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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: f156e34733c68af1f1f5f17f6f0131c2fe2295324f0f013ca373417457c09a34
SHA3-384 hash: 9c85a47fcab25aceb1a9b9cff7d5ba808ebb7c611a513bf6e13ec3a38873008311b7b9e4f9c12f151e36ba521d6520d6
SHA1 hash: d344fbf4c543ea30ab25d4056752b5e56faaa24f
MD5 hash: ccc066aef2f4f779316877315137aacb
humanhash: mississippi-blossom-apart-tennis
File name:assailant.arm4
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:128'317 bytes
First seen:2025-10-06 18:33:40 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:SJDZ+6lJQTnoo3DKOzmGfcX5r5hLuhu+6+1AzfqojwQQRh6RYAvZR:RmGa5r5hLuhucojwQQRh6RYAvZR
TLSH T19CC32A05FD404B27C7E227BAF79E438D773666586BD333115A296EB02FC1B982E39160
telfhash t1a321e34396f68b2c6fb3587468fc46a11552a5237260bf70ef5ec1409d37005b579e8f
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 :
87
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc lolbin masquerade obfuscated remote threat
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
4
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.32.le
First seen:
2025-10-06T15:59:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-08T08:43:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=a1d720c8-1600-0000-7c8c-3ee2450d0000 pid=3397 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=6947b8c9-1600-0000-7c8c-3ee24b0d0000 pid=3403 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=a1d720c8-1600-0000-7c8c-3ee2450d0000 pid=3397->guuid=6947b8c9-1600-0000-7c8c-3ee24b0d0000 pid=3403 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
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: 1790076 Sample: assailant.arm4.elf Startdate: 06/10/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 21 115.167.64.10, 42516, 51178 WITRIBE-AS-APWITRIBEPAKISTANLIMITEDPK Pakistan 2->21 23 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->23 25 2 other IPs or domains 2->25 27 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->27 29 Found malware configuration 2->29 31 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->31 33 5 other signatures 2->33 9 assailant.arm4.elf 2->9         started        11 python3.8 dpkg 2->11         started        signatures3 process4 process5 13 assailant.arm4.elf 9->13         started        process6 15 assailant.arm4.elf 13->15         started        process7 17 assailant.arm4.elf 15->17         started        19 assailant.arm4.elf 15->19         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-05 16:28:14 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
26 of 38 (68.42%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
115.167.64.10:42516
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-6981154-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_30444846
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YARA Signatures


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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: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:Linux_Generic_Threat_d94e1020
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_30444846
Author:Elastic Security
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: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 f156e34733c68af1f1f5f17f6f0131c2fe2295324f0f013ca373417457c09a34

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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