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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: dbd790c790823fc21ff554401945b1b3dc164c647d663dc37424a21d9a0d0571
SHA3-384 hash: 0b0636e48f580407130f6edebc42468770969800c3b7677a7ce4a1fc4bf1a2aef8be46d58d5b9628e5c6c29ff34e8838
SHA1 hash: 70d419dd8d4f3289d34a2165b39b815a779531ef
MD5 hash: 16059887e43f1dc8b2e95c07ace276b8
humanhash: purple-nuts-april-aspen
File name:sh
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:160'729 bytes
First seen:2025-07-12 05:39:35 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:jkypwWGbImnKRNtabAnEUKzYMVizCAoXyomm/maQTvDy7dJNb:V/mnUydUKMqGomm/maQTvDy7dJNb
TLSH T18DF3FB28F4028727D2E31375B28DEF5A3E310BD433DBB216667466B46AF32472D15E98
telfhash t12e316522943546192fb3a928acbd56b315222b2323597f71af26c5cc49370f1e93de0f
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 :
19
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=5b874f9b-1800-0000-31d6-e3f3e20d0000 pid=3554 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=3cf2f19c-1800-0000-31d6-e3f3e60d0000 pid=3558 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=5b874f9b-1800-0000-31d6-e3f3e20d0000 pid=3554->guuid=3cf2f19c-1800-0000-31d6-e3f3e60d0000 pid=3558 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
92 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
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
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1734504 Sample: sh.elf Startdate: 12/07/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 92 37 206.123.128.67, 47114, 47118, 47120 LEASEWEB-USA-NYC-11US United States 2->37 39 gay.energy 2->39 41 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->41 43 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->43 45 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->45 47 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->47 49 3 other signatures 2->49 9 sh.elf 2->9         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 53 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 9->53 12 sh.elf 9->12         started        process6 process7 14 sh.elf sh 12->14         started        16 sh.elf sh 12->16         started        18 sh.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:
2025-07-12 05:40:27 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135944-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c Linux_Gafgyt_May_2024
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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_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: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 dbd790c790823fc21ff554401945b1b3dc164c647d663dc37424a21d9a0d0571

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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