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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: e9463df5e1168ff8c920727693f9f519795cc4a0a510d277cbc76a366920e350
SHA3-384 hash: 8a0c807ae3a27379cc75037fd16b96a7035a61ca775cc24a2d7484f4d522be53c66a68a0464dd980a33b6558f2a7e00e
SHA1 hash: b86a3097b76b62e2f5001f6a739d46cebc16e4f6
MD5 hash: 33fe5e54503c24d8b8be3ec21750a4b4
humanhash: uniform-johnny-fruit-oxygen
File name:telnetd
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:209'054 bytes
First seen:2025-10-14 06:10:35 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 6144:oD8D7KaNmO2Q9QuEu/6vH38xv6pQDvvc8a:pnNm/Q9QxH38xv6pQDvvc8a
TLSH T13014842ABBA19EB7DC0ECE3301DA0501108CE95A42D92F6BF2B4E518E76BD4F45E3D54
telfhash t1a94187129a7857141ff39928ecbd86730512962357353eb1af36c1cc54210b0e939d5f
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
105
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Creating a file
Collects information on the CPU
Launching a process
Collects information on the OS
Connection attempt
Kills processes
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
7
Number of processes launched:
1
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-10-14T04:08:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-14T04:51:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=8e70fc27-1700-0000-49a8-89030b0e0000 pid=3595 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=2d1a9629-1700-0000-49a8-8903130e0000 pid=3603 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=8e70fc27-1700-0000-49a8-89030b0e0000 pid=3595->guuid=2d1a9629-1700-0000-49a8-8903130e0000 pid=3603 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
80 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Contains symbols with names commonly found in malware
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: 1794485 Sample: telnetd.elf Startdate: 14/10/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 80 49 176.65.139.133, 47034, 65481 PALTEL-ASPALTELAutonomousSystemPS Germany 2->49 51 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->51 53 3 other IPs or domains 2->53 57 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->57 59 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->59 61 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->61 63 2 other signatures 2->63 9 telnetd.elf 2->9         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        14 dash rm 2->14         started        16 python3.8 dpkg 2->16         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 65 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 9->65 18 telnetd.elf 9->18         started        20 telnetd.elf 9->20         started        22 telnetd.elf 9->22         started        process6 process7 24 telnetd.elf sh 18->24         started        26 telnetd.elf sh 18->26         started        28 telnetd.elf sh 18->28         started        32 13 other processes 18->32 30 telnetd.elf 20->30         started        process8 34 sh killall 24->34         started        37 sh killall 26->37         started        39 sh killall 28->39         started        41 sh killall 32->41         started        43 sh killall 32->43         started        45 sh killall 32->45         started        47 10 other processes 32->47 signatures9 55 Terminates several processes with shell command 'killall' 34->55
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-14 07:19:30 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
20 of 38 (52.63%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt antivm defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Checks CPU configuration
Reads CPU attributes
Reads system network configuration
Enumerates running processes
Reads system routing table
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Writes memory of remote process
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7139052-0
YARA:
n/a
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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:ach_202503_elf_Mirai
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:Linux_Gafgyt_Generic
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples
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 e9463df5e1168ff8c920727693f9f519795cc4a0a510d277cbc76a366920e350

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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