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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: fb40446caa9a65a3aff4407e682cbb0547e0e39fa29244c2d2dac734933fb0e8
SHA3-384 hash: 0303ad516a21f6603353c7317f148b6f26906276612e213a314f5666c2d59497b6d3e98fc7af77a120c2dcd888e52c39
SHA1 hash: fc5425451b943280bd49d1ca6b25fa845bae903f
MD5 hash: 8a8f4f3f4405514ec3864449734c0622
humanhash: ink-november-july-avocado
File name:ppc
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:113'194 bytes
First seen:2025-06-16 16:32:35 UTC
Last seen:2025-06-16 20:38:36 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:WD3l+XQzPeV91310pWud6KakpNDtm2pgYMidIP1W:WD3l+XQzPe713CpWC6ypxtm2pgYMidIQ
TLSH T10EB328436B1C0B87C49B9AB01DA737F18B69BD7112A351C9A90BFEC04733AB81527F95
telfhash t11e21dc46a1fa856d6ef368245dbc46b5189227233361af70af1985d01c7b002a936acb
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
81
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Sends data to a server
Gains root access
Connection attempt
Receives data from a server
Substitutes an application name
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=d3ce1b07-2100-0000-51ea-bc52b10a0000 pid=2737 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=a5e77a09-2100-0000-51ea-bc52b60a0000 pid=2742 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=d3ce1b07-2100-0000-51ea-bc52b10a0000 pid=2737->guuid=a5e77a09-2100-0000-51ea-bc52b60a0000 pid=2742 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
96 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Found malware configuration
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: 1715723 Sample: ppc.elf Startdate: 16/06/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 96 20 205.185.124.206, 23, 50256 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 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->28 30 3 other signatures 2->30 10 ppc.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 process5 12 ppc.elf 10->12         started        process6 14 ppc.elf 12->14         started        process7 16 ppc.elf 14->16         started        process8 18 ppc.elf 16->18         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-06-16 16:36:57 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt linux
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
205.185.124.206:23
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Tsunami-6981155-0
YARA:
n/a
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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: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 fb40446caa9a65a3aff4407e682cbb0547e0e39fa29244c2d2dac734933fb0e8

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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