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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 3a7c12f4e5be164a96c499875978ffaea062b8e5a42b446294689081483bbae3
SHA3-384 hash: 5167e5264b1c7bc67f1a2d296ef38d17c59e720d1d300c9065d7ab6f9110f0a21cba87f66ce1003db3976978208018bb
SHA1 hash: cb8792f61e37e412c44b0c3d4672d2705a121449
MD5 hash: 7a8c8f47c21d734f57122372e6ec1b14
humanhash: oregon-eighteen-early-sink
File name:FBI.sh4
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:92'164 bytes
First seen:2026-04-18 15:44:11 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:9rZLXqjVVPBrwKYdo6nZz2ak0+Cvuy0/+ym5hV1qqpMm:jLqBVPBrXYdz2ak0+/yIm5hjqqpM
TLSH T193934923ED125F0AD20B64F0A1F59F351F22B8FA89975AD9E065DAE06543CCAB015FF0
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 mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
129
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-04-18T13:41:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-04-18T14:17:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=75e42ab2-1a00-0000-9d8d-2e02970b0000 pid=2967 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=120357b5-1a00-0000-9d8d-2e02990b0000 pid=2969 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=75e42ab2-1a00-0000-9d8d-2e02970b0000 pid=2967->guuid=120357b5-1a00-0000-9d8d-2e02990b0000 pid=2969 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
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: 1900650 Sample: FBI.sh4.elf Startdate: 18/04/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 28 198.50.200.192, 32768, 32770, 32772 OVHFR Canada 2->28 30 185.125.190.26, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United Kingdom 2->30 32 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->32 34 Found malware configuration 2->34 36 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->36 38 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->38 40 3 other signatures 2->40 10 FBI.sh4.elf 2->10         started        12 python3.8 dpkg 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 process5 14 FBI.sh4.elf 10->14         started        16 FBI.sh4.elf 10->16         started        process6 18 FBI.sh4.elf 14->18         started        20 FBI.sh4.elf 14->20         started        process7 22 FBI.sh4.elf 18->22         started        24 FBI.sh4.elf 20->24         started        process8 26 FBI.sh4.elf 22->26         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Exploit.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-04-18 15:45:41 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
22 of 36 (61.11%)
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 3a7c12f4e5be164a96c499875978ffaea062b8e5a42b446294689081483bbae3

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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