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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: fc8f7317fbd6cb15a91eaf56b68b0c950ad9869402e3355f65a648ab32cf4518
SHA3-384 hash: 7682feaa5a286e64d785b46251cd45569c86d660cd382d9282e6938691e08a1537370ecc5c9f6cb0c794c03f6c9136de
SHA1 hash: ce125072e771fefcedad50d6f950bc242bc043a7
MD5 hash: 09c8a574464d61095be14e9423ddb42c
humanhash: two-vegan-florida-magnesium
File name:armv5l
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:142'432 bytes
First seen:2025-07-14 14:46:49 UTC
Last seen:2025-07-16 07:27:20 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:AgKwfYHF+8k/ZiVqWSrSBqinnivTy4wGL+DkncRSqmiIZX:AgKwfYH08k/Z02rUnYTy4wo+DaQSqmi+
TLSH T1B0D30945FC518F22C6C666BBFF4E428D772A47A8D3EE72029D256F20378B9560E37141
telfhash t1cc31e5658f9009dc57e89995d1de633133ed34fb7f150c929a5fae4e85234d2f02510d
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 mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
5
# of downloads :
22
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
175
Number of processes launched:
7
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Persistence
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=907b15b6-1d00-0000-f0ae-a558600b0000 pid=2912 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=f216c1b8-1d00-0000-f0ae-a558640b0000 pid=2916 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=907b15b6-1d00-0000-f0ae-a558600b0000 pid=2912->guuid=f216c1b8-1d00-0000-f0ae-a558640b0000 pid=2916 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Drops invisible ELF files
Found malware configuration
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1736181 Sample: armv5l.elf Startdate: 14/07/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 35 152.42.179.215, 42688, 9999 NCRENUS United States 2->35 45 Found malware configuration 2->45 47 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->47 49 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->49 51 Yara detected Mirai 2->51 10 armv5l.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 53 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 10->53 55 Drops files in suspicious directories 10->55 57 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 10->57 13 armv5l.elf 10->13         started        15 armv5l.elf sh 10->15         started        process6 process7 17 armv5l.elf 13->17         started        21 sh cp 15->21         started        file8 31 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 17->31 dropped 37 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 17->37 39 Drops files in suspicious directories 17->39 41 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 17->41 23 armv5l.elf sh 17->23         started        25 armv5l.elf 17->25         started        43 Drops invisible ELF files 21->43 signatures9 process10 process11 27 sh cp 23->27         started        file12 33 /usr/bin/.sh, ELF 27->33 dropped 59 Drops invisible ELF files 27->59 61 Drops files in suspicious directories 27->61 signatures13
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-14 14:47:51 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 24 (62.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
n/a
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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

File information


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf fc8f7317fbd6cb15a91eaf56b68b0c950ad9869402e3355f65a648ab32cf4518

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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