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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 13 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: f7766ccdfeb4cb15a753e8ad799087977f09fdf62986930bf59895fe03e507df
SHA3-384 hash: de8f5e369abedef6fee19bbf72a689ccd2e56614b72df2d81c0969f2d39b1c5504c03b34245dd5e350f94722b32700c0
SHA1 hash: 010b2b2c59e51fff7378cc3f1a30e083993b31e5
MD5 hash: ce6b79242fd7e328507ea40649470a47
humanhash: purple-fix-florida-east
File name:586
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:109'719 bytes
First seen:2025-06-15 15:42:44 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:ZFNB0mqU75U5Cl+eextNko4G3AjgstF0m5qbyCYXmh:Zp0B25CCRexkfG3AjgkGm5qbyRXmh
TLSH T184B34B8EA391C073E1831AB206A3CB764072FE77175E590AE3993EF89F3508471A5B5D
telfhash t1a1210e4791fac6685eb76930adbc4bb5085227137652bf716f0985c01cbb003ad3aed7
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 :
78
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Gains root access
Receives data from a server
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
5
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
type:Gafgyt 205.185.124.206:23
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=ea7c744e-1e00-0000-79d5-39bb55140000 pid=5205 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=e7174350-1e00-0000-79d5-39bb56140000 pid=5206 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=ea7c744e-1e00-0000-79d5-39bb55140000 pid=5205->guuid=e7174350-1e00-0000-79d5-39bb56140000 pid=5206 execve guuid=f32e7150-1e00-0000-79d5-39bb57140000 pid=5207 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=e7174350-1e00-0000-79d5-39bb56140000 pid=5206->guuid=f32e7150-1e00-0000-79d5-39bb57140000 pid=5207 clone guuid=da587850-1e00-0000-79d5-39bb58140000 pid=5208 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=f32e7150-1e00-0000-79d5-39bb57140000 pid=5207->guuid=da587850-1e00-0000-79d5-39bb58140000 pid=5208 clone guuid=f2f68450-1e00-0000-79d5-39bb59140000 pid=5209 /tmp/sample.bin net zombie guuid=da587850-1e00-0000-79d5-39bb58140000 pid=5208->guuid=f2f68450-1e00-0000-79d5-39bb59140000 pid=5209 clone a143f68c-1219-5b8d-b671-25200e152526 205.185.124.206:23 guuid=f2f68450-1e00-0000-79d5-39bb59140000 pid=5209->a143f68c-1219-5b8d-b671-25200e152526 con guuid=5c69a678-2600-0000-79d5-39bb5a140000 pid=5210 /tmp/sample.bin net zombie guuid=f2f68450-1e00-0000-79d5-39bb59140000 pid=5209->guuid=5c69a678-2600-0000-79d5-39bb5a140000 pid=5210 clone guuid=5c69a678-2600-0000-79d5-39bb5a140000 pid=5210->a143f68c-1219-5b8d-b671-25200e152526 con
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
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: 1714901 Sample: 586.elf Startdate: 15/06/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 20 205.185.124.206, 23, 47248 PONYNETUS United States 2->20 22 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->22 24 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->24 26 Found malware configuration 2->26 28 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->28 30 4 other signatures 2->30 10 586.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 process5 12 586.elf 10->12         started        process6 14 586.elf 12->14         started        process7 16 586.elf 14->16         started        process8 18 586.elf 16->18         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-06-14 06:18:12 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
24 of 36 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt defense_evasion linux
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
205.185.124.206:23
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt mirai
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_c573932b Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_e6d75e6f Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_7167d08f Linux_Trojan_Mirai_122ff2e6 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_fa48b592
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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: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_7167d08f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_c573932b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_e6d75e6f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_122ff2e6
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_fa48b592
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 f7766ccdfeb4cb15a753e8ad799087977f09fdf62986930bf59895fe03e507df

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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