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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 191bd6d06c92f3095b9645761011386f8a48112763554b25999b73c9fa711ffa
SHA3-384 hash: 7bbab6b861338a373dd4577ae89a829299c6b770e7c2f53824f00e127600776387f1ce5088c6a9ec22b19ee36c548873
SHA1 hash: 51e51097c3a573a255a6f5d607248f23f9cc3ec7
MD5 hash: 00e7acc193e1b0db41dc61afa4167c82
humanhash: ack-oscar-paris-summer
File name:sh4
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:153'560 bytes
First seen:2026-01-26 13:09:21 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:pXjw1lKA0L80Ejx3dbrM+WElRWzqdRP4HL:pk1lKA0L8XjxZLGzqdiHL
TLSH T1D7E33963E9229F16C117E0F0B1B18E782F52AC7A89474FADA572EAF84143DCCB5057B4
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 :
84
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-01-17T18:55:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-28T01:18:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=d9059a8a-1a00-0000-4f91-2dd3ef090000 pid=2543 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=7dba9f8c-1a00-0000-4f91-2dd3f1090000 pid=2545 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=d9059a8a-1a00-0000-4f91-2dd3ef090000 pid=2543->guuid=7dba9f8c-1a00-0000-4f91-2dd3f1090000 pid=2545 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
80 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Writes identical ELF files to multiple locations
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1857588 Sample: sh4.elf Startdate: 26/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 80 108 xxx.caoxxip.top 198.98.61.207, 2235, 57874, 57876 PONYNETUS United States 2->108 110 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->110 112 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->112 114 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->114 13 sh4.elf 2->13         started        15 systemd ifconfig_xxs.cfg 2->15         started        17 systemd ifconfig_xxs.cfg 2->17         started        19 20 other processes 2->19 signatures3 process4 process5 21 sh4.elf 13->21         started        23 ifconfig_xxs.cfg 15->23         started        25 ifconfig_xxs.cfg 17->25         started        27 ifconfig_xxs.cfg 19->27         started        29 ifconfig_xxs.cfg 19->29         started        31 ifconfig_xxs.cfg 19->31         started        33 15 other processes 19->33 process6 35 sh4.elf 21->35         started        39 ifconfig_xxs.cfg 23->39         started        41 ifconfig_xxs.cfg 25->41         started        43 ifconfig_xxs.cfg 27->43         started        45 ifconfig_xxs.cfg 29->45         started        47 ifconfig_xxs.cfg 31->47         started        49 ifconfig_xxs.cfg 33->49         started        51 ifconfig_xxs.cfg 33->51         started        53 10 other processes 33->53 file7 102 /usr/local/bin/ifconfig_xxs.cfg, ELF 35->102 dropped 104 /etc/rc.local, ASCII 35->104 dropped 106 /boot/ifconfig_xxs.cfg, ELF 35->106 dropped 116 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 35->116 118 Writes identical ELF files to multiple locations 35->118 120 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 35->120 55 sh4.elf 35->55         started        57 sh4.elf 35->57         started        60 sh4.elf sh 35->60         started        62 2 other processes 35->62 signatures8 process9 signatures10 64 sh4.elf 55->64         started        122 Sample deletes itself 57->122 66 sh systemctl 60->66         started        68 sh4.elf 62->68         started        70 sh systemctl 62->70         started        process11 process12 72 sh4.elf 64->72         started        74 sh4.elf 68->74         started        process13 76 sh4.elf sh 72->76         started        78 sh4.elf sh 72->78         started        80 sh4.elf sh 72->80         started        82 12 other processes 72->82 process14 84 sh ps 76->84         started        86 sh awk 76->86         started        88 sh ps 78->88         started        90 sh awk 78->90         started        92 sh ps 80->92         started        94 sh awk 80->94         started        96 sh ps 82->96         started        98 sh awk 82->98         started        100 22 other processes 82->100
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-26 13:10:21 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
8 of 24 (33.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
linux
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Gafgyt

elf 191bd6d06c92f3095b9645761011386f8a48112763554b25999b73c9fa711ffa

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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