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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 14 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: f51b5e5bdcf5e34a03a9aa0751a6a8026f6aaa7a7ebfa2e010d3a1b6c75abf03
SHA3-384 hash: bf0a8c0c07c7ed783d83ac39ca6e0d3f607b1a0a54a598558405b3544e2ddc32edaf3e15c2181fe4acc06934ec9a2630
SHA1 hash: 314b1378537b40d6fcbdc648e6888df7a49df64b
MD5 hash: d30d6d0a04a0433808733c95591bdc3a
humanhash: johnny-harry-green-william
File name:wget
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:169'058 bytes
First seen:2025-05-18 22:23:15 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:nEMqwXzl7FDMTrZCpERdxVEa/oAc0SnoT7sJfPegr7FyY4GJc25P:F9A0podxV7/oqSn+7sJfPegr7FyY7Jci
TLSH T10BF35D13D64DD7BFE4470BB501AFE26E4622BE3B4D264B52F308BCB15E324887648796
telfhash t14f31ff0279fd49581ff35824a8fd1ba51662a93332617e70af4dc1849836003b876e8b
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 :
112
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc lolbin remote
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
3
Number of processes launched:
3
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
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
76 / 100
Signature
Found malware configuration
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
Yara detected Gafgyt
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-05-18 22:24:24 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
20 of 24 (83.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
linux rootkit
Behaviour
Loads a kernel module
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-6981154-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_83715433 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_6122acdf Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_f51c5ac3 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_27de1106 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_1b2e2a3a Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_4f43b164 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9127f7be
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Linux_Gafgyt_Generic
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_1b2e2a3a
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_27de1106
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_4f43b164
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_6122acdf
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_83715433
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9127f7be
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_f51c5ac3
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:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
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 f51b5e5bdcf5e34a03a9aa0751a6a8026f6aaa7a7ebfa2e010d3a1b6c75abf03

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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