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Database Entry


Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 2fbcfd51276f446c199cb50ad3040167c9b398d521fb075cfca486f2c1fc3a97
SHA3-384 hash: 0957f54f9a96f6df16830115d8dbbd6b2f17ebe701ff10e90566976d6b6d6dfb0ecac534b833d0327ccc7faa75d0f969
SHA1 hash: a5dd622c759092b36efaa46d277ef4030669b8df
MD5 hash: 55981a2eb93712da9a0e06c09bdc44bf
humanhash: hotel-minnesota-queen-romeo
File name:redis-initd
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
Create hunting rule
File size:103'884 bytes
First seen:2026-04-12 12:47:14 UTC
Last seen:2026-04-12 16:23:28 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:YcRJol6Be1xbpxjuxsUEc0l23pTy6pHJLMFPGb/2/28d+xZZB3l2Ey:YlZbZ8lul2xdR1aGbG7d+xB3gEy
TLSH T1C9A312827DDB2CA0DA3A1C36F1D893A5A4847082C43A18BFD4E4644DB4F7AF5416E4BF
telfhash t1f8b0017071be49d46191a608985065fc2684f5702cd130a8df9612862d33610e576c76
Magika elf
Reporter BlinkzSec
Tags:gafgyt

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
35
Origin country :
GB GB
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Changes access rights for a written file
Kills processes
Launching a process
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Manages services
Creating a file
Sets a written file as executable
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Opens a port
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
custom
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
1
Number of processes launched:
1
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Full report:
https://elfdigest.com/brief/2fbcfd51276f446c199cb50ad3040167c9b398d521fb075cfca486f2c1fc3a97
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Gathering data
Malware family:
Mirai
Create hunting rule
Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/ab353b70-2a10-4d5e-b3f4-da0bbffd86f6
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/2fbcfd51276f446c199cb50ad3040167c9b398d521fb075cfca486f2c1fc3a97
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/2fbcfd51276f446c199cb50ad3040167c9b398d521fb075cfca486f2c1fc3a97/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.GAFGYT
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/2fbcfd51276f446c199cb50ad3040167c9b398d521fb075cfca486f2c1fc3a97
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Create hunting rule
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-04-11 13:39:16 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
4 of 36 (11.11%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=f66p2ujhn5cgygm4wufngbabm7e3hggveh5qoxh4usdpfqp4hklq._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
antivm defense_evasion discovery execution linux persistence privilege_escalation
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260412-p1hrnsbw4j/
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to tmp directory
Checks CPU configuration
Creates/modifies Cron job
Enumerates running processes
Modifies systemd
Reads MAC address of network interface
Deletes itself
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.05
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/2fbcfd51276f446c199cb50ad3040167c9b398d521fb075cfca486f2c1fc3a97

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Create hunting rule
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Create hunting rule
Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:upx_antiunpack_elf32
Create hunting rule
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:UPX Anti-Unpacking technique to magic renamed for ELF32

File information

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

Web download

Gafgyt

elf 2fbcfd51276f446c199cb50ad3040167c9b398d521fb075cfca486f2c1fc3a97

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3816953/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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