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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 000a43a528055f8eb373bc1d26dcf0a417d33fcdc5b4cd9326b8e057bba6a785
SHA3-384 hash: 009dae84bdec2040dc83c8242158046a2d5e6b6002fd6729c3e4b2c8ee0b5561abe2d21eca0944468fb54893d7b67587
SHA1 hash: 47eb4404c8a6b9bd79b752c1d0d0812f66f86c76
MD5 hash: 5ff2e58e55605674f71d5a533bbccc12
humanhash: bacon-south-bluebird-black
File name:000a43a528055f8eb373bc1d26dcf0a417d33fcdc5b4cd9326b8e057bba6a785.elf
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:155'428 bytes
First seen:2026-05-28 13:13:41 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:JW6dm9tS1aRGQdK76t/zCTI5mrThPaLEnvPrNb:c6IG+LC0mrThPaLEnvPrNb
TLSH T1CFE3A53E7A11AFBEE168827107F29F70CF9529D326A19381E26CF6185E7118D0C9FB54
telfhash t141217662513542182fb3d928acbd567315222b2363597f716f26c5cc49370e2f93ad4f
Magika elf
Reporter kpatsak
Tags:botnet elf gafgyt mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
109
Origin country :
GR GR
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gafgyt gcc mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2020-09-30T08:17:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-05-28T23:36:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=10196e01-1c00-0000-4fd6-cbcab8090000 pid=2488 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=10fb3e03-1c00-0000-4fd6-cbcabf090000 pid=2495 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=10196e01-1c00-0000-4fd6-cbcab8090000 pid=2488->guuid=10fb3e03-1c00-0000-4fd6-cbcabf090000 pid=2495 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-09-30 22:22:00 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
24 of 36 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt botnet defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads system routing table
Modifies Watchdog functionality
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_dedsec
Author:NDA0E
Description:dedsec botnet
Rule name:botnet_RyM
Author:NDA0E
Description:RyM botnet
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:Linux_Gafgyt_Generic
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
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:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf 000a43a528055f8eb373bc1d26dcf0a417d33fcdc5b4cd9326b8e057bba6a785

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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