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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: c62571dfe1957e4e5b6b8246ddecab8d9a69029f3194be8a642ce4b0d7058905
SHA3-384 hash: 98701a0359c52111aab6328d4696a633f9b5b22208afff346e23d9141191bc4991c8aeebdb0b4159e305b12be617bfd9
SHA1 hash: c095ff9bd043df0db0a83e84e9ca51cbd9ca723c
MD5 hash: a2f99fd29aad39ba5a51440a3bc03fdf
humanhash: arkansas-twenty-zulu-fanta
File name:klogd
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:135'268 bytes
First seen:2025-07-15 06:24:53 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:deHG6KlPbehDlmQSng5OaXfIAbsuJmu4/lQh1USU7k/Nb:kKJehEQf5OmrJmu4/lQh1USU7k/Nb
TLSH T1AAD31A41E908472BC2D227F7E79E438D3B361EA557D733116938BDB42BE17982E39920
telfhash t13e317821953546142fb39928acfc56b31121271323557f71af25c5cc45360f1e93de4f
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 :
23
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc lolbin obfuscated remote
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=477f38b0-1700-0000-4242-f7a57f0c0000 pid=3199 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=c2b341b3-1700-0000-4242-f7a5800c0000 pid=3200 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=477f38b0-1700-0000-4242-f7a57f0c0000 pid=3199->guuid=c2b341b3-1700-0000-4242-f7a5800c0000 pid=3200 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
76 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
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: 1736774 Sample: klogd.elf Startdate: 15/07/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 76 37 206.123.128.67, 51832, 51834, 51836 LEASEWEB-USA-NYC-11US United States 2->37 39 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->39 41 4 other IPs or domains 2->41 43 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->43 45 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->45 47 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->47 49 Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning) 2->49 9 klogd.elf 2->9         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 53 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 9->53 12 klogd.elf 9->12         started        process6 process7 14 klogd.elf sh 12->14         started        16 klogd.elf sh 12->16         started        18 klogd.elf sh 12->18         started        20 59 other processes 12->20 process8 22 sh killall 14->22         started        25 sh killall 16->25         started        27 sh killall 18->27         started        29 sh killall 20->29         started        31 sh killall 20->31         started        33 sh killall 20->33         started        35 56 other processes 20->35 signatures9 51 Terminates several processes with shell command 'killall' 22->51
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-15 06:37:43 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 24 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads CPU attributes
Reads system network configuration
Enumerates running processes
Reads system routing table
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135944-0
YARA:
n/a
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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:Linux_Gafgyt_Generic
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_d94e1020
Author:Elastic Security
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 c62571dfe1957e4e5b6b8246ddecab8d9a69029f3194be8a642ce4b0d7058905

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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