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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ca129a3f3d80f94e99d680859be7b2a92cdfdae5b57f22a635c668cd6e926c78
SHA3-384 hash: f343a5a90f374f0d9d91e95f509e07167655fb2234e623c0be416d9a34c69bd83c512cc70c2c829a076f7349cbb1fe13
SHA1 hash: c86eb77937a06f25ac0f7b333b2780f3609f94f1
MD5 hash: 7adf7b2ec3ef3ee1c97d53ec9b7548c5
humanhash: lemon-crazy-mango-sad
File name:i686
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:210'120 bytes
First seen:2025-08-31 20:32:36 UTC
Last seen:2025-09-01 18:51:18 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:IDSvuHT9xTvzypnFzV3e4cJQAKticdZ3+Zqi0HhCzISV9t:IiuHT3TvepZNejqicd4ZxtzrV9
TLSH T14D241750EA87A0F0EC078D71421BB23F473C52298D27DFA9EBC49E57FC9394299A5B14
telfhash t1364103b70de96aedb3e18901c35b2320de69e437791035bd46712bd426b3e126362c78
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
37
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Sends data to a server
Creating a file
Receives data from a server
Connection attempt
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
obfuscated rust
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
true
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
115
Number of processes launched:
5
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
23
Behaviour
Anti-VM
Process Renaming
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-08-31T17:41:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-08-31T17:41:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.gen HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.bx
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spyw
Score:
68 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Opens /sys/class/net/* files useful for querying network interface information
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1768546 Sample: i686.elf Startdate: 31/08/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 68 23 166.70.47.149, 23 XMISSIONUS United States 2->23 25 156.234.199.251 XIAOZHIYUN1-AS-APICIDCNETWORKUS Seychelles 2->25 27 98 other IPs or domains 2->27 29 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->29 31 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->31 33 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->33 10 i686.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 process5 12 i686.elf 10->12         started        signatures6 35 Opens /sys/class/net/* files useful for querying network interface information 12->35 15 i686.elf 12->15         started        process7 process8 17 i686.elf 15->17         started        process9 19 i686.elf 17->19         started        21 i686.elf 17->21         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-31 20:33:35 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
21 of 38 (55.26%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery linux
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Reads MAC address of network interface
Reads network interface configuration
Renames itself
Contacts a large (935131) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-6981160-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_AllMal_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:CrossPlatform All Malwares Detector: Detect PE, ELF, Mach-O, scripts, archives; overlay, obfuscation, encryption, spoofing, hiding, high entropy, network communication
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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Gafgyt

elf ca129a3f3d80f94e99d680859be7b2a92cdfdae5b57f22a635c668cd6e926c78

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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