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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 20 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 18be43df55ff6bd73ba34df1fcb08132a40a98de1cc4365be335f4a1cdfed0d9
SHA3-384 hash: 755e614eefcd62345c71adb0aedce9b0bd117aca5b0109b8cf2fffada377855d4043e6c8340b33067c1b42ec7a2efaca
SHA1 hash: 17fbd5915f0be7d7f074a42c50153dd0d4bcee82
MD5 hash: 1d5a6774922fcbf11bfd099da0be2927
humanhash: connecticut-tennessee-high-river
File name:FBI.x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:100'216 bytes
First seen:2026-06-11 02:49:16 UTC
Last seen:2026-06-11 23:12:41 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:9DOBvsEyGiQw2g2BkhP9HJkVX/9jJ3vQteQZCV:9DOzXfW2BkTpmBJ3vQtefV
TLSH T1FCA35B03B6D18DFAC08BD1F047DF6A259D32F4FE166371A76394AD902E1CDD12A19E90
telfhash t1f0417b703da924a0b2d7b672b307d5a58c3a09b420d139e2c9b265f6df113e05c7985b
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 :
4
# of downloads :
63
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Gains root access
Runs as daemon
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.64.le
First seen:
2026-06-11T00:04:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-06-11T12:58:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=9b871cd8-1a00-0000-7704-3f0b390b0000 pid=2873 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=570f8cdb-1a00-0000-7704-3f0b420b0000 pid=2882 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=9b871cd8-1a00-0000-7704-3f0b390b0000 pid=2873->guuid=570f8cdb-1a00-0000-7704-3f0b420b0000 pid=2882 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=570f8cdb-1a00-0000-7704-3f0b420b0000 pid=2882->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=6736dcdb-1a00-0000-7704-3f0b430b0000 pid=2883 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=570f8cdb-1a00-0000-7704-3f0b420b0000 pid=2882->guuid=6736dcdb-1a00-0000-7704-3f0b430b0000 pid=2883 clone guuid=534be7db-1a00-0000-7704-3f0b440b0000 pid=2884 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data write-file zombie guuid=570f8cdb-1a00-0000-7704-3f0b420b0000 pid=2882->guuid=534be7db-1a00-0000-7704-3f0b440b0000 pid=2884 clone cb45f4e0-8c85-55b4-a21f-e458f5c966c8 150.40.127.154:6969 guuid=534be7db-1a00-0000-7704-3f0b440b0000 pid=2884->cb45f4e0-8c85-55b4-a21f-e458f5c966c8 send: 38418B guuid=454133dc-1a00-0000-7704-3f0b460b0000 pid=2886 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data write-file guuid=534be7db-1a00-0000-7704-3f0b440b0000 pid=2884->guuid=454133dc-1a00-0000-7704-3f0b460b0000 pid=2886 clone guuid=995b7a53-1b00-0000-7704-3f0b5f0c0000 pid=3167 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=534be7db-1a00-0000-7704-3f0b440b0000 pid=2884->guuid=995b7a53-1b00-0000-7704-3f0b5f0c0000 pid=3167 clone guuid=454133dc-1a00-0000-7704-3f0b460b0000 pid=2886->cb45f4e0-8c85-55b4-a21f-e458f5c966c8 send: 19B guuid=2eb538dc-1a00-0000-7704-3f0b470b0000 pid=2887 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=454133dc-1a00-0000-7704-3f0b460b0000 pid=2886->guuid=2eb538dc-1a00-0000-7704-3f0b470b0000 pid=2887 clone guuid=031a58dc-1a00-0000-7704-3f0b480b0000 pid=2888 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=2eb538dc-1a00-0000-7704-3f0b470b0000 pid=2887->guuid=031a58dc-1a00-0000-7704-3f0b480b0000 pid=2888 clone guuid=73038853-1b00-0000-7704-3f0b600c0000 pid=3168 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=995b7a53-1b00-0000-7704-3f0b5f0c0000 pid=3167->guuid=73038853-1b00-0000-7704-3f0b600c0000 pid=3168 clone
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1926336 Sample: FBI.x86_64.elf Startdate: 11/06/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 26 150.40.127.154, 36064, 36066, 36068 MAXKOHR Netherlands 2->26 28 185.125.190.26, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United Kingdom 2->28 30 Found malware configuration 2->30 32 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->32 34 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->34 36 3 other signatures 2->36 10 FBI.x86_64.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 process5 12 FBI.x86_64.elf 10->12         started        14 FBI.x86_64.elf 10->14         started        process6 16 FBI.x86_64.elf 12->16         started        18 FBI.x86_64.elf 12->18         started        process7 20 FBI.x86_64.elf 16->20         started        22 FBI.x86_64.elf 18->22         started        process8 24 FBI.x86_64.elf 20->24         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-06-11 02:50:43 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 24 (79.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt botnet linux
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Writes DNS configuration
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_mortem_qbot_gafgyt
Author:cip
Description:Some strings that stand out from a publicly-available botnet source code (Mortem-qBot-Botnet-Src)
Rule name:botnet_Yakuza
Author:NDA0E
Description:Yakuza botnet
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_0cd591cd
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_807911a2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a33a8363
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d0c57a2e
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_1cb033f3
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
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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Gafgyt

elf 18be43df55ff6bd73ba34df1fcb08132a40a98de1cc4365be335f4a1cdfed0d9

(this sample)

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