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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: f4a60cf0ca9bb1177055a1a8623444b30e1114deee38987740dd7638ccfc2437
SHA3-384 hash: 9d84b778561d18c7196cca7f4847939dca4afb4c5f7422a9d0f17c0231a94d9f489f5a5418055913fbe10ab920560858
SHA1 hash: b5dd53e109a5ad1e40eb38517bdbe766da0c2e42
MD5 hash: c667d697dfc870f88876afa2bef16765
humanhash: happy-mississippi-vermont-virginia
File name:powerpc
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:222'380 bytes
First seen:2025-09-25 07:59:11 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:mjYhGNtZDJdp5ZRVY/8/zxvqpLTKMgMKcpdmFUXokytveQKH7/ps:mjjNH7cExvqFrgrcpdIMQKH7/ps
TLSH T158249E416B280A53F3E73CF02A2F5BD4C39D95D81DF3A3647CC9AA8485B1933594AAC7
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
92
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
DNS request
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Creating a file
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
lolbin obfuscated remote
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2025-09-24T16:32:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-09-24T16:32:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=566010f0-1700-0000-0cf5-ff6dbb0c0000 pid=3259 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=49338cf1-1700-0000-0cf5-ff6dbf0c0000 pid=3263 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=566010f0-1700-0000-0cf5-ff6dbb0c0000 pid=3259->guuid=49338cf1-1700-0000-0cf5-ff6dbf0c0000 pid=3263 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spyw
Score:
60 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Opens /sys/class/net/* files useful for querying network interface information
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1783832 Sample: powerpc.elf Startdate: 25/09/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 60 24 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->24 26 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->26 9 powerpc.elf 2->9         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        process3 process4 15 powerpc.elf 9->15         started        signatures5 28 Opens /sys/class/net/* files useful for querying network interface information 15->28 18 powerpc.elf 15->18         started        process6 process7 20 powerpc.elf 18->20         started        process8 22 powerpc.elf 20->22         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-09-24 21:08:13 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 38 (47.37%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
linux
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-6981160-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf f4a60cf0ca9bb1177055a1a8623444b30e1114deee38987740dd7638ccfc2437

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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