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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 13 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 2a863ef95e8bbf606a7b65635ee72b48b7364e65f27c328a5615b3e630e5fb9f
SHA3-384 hash: fd4eee28cb23aa185852347b6ef2a5a1751c343ef64f24a51959732900e3a4131b15cf8786623974c69be5eb134fb889
SHA1 hash: 3fa75ca77c53d02dde24061b069531a28951ed10
MD5 hash: d4ebf5fc162a94c418841d8bbda4d12f
humanhash: idaho-sodium-nineteen-oregon
File name:assailant.arm7
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:180'832 bytes
First seen:2026-06-20 12:52:49 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:PJ/o2ydspceQQ2yrwbEuakKPPKRcgTmkIDPREz45hLDyOraTM/9Ij/1PEsmww3B5:zwQuakKPPCcgoDPRZ5hLDyOrSM/9Ijtq
TLSH T1A6044A09DA409B17C6E237BAF79B438E3323975467D733058928ABB03FC2B995E36015
telfhash t10531c0539af5871c6fb75d74acbc4bf11151aa227260bf70af4ec1808933102b479d9b
Magika elf
Reporter BlinkzSec
Tags:gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
34
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Gains root access
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=cd8acdb7-1e00-0000-b4c2-8ed835140000 pid=5173 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=decd61ba-1e00-0000-b4c2-8ed836140000 pid=5174 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=cd8acdb7-1e00-0000-b4c2-8ed835140000 pid=5173->guuid=decd61ba-1e00-0000-b4c2-8ed836140000 pid=5174 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-06-20 12:49:37 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
23 of 36 (63.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt botnet
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Writes DNS configuration
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
203.159.90.249:42516
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YARA Signatures


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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: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_30444846
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_6a510422
Author:Elastic Security
Reference:14cc92b99daa0c91aa09d9a7996ee5549a5cacd7be733960b2cf3681a7c2b628
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_6ae4b580
Author:Elastic Security
Reference:14cc92b99daa0c91aa09d9a7996ee5549a5cacd7be733960b2cf3681a7c2b628
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d2953f92
Author:Elastic Security
Reference:14cc92b99daa0c91aa09d9a7996ee5549a5cacd7be733960b2cf3681a7c2b628
Rule name:Mal_LNX_Gafgyt_Botnet_ELF
Author:Phatcharadol Thangplub
Description:Use to detect Gafgyt botnet, and there variants.
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
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 2a863ef95e8bbf606a7b65635ee72b48b7364e65f27c328a5615b3e630e5fb9f

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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