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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 1a76ff8d2e66e7a99dfdc97ccd448f89dd90973a41ea9e9d3ebbcf05d1c1fe08
SHA3-384 hash: 3265d532ce8c926eff9dbdc6c0ae1606ba663516433a2d85a448c93a7addcc9a2fc4e422bff0cb9c9c1e6db83cf3160f
SHA1 hash: 54ab9541304da8c56abeaa69559e1e87aef3e47e
MD5 hash: 2f9cb570c68a7d34b16a9d50311c220c
humanhash: blue-harry-fix-oven
File name:ppc
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:107'848 bytes
First seen:2026-05-02 06:56:01 UTC
Last seen:2026-05-03 04:01:41 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:5TbSGHdVzg8+/PL7ojKcXkmNG605d5h9pA3:5TbNEL7eKh8G6S5hw3
TLSH T1C6B31A037B0E0B83D1533DF02A7F2BF1979AFEE215A5A184651EBDC062718B32595ED8
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
106
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Gathering data
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Gains root access
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Creating a file
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
exploit gafgyt gcc mirai obfuscated yakuza
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-05-02T03:22:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-05-04T01:00:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=aa097d62-1b00-0000-ba16-2e5b460c0000 pid=3142 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=0472d364-1b00-0000-ba16-2e5b4d0c0000 pid=3149 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=aa097d62-1b00-0000-ba16-2e5b460c0000 pid=3142->guuid=0472d364-1b00-0000-ba16-2e5b4d0c0000 pid=3149 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
92 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
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: 1907613 Sample: ppc.elf Startdate: 02/05/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 92 28 45.39.33.176, 42069, 50502, 50504 EGIHOSTINGUS United States 2->28 30 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->30 32 Found malware configuration 2->32 34 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->34 36 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->36 38 4 other signatures 2->38 10 ppc.elf 2->10         started        12 python3.8 dpkg 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 process5 14 ppc.elf 10->14         started        16 ppc.elf 10->16         started        process6 18 ppc.elf 14->18         started        20 ppc.elf 14->20         started        process7 22 ppc.elf 18->22         started        24 ppc.elf 20->24         started        process8 26 ppc.elf 22->26         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-05-02 06:56:48 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
23 of 36 (63.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt botnet linux
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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_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
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


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

Web download

Gafgyt

elf 1a76ff8d2e66e7a99dfdc97ccd448f89dd90973a41ea9e9d3ebbcf05d1c1fe08

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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