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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 9 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 12605ff21b726567d6698d38f5daf7aeacbb490ad09f1dd59de51a00c30ddd4d
SHA3-384 hash: 9b2dd02cd0e0ed0850959b99a2537b7b9a780924461c6d07f96df98180bf3c60ec9cb46cfa30f2dbaf29c734d1e0c08f
SHA1 hash: 05ee0c19ac936d6c94263a821d6c2fd2c6a4a25b
MD5 hash: ee2ed146e0f8d1d3fe0586392174bc03
humanhash: purple-london-stairway-eighteen
File name:dc
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
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File size:126'438 bytes
First seen:2026-01-13 16:32:12 UTC
Last seen:2026-01-13 23:35:46 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:ivJm7TYtgc6RhSsN95fftvLItI2RdF/Mfm7ypwYujl3IdnuW:pNhSsNPqHlMfm2pwYux3I5uW
TLSH T1E3C3193B6B270E23C0C9507116E31332B9B9DE5938B943D7AAD07D9C6F3A58834167E9
telfhash t19421df46a1f6856d2ff369345dbc4ab5194227133761af70af0985c01cbb002a93aecb
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
87
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Detection(s):
Sanesecurity.Malware.29052.TSource.UNOFFICIAL
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SecuriteInfo.com.Linux.Siggen.2205.UNOFFICIAL
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Unix.Trojan.Tsunami-6981155-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7138857-0
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Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6966739f3827c9e1249b864a/reports/99e0cd34-e734-45eb-a729-1eb39b433019/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-01-13T13:36:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-13T23:44:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.cr HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.ba
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/12605ff21b726567d6698d38f5daf7aeacbb490ad09f1dd59de51a00c30ddd4d/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/b0826425-5833-43e3-af20-30ed076da75d
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=a1ee2e61-1a00-0000-8770-1cd7e90a0000 pid=2793 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=87729163-1a00-0000-8770-1cd7ea0a0000 pid=2794 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=a1ee2e61-1a00-0000-8770-1cd7e90a0000 pid=2793->guuid=87729163-1a00-0000-8770-1cd7ea0a0000 pid=2794 execve
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/c3771658-751b-410d-9c15-7f68f481dd2d
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
96 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1850007
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:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1850007 Sample: dc.elf Startdate: 13/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 96 26 64.227.48.87, 23, 48912 DIGITALOCEAN-ASNUS United States 2->26 28 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->28 30 3 other IPs or domains 2->30 32 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->32 34 Found malware configuration 2->34 36 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->36 38 3 other signatures 2->38 10 dc.elf 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        14 dash rm 2->14         started        16 python3.8 dpkg 2->16         started        signatures3 process4 process5 18 dc.elf 10->18         started        process6 20 dc.elf 18->20         started        process7 22 dc.elf 20->22         started        process8 24 dc.elf 22->24         started       
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/12605ff21b726567d6698d38f5daf7aeacbb490ad09f1dd59de51a00c30ddd4d
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/12605ff21b726567d6698d38f5daf7aeacbb490ad09f1dd59de51a00c30ddd4d/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.MIRAI
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/12605ff21b726567d6698d38f5daf7aeacbb490ad09f1dd59de51a00c30ddd4d
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-13 16:20:25 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=cjqf74q3ojswpvtjru4plwxxv2wlwsik2cpr3vm54unabqyn3vgq._file
Result
Malware family:
gafgyt
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt linux
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260113-t17s1scx2h/
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
64.227.48.87:23
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Tsunami-6981155-0
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/ece892d5-99ba-4c18-8d5e-2de97940f586
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/12605ff21b726567d6698d38f5daf7aeacbb490ad09f1dd59de51a00c30ddd4d

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
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Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
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Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:Linux_Gafgyt_Generic
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Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
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Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Mal_LNX_Gafgyt_Botnet_ELF
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Author:Phatcharadol Thangplub
Description:Use to detect Gafgyt botnet, and there variants.
Rule name:NET
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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
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Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:setsockopt
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:unixredflags3
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information

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Web download

Gafgyt

elf 12605ff21b726567d6698d38f5daf7aeacbb490ad09f1dd59de51a00c30ddd4d

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3757354/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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