080941af5

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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