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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: c51d21b99eb5069108d2c30d4c9de8513cfb9163d075dd3300fa3638418049c1
SHA3-384 hash: 21879127bb1129aa41747867fefbe1ba5c39ff8bd60d7e82c232540c863f8ff795da797a1cc266e6ce9d825968e73990
SHA1 hash: 0fe59839f299b053add6591176936f8fe16cf59e
MD5 hash: 8bb5e06b12545d72580e1c95f36e78a7
humanhash: yankee-london-low-rugby
File name:FORCE.armv5l
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:98'030 bytes
First seen:2025-05-21 06:12:48 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:QOs8gUOMN722uG2BmVwAR131KYmJjO/T5hd7X0eRLz11pxU81EQoB/DQUDaLdHzy:QMOI722uhAbQYmG5hd7keNJXlboB/DQ2
TLSH T17CA30A45F9014727C2C227B6B7DF475D3B3267A897D73312A6386EB02FC27892E29950
telfhash t11a110d43a5ba8a192ff398289cbc06b1159266137260ff70ef0ec1804937002b539e8f
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 :
107
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc lolbin remote
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
46
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
88 / 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
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1695614 Sample: FORCE.armv5l.elf Startdate: 21/05/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 35 41.216.189.248, 41358, 41360, 41362 AS40676US South Africa 2->35 37 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->37 39 Found malware configuration 2->39 41 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->41 43 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->43 45 3 other signatures 2->45 15 FORCE.armv5l.elf 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 process5 17 FORCE.armv5l.elf 15->17         started        process6 19 FORCE.armv5l.elf 17->19         started        process7 21 FORCE.armv5l.elf 19->21         started        process8 23 FORCE.armv5l.elf 21->23         started        process9 25 FORCE.armv5l.elf 23->25         started        process10 27 FORCE.armv5l.elf 25->27         started        process11 29 FORCE.armv5l.elf 27->29         started        process12 31 FORCE.armv5l.elf 29->31         started        process13 33 FORCE.armv5l.elf 31->33         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-05-21 06:13:28 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
25 of 38 (65.79%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
41.216.189.248:872
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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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_Generic_Threat_d94e1020
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
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 c51d21b99eb5069108d2c30d4c9de8513cfb9163d075dd3300fa3638418049c1

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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