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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: e5f1c2ec78b2d1bede0ef4502e1b9acb00ca6dcb34468937075b3c5d56f811ec
SHA3-384 hash: 45fcac82b81d7f5d4665f1ad87f23bcb586cf971afc2a084163b5fc6c6d34b478fb6c657688f441f8cd316ebfbc78f86
SHA1 hash: e4c66b38ef3fe8e295ecde5b46333aca209773ce
MD5 hash: 63ed13dcda9a0e6397aa0da1dfc6b3de
humanhash: november-bacon-nuts-jupiter
File name:e5f1c2ec78b2d1bede0ef4502e1b9acb00ca6dcb34468937075b3c5d56f811ec
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:85'600 bytes
First seen:2026-10-09 19:53:36 UTC
Last seen:2026-10-11 08:07:30 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-sharedlib
ssdeep 1536:3+jjkI2VnkAFSJ0r928poWVXwTrsG8sG9FRhVVVJXVIMKuwlSrWfdtk:3+qVkliXwPUsG9Fp/JXVRwErWXk
TLSH T118831283601AEFF1D516A0394F7DE4807484AC02C554AFEF089686CED4B57B8AB75FE1
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 spydisec
Tags:cowrie elf gafgyt honeypot mirai UPX x86-64


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spydisec
Captured by an SSH/Telnet honeypot (cowrie). Downloaded from http://130.12.180.212/x86_64; attacker IP(s): 59.3.218.15; first seen 2026-10-09T19:36:19Z.
File size (compressed) :85'600 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :384'080 bytes
Format:linux/amd64
Unpacked file: 7cfad3abac7c877265cdff2c8e47890c9c95709ae32ac5c1b8672a2b75648f91

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
96
Origin country :
CH CH
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file
Receives data from a server
Connection attempt
DNS request
Launching a process
Runs as daemon
Attempts to kill processes by name
Sends data to a server
Substitutes an application name
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
42
Number of processes launched:
1
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
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.64.le
First seen:
2026-10-09T17:50:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-11T12:52:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=021b2dc5-1800-0000-a0be-33d8150c0000 pid=3093 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=f8a24ac8-1800-0000-a0be-33d81b0c0000 pid=3099 /tmp/sample.bin mprotect-exec write-file guuid=021b2dc5-1800-0000-a0be-33d8150c0000 pid=3093->guuid=f8a24ac8-1800-0000-a0be-33d81b0c0000 pid=3099 execve guuid=60f5e4c9-1800-0000-a0be-33d81e0c0000 pid=3102 /tmp/libcow.so zombie guuid=f8a24ac8-1800-0000-a0be-33d81b0c0000 pid=3099->guuid=60f5e4c9-1800-0000-a0be-33d81e0c0000 pid=3102 clone guuid=47a005ca-1800-0000-a0be-33d81f0c0000 pid=3103 /usr/bin/dash guuid=60f5e4c9-1800-0000-a0be-33d81e0c0000 pid=3102->guuid=47a005ca-1800-0000-a0be-33d81f0c0000 pid=3103 execve guuid=86def0cb-1800-0000-a0be-33d8230c0000 pid=3107 /usr/bin/dash guuid=60f5e4c9-1800-0000-a0be-33d81e0c0000 pid=3102->guuid=86def0cb-1800-0000-a0be-33d8230c0000 pid=3107 execve guuid=02f907cd-1800-0000-a0be-33d8280c0000 pid=3112 /tmp/libcow.so dns net send-data guuid=60f5e4c9-1800-0000-a0be-33d81e0c0000 pid=3102->guuid=02f907cd-1800-0000-a0be-33d8280c0000 pid=3112 clone guuid=f96964ca-1800-0000-a0be-33d8200c0000 pid=3104 /usr/bin/killall guuid=47a005ca-1800-0000-a0be-33d81f0c0000 pid=3103->guuid=f96964ca-1800-0000-a0be-33d8200c0000 pid=3104 execve guuid=8c901ccc-1800-0000-a0be-33d8240c0000 pid=3108 /usr/bin/killall guuid=86def0cb-1800-0000-a0be-33d8230c0000 pid=3107->guuid=8c901ccc-1800-0000-a0be-33d8240c0000 pid=3108 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=02f907cd-1800-0000-a0be-33d8280c0000 pid=3112->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 74B a9d21ee1-125a-5af9-b427-bd49531ace89 130.12.180.212:8001 guuid=02f907cd-1800-0000-a0be-33d8280c0000 pid=3112->a9d21ee1-125a-5af9-b427-bd49531ace89 send: 395B 7f30281f-6565-565b-903e-76ab0b9d4286 stun.l.google.com:19302 guuid=02f907cd-1800-0000-a0be-33d8280c0000 pid=3112->7f30281f-6565-565b-903e-76ab0b9d4286 send: 20B guuid=38d90fcd-1800-0000-a0be-33d8290c0000 pid=3113 /tmp/libcow.so net net-scan send-data guuid=02f907cd-1800-0000-a0be-33d8280c0000 pid=3112->guuid=38d90fcd-1800-0000-a0be-33d8290c0000 pid=3113 clone guuid=84d975ed-1800-0000-a0be-33d8330c0000 pid=3123 /tmp/libcow.so dns net send-data guuid=02f907cd-1800-0000-a0be-33d8280c0000 pid=3112->guuid=84d975ed-1800-0000-a0be-33d8330c0000 pid=3123 clone guuid=38d90fcd-1800-0000-a0be-33d8290c0000 pid=3113|network network activity to 4093 IP addresses review logs to see them all guuid=38d90fcd-1800-0000-a0be-33d8290c0000 pid=3113->guuid=38d90fcd-1800-0000-a0be-33d8290c0000 pid=3113|network network guuid=84d975ed-1800-0000-a0be-33d8330c0000 pid=3123->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 35B a4109754-3997-5f42-83f5-f487770de60e dualstack.zd.map.fastly.net:80 guuid=84d975ed-1800-0000-a0be-33d8330c0000 pid=3123->a4109754-3997-5f42-83f5-f487770de60e send: 115B cacdbcc6-4620-536f-91d8-5bafe203a479 8.8.8.8:0 guuid=84d975ed-1800-0000-a0be-33d8330c0000 pid=3123->cacdbcc6-4620-536f-91d8-5bafe203a479 send: 20B
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-09 19:54:16 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (SO)
AV detection:
12 of 24 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
antivm defense_evasion discovery linux upx
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Checks hardware identifiers (DMI)
Enumerates running processes
Reads MAC address of network interface
Reads network interface configuration
Renames itself
Contacts a large (1090942) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_IoT_DVR_Botnet_Hama_UPX
Author:Serhii Kocherhan
Description:Detects packed and unpacked ELF IoT/DVR botnet variants targeting UPX compression structures and uncompressed code
Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf e5f1c2ec78b2d1bede0ef4502e1b9acb00ca6dcb34468937075b3c5d56f811ec

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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