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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 3b79a3a397e7e608c54696b9067a0f09767ee42b42f0f5a17a57b49067dee6cb
SHA3-384 hash: 8d7363c4f1de78b88342904f6e6220c88f2096e98dee9bf1b9ee537587fe17003d331cc7b32319865a0fccadbd595564
SHA1 hash: d791efcb28af3f92d4188259ad6f5645ccb49eb1
MD5 hash: 75969c13d87ad1f583a6acf6ba72468d
humanhash: tennis-summer-carolina-nitrogen
File name:assailant.m68k
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:118'298 bytes
First seen:2026-01-20 14:52:13 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:2INYDFHe69owRBpE2yI2bJ3AP4ILmvI0PDGnSQNER:2INYD9e69owlyIqJ3+FLmvI0PDGnSQNM
TLSH T10CC32993F800DE66F40AEA3605D70725B630FB724F531A7263573AA69E362E47827F41
telfhash t1a321e34396f68b2c6fb3587468fc46a11552a5237260bf70ef5ec1409d37005b579e8f
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
63
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=e3628062-1800-0000-61b8-17ac430c0000 pid=3139 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=14e98b64-1800-0000-61b8-17ac480c0000 pid=3144 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=e3628062-1800-0000-61b8-17ac430c0000 pid=3139->guuid=14e98b64-1800-0000-61b8-17ac480c0000 pid=3144 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
92 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
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: 1854035 Sample: assailant.m68k.elf Startdate: 20/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 92 43 178.16.52.166, 42516 DUSNET-ASDE Germany 2->43 45 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->45 47 4 other IPs or domains 2->47 49 Found malware configuration 2->49 51 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->51 53 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->53 55 4 other signatures 2->55 15 assailant.m68k.elf 2->15         started        17 dash rm 2->17         started        19 dash rm 2->19         started        21 python3.8 dpkg 2->21         started        signatures3 process4 process5 23 assailant.m68k.elf 15->23         started        process6 25 assailant.m68k.elf 23->25         started        process7 27 assailant.m68k.elf 25->27         started        29 assailant.m68k.elf 25->29         started        process8 31 assailant.m68k.elf 27->31         started        process9 33 assailant.m68k.elf 31->33         started        process10 35 assailant.m68k.elf 33->35         started        process11 37 assailant.m68k.elf 35->37         started        process12 39 assailant.m68k.elf 37->39         started        process13 41 assailant.m68k.elf 39->41         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-20 14:53:23 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
25 of 36 (69.44%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt linux
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
178.16.52.166:42516
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-6981154-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_30444846
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YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

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: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: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 3b79a3a397e7e608c54696b9067a0f09767ee42b42f0f5a17a57b49067dee6cb

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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