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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 3a86b21b18f145eeb2ded30d943d2a0e781e91a547c861596e66d77fce32bc6d
SHA3-384 hash: 44efe385d90dce1b2e55e00c7846e63d2b0120cfd15242486f7d59d94b85f4e69f2039c2d3a31f7135bd4697d8aecfb5
SHA1 hash: bd99bf297d1e918dfe2d44483b552b5183e0903b
MD5 hash: 5b52c601eecd055b3cdba7d5b750df21
humanhash: grey-enemy-uncle-mississippi
File name:kernal
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:103'805 bytes
First seen:2026-09-16 09:38:35 UTC
Last seen:2026-09-16 23:24:12 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:2ZUvk7KHIwNt244INy6aGlWqmCL8Djn/MnSjf2B5:kOJNt2Ay6rlxzL8Djn/MnSjf2B5
TLSH T137A32992B801EFB6F40ED67A04D34B24B630BB660E531662731B3967AE362D53827F45
telfhash t14d11024272be8d282ff24a28ac7c47b1259166237391be70ef4ec1c4553704af565d9f
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
75
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-09-11T02:17:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-16T14:57:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=2be9e0ad-2200-0000-792d-a1ac36080000 pid=2102 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=701fd5b2-2200-0000-792d-a1ac3f080000 pid=2111 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=2be9e0ad-2200-0000-792d-a1ac36080000 pid=2102->guuid=701fd5b2-2200-0000-792d-a1ac3f080000 pid=2111 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-11 19:55:00 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
25 of 38 (65.79%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt botnet linux
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
64.89.160.222:55487
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ach_202503_elf_Mirai
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files
Rule name:ELF_DDoS_Gafgyt_Variant
Author:Serhii Kocherhan
Description:Detects Gafgyt (Qbot) / Mirai variant with specific DDoS functions (vseattack, ftcp, SendHTTPHex) and recon routines
Rule name:ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:Linux_Gafgyt_Generic
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Mal_LNX_Gafgyt_Botnet_ELF
Author:Phatcharadol Thangplub
Description:Use to detect Gafgyt botnet, and there variants.
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


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

Web download

Gafgyt

elf 3a86b21b18f145eeb2ded30d943d2a0e781e91a547c861596e66d77fce32bc6d

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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