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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ff1432a50f391097f7fcb61fe3d00a2d911af0816ee74170f981c9629afad657
SHA3-384 hash: 18eae84d1ba8131f049fb511b1c0838245588f1227ee73770121257f5e687517a6cd29786f40dff38944e85d2c7afdd0
SHA1 hash: cbe501f42c8187efc4caa4c661f9da6aa127d1d4
MD5 hash: a840dcc0c6f3bddac757f72a2af30a7e
humanhash: sodium-queen-fanta-delta
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:72'832 bytes
First seen:2025-01-09 21:11:38 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:usaIXtdIia6GPk7fJJbOAqkP8Rg63XZ4jhg18kLDOA:jaI9dTaC7hXPURV3X7dLDd
TLSH T10163D705EB514FB7D86FDD374AA9070235CCA51712B83B3A3934D92CB65BA0B4AE3C64
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 :
152
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
lolbin remote
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
7
Number of processes launched:
2
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Verdict:
UNKNOWN
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
suspicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
23 / 100
Signature
Sends malformed DNS queries
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1587053 Sample: mpsl.elf Startdate: 09/01/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 23 18 solarwhale.dyn. [malformed] 2->18 20 echohorizon.dyn 178.159.37.66, 53370, 53372, 7362 SBY-TELECOM-ASUA Russian Federation 2->20 22 4 other IPs or domains 2->22 8 mpsl.elf 2->8         started        signatures3 24 Sends malformed DNS queries 18->24 process4 process5 10 mpsl.elf 8->10         started        process6 12 mpsl.elf 10->12         started        14 mpsl.elf 10->14         started        16 mpsl.elf 10->16         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-01-09 21:12:06 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
4 of 38 (10.53%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
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YARA Signatures


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

File information


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf ff1432a50f391097f7fcb61fe3d00a2d911af0816ee74170f981c9629afad657

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh

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