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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 11 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 3ea9e6978f6b9e79669f6eb35009c19069068be28f49910e59dd7bf0e26a35f9
SHA3-384 hash: 1b4c0ab73ba7dffcc59c7c45203b0dfc63bce3d915bd5371b6f7dc1c0c571846180e7d7677127393b3ebac718035424c
SHA1 hash: 778aaceb536980d6aa578f4eb3d57e0468b9f41a
MD5 hash: 2cd5da92cf58d34b168352f09c2eb644
humanhash: uncle-connecticut-hotel-football
File name:a-r.m-6.Sakura
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:121'007 bytes
First seen:2026-06-05 13:28:46 UTC
Last seen:2026-06-06 06:39:36 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:WkYPgPggnAb0JWaY/VfhEDx0dn+mTQOY5NX3cn:lYPgPggI4Wa8hEDW+mTQOY5R3cn
TLSH T1B4C32805D5508727C2D3237AE79F825D37325BA4A3DB33215A34BFB82BC27891E39921
telfhash t1b1213002a0faca282bf79920acbc43f106502a2373827f717f0ec6c44537002a979ddb
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
4
# of downloads :
44
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=7957e10f-1a00-0000-8b70-ecc7aa0a0000 pid=2730 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=0689a611-1a00-0000-8b70-ecc7ab0a0000 pid=2731 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=7957e10f-1a00-0000-8b70-ecc7aa0a0000 pid=2730->guuid=0689a611-1a00-0000-8b70-ecc7ab0a0000 pid=2731 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
100 / 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
Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-06-05 11:25:49 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
24 of 36 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt botnet discovery
Behaviour
Reads system network configuration
Reads system routing table
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
176.65.139.151:12345
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_dayzddos
Author:NDA0E
Description:dayzddos botnet
Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
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:Linux_Generic_Threat_d2dca9e7
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
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


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf 3ea9e6978f6b9e79669f6eb35009c19069068be28f49910e59dd7bf0e26a35f9

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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