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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: c5a252c6c7613e4a50ced47a624ed4ce3787b115518114a0555b31d9a63ea4e5
SHA3-384 hash: f14a24be3e905a68ae5e7e0b2093e310adaf0f8cab533aeb1e84dc625432dc54c21879c45c8f591cc075d9a290035c80
SHA1 hash: c9adec5b578e60c2a77a183c0eb659470c1eb44b
MD5 hash: 41962367fbea4ae1e6a76f575f71acb8
humanhash: carolina-apart-kentucky-enemy
File name:jackmymips
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:182'117 bytes
First seen:2025-02-07 21:26:11 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:7xXan2+Zg8PKetJ8aBGc9pS6ZetURxRGqJkMipPn:NNwlKetJ8aHS6KURxRGqJkMipPn
TLSH T1DD0473AE3A126F7EE3E8C6750BFB5FB0D35525D222919B52D22CC6045FB438C494E7A0
telfhash t19f210643a9b646286ff36c3458fc06b11952a6237250bf70ff0ec1405d37016b475e8b
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
151
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Gains root access
Removes directories
Launching a process
Connection attempt
Creating a file
Removes directories from a subdirectory of a temporary directory
Removes directories from a temporary directory
Deletes a file
Sends data to a server
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
13
Number of processes launched:
8
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
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
80 / 100
Signature
Found malware configuration
Sample deletes itself
Sample is potentially a Mirai botnet sample
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1609790 Sample: jackmymips.elf Startdate: 07/02/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 80 34 165.154.224.116, 443, 60208 INTERHOPCA Canada 2->34 36 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->36 38 2 other IPs or domains 2->38 40 Found malware configuration 2->40 42 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->42 44 Yara detected Mirai 2->44 46 Sample is potentially a Mirai botnet sample 2->46 11 jackmymips.elf 2->11         started        signatures3 process4 process5 13 jackmymips.elf 11->13         started        process6 15 jackmymips.elf 13->15         started        process7 17 jackmymips.elf 15->17         started        process8 19 jackmymips.elf sh 17->19         started        21 jackmymips.elf sh 17->21         started        23 jackmymips.elf sh 17->23         started        25 jackmymips.elf sh 17->25         started        process9 27 sh rm 19->27         started        30 sh rm 21->30         started        32 sh rm 23->32         started        signatures10 48 Sample deletes itself 27->48
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-02-07 21:27:11 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt discovery
Behaviour
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Writes DNS configuration
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
165.154.224.116:443
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-6981154-0
YARA:
n/a
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
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 c5a252c6c7613e4a50ced47a624ed4ce3787b115518114a0555b31d9a63ea4e5

(this sample)

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh

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