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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: c32ad2bea8f4daa31141bb87b52fc21b896b424ecacd082407d229d456c99df8
SHA3-384 hash: 96175f068d98a397a30bce23b588e0830720e39796e93c473c8f0b0f4ff1d6a109a6b377c486b02fa392c3f5fd9bacd1
SHA1 hash: 5b5b146850ecb2b0e565e766c8d488c08283b225
MD5 hash: 06f7012adb77203e76641f63c3f1519f
humanhash: nuts-dakota-sierra-spring
File name:arm5
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Signature Gafgyt
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File size:155'716 bytes
First seen:2025-10-24 04:47:54 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:NEbZDX7+l4Bd653/NY4Ca15Ini8UHJWbQn:NEhLWv3VY4Ca5InjOJWsn
TLSH T1F5E32A45F8914F27C6D122BBFB5E428D372657A8D2EE72039D256F24378B85B0E37242
telfhash t157f0dd09ac1c6df8ef58445601df127a315ab4e92d141e343e6eac0f46b2b65312281a
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 mirai

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
125
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
Sanesecurity.Malware.29524.LC.UNOFFICIAL
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SecuriteInfo.com.Linux.Siggen.9999-1.UNOFFICIAL
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9441505-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-9977145-0
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Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
CVE-2017-17215 expand gafgyt lolbin mirai rust
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/68fb0528c85c5c5697347d22/reports/f70d09cc-102a-4464-9fc3-a1a5127b13b6/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-10-24T01:23:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-24T05:50:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Exploit.Linux.CVE-2017-17215.a HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.hj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.gen
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/c32ad2bea8f4daa31141bb87b52fc21b896b424ecacd082407d229d456c99df8/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/d23d939b-c184-43c5-858d-02f8fda74ef5
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=637c307f-1600-0000-0b5a-2153040d0000 pid=3332 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=4bf3f381-1600-0000-0b5a-21530b0d0000 pid=3339 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=637c307f-1600-0000-0b5a-2153040d0000 pid=3332->guuid=4bf3f381-1600-0000-0b5a-21530b0d0000 pid=3339 execve
Malware family:
Mirai
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/f5a7030b-336e-489e-98d5-2af5de13c287
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1801046
Signature
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Reads system files that contain records of logged in users
Sample deletes itself
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1801046 Sample: arm5.elf Startdate: 24/10/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 152 197.187.29.145 airtel-tz-asTZ Tanzania United Republic of 2->152 154 157.182.207.36 WVUUS United States 2->154 156 98 other IPs or domains 2->156 158 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->158 160 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->160 162 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->162 164 3 other signatures 2->164 15 systemd gdm3 2->15         started        17 systemd gdm3 2->17         started        19 arm5.elf 2->19         started        22 50 other processes 2->22 signatures3 process4 file5 25 gdm3 gdm-session-worker 15->25         started        27 gdm3 gdm-session-worker 15->27         started        36 5 other processes 15->36 29 gdm3 gdm-session-worker 17->29         started        38 4 other processes 17->38 166 Sample deletes itself 19->166 168 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 19->168 31 arm5.elf 19->31         started        34 arm5.elf 19->34         started        40 2 other processes 19->40 150 /var/log/wtmp, data 22->150 dropped 170 Reads system files that contain records of logged in users 22->170 42 22 other processes 22->42 signatures6 process7 signatures8 44 gdm-session-worker gdm-x-session 25->44         started        46 gdm-session-worker gdm-wayland-session 27->46         started        48 gdm-session-worker gdm-wayland-session 29->48         started        184 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 31->184 186 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 31->186 50 arm5.elf 34->50         started        52 gdm-session-worker gdm-x-session 38->52         started        54 language-validate language-options 42->54         started        56 language-validate language-options 42->56         started        58 sh grep 42->58         started        60 15 other processes 42->60 process9 process10 62 gdm-x-session dbus-run-session 44->62         started        64 gdm-x-session Xorg Xorg.wrap Xorg 44->64         started        66 gdm-x-session Default 44->66         started        68 gdm-wayland-session dbus-run-session 46->68         started        70 gdm-wayland-session dbus-run-session 48->70         started        72 gdm-x-session Xorg Xorg.wrap Xorg 52->72         started        74 language-options sh 54->74         started        76 language-options sh 56->76         started        process11 78 dbus-run-session dbus-daemon 62->78         started        81 dbus-run-session gnome-session gnome-session-binary 62->81         started        89 2 other processes 64->89 83 dbus-run-session dbus-daemon 68->83         started        85 dbus-run-session gnome-session gnome-session-binary 1 68->85         started        91 2 other processes 70->91 87 Xorg sh 72->87         started        93 2 other processes 74->93 95 2 other processes 76->95 signatures12 180 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 78->180 182 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 78->182 97 dbus-daemon 78->97         started        99 dbus-daemon 78->99         started        103 8 other processes 78->103 105 18 other processes 81->105 108 7 other processes 83->108 110 2 other processes 85->110 101 sh xkbcomp 87->101         started        112 2 other processes 89->112 114 9 other processes 91->114 process13 signatures14 116 dbus-daemon at-spi-bus-launcher 97->116         started        118 dbus-daemon gjs 99->118         started        127 8 other processes 103->127 178 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 105->178 121 gnome-shell ibus-daemon 105->121         started        129 2 other processes 105->129 123 dbus-daemon false 108->123         started        125 dbus-daemon false 108->125         started        131 5 other processes 108->131 133 7 other processes 114->133 process15 signatures16 135 at-spi-bus-launcher dbus-daemon 116->135         started        172 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 118->172 138 ibus-daemon 121->138         started        140 ibus-daemon ibus-memconf 121->140         started        142 ibus-daemon ibus-engine-simple 121->142         started        process17 signatures18 174 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 135->174 176 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 135->176 144 dbus-daemon 135->144         started        146 ibus-daemon ibus-x11 138->146         started        process19 process20 148 dbus-daemon at-spi2-registryd 144->148         started       
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/c32ad2bea8f4daa31141bb87b52fc21b896b424ecacd082407d229d456c99df8
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/c32ad2bea8f4daa31141bb87b52fc21b896b424ecacd082407d229d456c99df8/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.HAILBOT
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/c32ad2bea8f4daa31141bb87b52fc21b896b424ecacd082407d229d456c99df8
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-24 04:48:41 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 24 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=ymvnfpvi6tnkgekbxod3kl6cdoewwqsozlgqqjah2iu5ivwjtx4a._file
Result
Malware family:
hailbot
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:hailbot
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/251024-ffepvacz5b/
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9441505-0
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/7d1b74b1-f5c9-4f63-9157-37d3b087109c
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/c32ad2bea8f4daa31141bb87b52fc21b896b424ecacd082407d229d456c99df8

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:CVE_2017_17215
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Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects exploitation attempt of CVE-2017-17215
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
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Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
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Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_d94e1020
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:unixredflags3
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information

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Web download

Gafgyt

elf c32ad2bea8f4daa31141bb87b52fc21b896b424ecacd082407d229d456c99df8

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3670670/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3683031/

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