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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 26 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 1a6603e91b01c18b7e4b61d911015d2376c6e2a01167cea85a181de42f95a2c5
SHA3-384 hash: ef23c331f6fa95c6b76f6529b634dc8728af8f0f62fa7b0bda0b3a96c8f9b21ee7c5cf839098dc10de41a66b237e8776
SHA1 hash: c88540eb60e7fda413e66f45e42d61d31160a697
MD5 hash: 8a154b80b5451704381ab4cac114af3a
humanhash: single-twenty-twelve-iowa
File name:x-8.6-.SNOOPY
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:85'799 bytes
First seen:2026-03-29 23:02:50 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:UB7crF7FePF5tZuEqdPUq0aJb9sqx3CjrM3XwuWALwimoIYuOVje+ZNne:URQFet5O7dPr0oSwyjr4XwulRmrYuOVA
TLSH T1F5836B23A691C67BC08757F91BDBDA615023B8B90B33720A73D8BDA92B36DC45D5D302
telfhash t1ae11e10271f689282bf259245cbc43f4265126233341be71bf0dc5c0593b003b939e8b
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 :
39
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Gathering data
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Runs as daemon
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc lolbin remote
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
1
Number of processes launched:
3
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
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=e54681ef-1a00-0000-d1af-56b7050d0000 pid=3333 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=aa460af2-1a00-0000-d1af-56b70e0d0000 pid=3342 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=e54681ef-1a00-0000-d1af-56b7050d0000 pid=3333->guuid=aa460af2-1a00-0000-d1af-56b70e0d0000 pid=3342 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=aa460af2-1a00-0000-d1af-56b70e0d0000 pid=3342->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=64c577f2-1a00-0000-d1af-56b7100d0000 pid=3344 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=aa460af2-1a00-0000-d1af-56b70e0d0000 pid=3342->guuid=64c577f2-1a00-0000-d1af-56b7100d0000 pid=3344 clone guuid=45a47df2-1a00-0000-d1af-56b7110d0000 pid=3345 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=64c577f2-1a00-0000-d1af-56b7100d0000 pid=3344->guuid=45a47df2-1a00-0000-d1af-56b7110d0000 pid=3345 clone c72408b0-318d-5183-9456-0699c3252aa8 87.121.79.97:999 guuid=45a47df2-1a00-0000-d1af-56b7110d0000 pid=3345->c72408b0-318d-5183-9456-0699c3252aa8 send: 107B
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Gafgyt
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
96 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Contains symbols with names commonly found in malware
Detected Mirai
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected Gafgyt
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1890697 Sample: x-8.6-.SNOOPY.elf Startdate: 30/03/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 96 21 87.121.79.97, 53498, 53500, 999 NETERRA-ASBG Bulgaria 2->21 23 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->23 25 3 other IPs or domains 2->25 27 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->27 29 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->29 31 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->31 33 4 other signatures 2->33 8 x-8.6-.SNOOPY.elf 2->8         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 python3.8 dpkg 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 35 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 8->35 17 x-8.6-.SNOOPY.elf 8->17         started        process6 process7 19 x-8.6-.SNOOPY.elf 17->19         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-29 23:05:07 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
26 of 36 (72.22%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads system network configuration
Reads system routing table
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
87.121.79.97:999
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
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_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_09c3070e
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_0cd591cd
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_32eb0c81
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_779e142f
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_a0a4de11
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a33a8363
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a6a2adb9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_cf84c9f2
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_dd0d6173
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_e4a1982b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_f3d83a74
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Mal_LNX_Gafgyt_Botnet_ELF
Author:Phatcharadol Thangplub
Description:Use to detect Gafgyt botnet, and there variants.
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 1a6603e91b01c18b7e4b61d911015d2376c6e2a01167cea85a181de42f95a2c5

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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