MalwareBazaar Database

You are currently viewing the MalwareBazaar entry for SHA256 ca2db102f55e8c12aff82755030667628ad8224b56dfa337d0a535bec3640674. While MalwareBazaar tries to identify whether the sample provided is malicious or not, there is no guarantee that a sample in MalwareBazaar is malicious.

Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ca2db102f55e8c12aff82755030667628ad8224b56dfa337d0a535bec3640674
SHA3-384 hash: c8b196bf09430b00db0187b35c308d81cabb7676670a997d2794be80b1b11f239334f2b58b3ae299d338b176f34f225f
SHA1 hash: 1f7ff1a8d830ee9783dc215ff97221dc0e57639f
MD5 hash: ffac3cdeec9fc9ec8e1c98ec3747e2b4
humanhash: idaho-charlie-chicken-comet
File name:mips
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:152'121 bytes
First seen:2025-06-16 16:32:32 UTC
Last seen:2025-06-16 23:01:12 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:mVNs7K797V+nv57gbj6l6T6B6v6N6/6AePe1ebeZe5bwClA2rKQA1dXAQTI/e0hj:vY01ZkXAQT4N69//ImlWs4zWfOodW
TLSH T1F1E3866E3E21ABBEE16886310BF76F70C39529D636A19342E16CF7185EB124C1C5F760
telfhash t1c421fe47a1f6856d2ff368345dbc46b5188227133361bf70af0985c01c7b002a93aecb
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
80
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Gains root access
Receives data from a server
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
5
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
type:Gafgyt 205.185.124.206:23
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=a5b13a74-1a00-0000-2f2c-0a4579090000 pid=2425 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=ab910b76-1a00-0000-2f2c-0a457f090000 pid=2431 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=a5b13a74-1a00-0000-2f2c-0a4579090000 pid=2425->guuid=ab910b76-1a00-0000-2f2c-0a457f090000 pid=2431 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
96 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Found malware configuration
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1715725 Sample: mips.elf Startdate: 16/06/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 96 24 205.185.124.206, 23, 37478 PONYNETUS United States 2->24 26 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->26 28 3 other IPs or domains 2->28 30 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->30 32 Found malware configuration 2->32 34 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->34 36 3 other signatures 2->36 10 mips.elf 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        14 dash rm 2->14         started        signatures3 process4 process5 16 mips.elf 10->16         started        process6 18 mips.elf 16->18         started        process7 20 mips.elf 18->20         started        process8 22 mips.elf 20->22         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-06-16 16:36:53 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 defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
205.185.124.206:23
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Tsunami-6981155-0
YARA:
n/a
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

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_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:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
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


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

Web download

Gafgyt

elf ca2db102f55e8c12aff82755030667628ad8224b56dfa337d0a535bec3640674

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

Comments