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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 13 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 3f8b54248ff47e2b3a3bfa0208d855ef10bd4aaa33f83fbdcda42e800afb2e2d
SHA3-384 hash: 434135e112cec171bdaefeb799cda36b738de272795bfcea7dc2df271fcb083e20f4c24890d686901698af617a66eb6d
SHA1 hash: 2ad525aeaf0a10b845efeaad19c30b209ffc2bfa
MD5 hash: a7bf54067193c966ed6182df0bacab2c
humanhash: vegan-moon-alpha-double
File name:pXdN91.armv7l
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:171'561 bytes
First seen:2026-02-04 09:48:13 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:0dH4vMaa6CPod/8GPWTZmhK98yyv6M/9TKAam3wgRIQ5bX:aEMaa6CP4/gTZmA98yySM/9TKPm3wgR9
TLSH T1FCF34B09EA904757C1E3277AB6CB434E33238B94A3D733165938ABF43FC27995E26911
telfhash t15721dc13a5ea8a292bf64a70adbc43f115502b237346be71af19c5c8553b003b579dcb
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
33
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bashlite gafgyt gcc mirai rust
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.a
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Gafgyt
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Detected Mirai
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
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1863145 Sample: pXdN91.armv7l.elf Startdate: 04/02/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 27 185.242.3.144, 36256, 6149 ATOM3-ASUA Ukraine 2->27 29 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->29 31 3 other IPs or domains 2->31 33 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->33 35 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->35 37 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->37 39 4 other signatures 2->39 9 pXdN91.armv7l.elf 2->9         started        12 gnome-session-binary sh gsd-sharing 2->12         started        14 gnome-session-binary sh gnome-shell 2->14         started        16 5 other processes 2->16 signatures3 process4 signatures5 43 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 9->43 18 pXdN91.armv7l.elf 9->18         started        20 pXdN91.armv7l.elf 9->20         started        process6 process7 22 pXdN91.armv7l.elf 18->22         started        process8 24 pXdN91.armv7l.elf 22->24         started        signatures9 41 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 24->41
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-04 01:55:30 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
21 of 36 (58.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Reads system network configuration
Enumerates running processes
Reads system routing table
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
185.242.3.144:6149
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: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: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:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
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_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf 3f8b54248ff47e2b3a3bfa0208d855ef10bd4aaa33f83fbdcda42e800afb2e2d

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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