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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 2c96e63cb5ff0db1c728009a6b0eb56f0dec5a29f7928eda6c54f78a6141b11f
SHA3-384 hash: faa00ecfffb83037b972fba2a2d39d85e8815bfcb94da9660141777cd5a863e8fb8af7c5f36f26f4a9618c7ca2e60643
SHA1 hash: 570ead10b7014c90e3463940472350e16b350c76
MD5 hash: ede66a6e6b8618d1a18e7c9e0f8c2aa5
humanhash: music-skylark-oklahoma-snake
File name:mipsel
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:272'052 bytes
First seen:2026-03-24 03:52:26 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:J+PMRmkquhPsb+D86gpDD4gHQnU3k/b9nSA/sRHgetuuRjBq5/QtL:J+PMFhPa6glD4CSfbQq+Aetumq5o
TLSH T18544070A7F501DB3C86BCD3B46A60A4A30CC645762953B3B7934E624BE1B94F59E3CB4
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 :
123
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Traces processes
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
7
Number of processes launched:
1
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=08fa3666-1800-0000-437d-53f7900c0000 pid=3216 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=bfb32b68-1800-0000-437d-53f7960c0000 pid=3222 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=08fa3666-1800-0000-437d-53f7900c0000 pid=3216->guuid=bfb32b68-1800-0000-437d-53f7960c0000 pid=3222 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
n/a
Score:
48 / 100
Signature
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1887977 Sample: mipsel.elf Startdate: 24/03/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 48 10 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->10 6 mipsel.elf 2->6         started        process3 process4 8 mipsel.elf 6->8         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-24 03:53:15 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
7 of 36 (19.44%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Deletes itself
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:jackskid_ddos_botnet
Author:Nokia Deepfield ERT
Description:Jackskid/RCtea DDoS botnet - all variants
Reference:https://blog.xlab.qianxin.com/analysis-of-rctea-botnet/
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
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 2c96e63cb5ff0db1c728009a6b0eb56f0dec5a29f7928eda6c54f78a6141b11f

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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