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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 4042f2a5d313bc37e0f8ca11d5be645db3449461ebf9c5d1503be0532ff974ee
SHA3-384 hash: 6ab4f973623584a8fd69ef3af4ff465114506265a56afede0ba538c2db2c8eb5ae30f781c69df0758c57afd5f8b23fa1
SHA1 hash: 97c31217e6b2cc76c91d0cfb28e53d756ff48f99
MD5 hash: 3edfc32b6d0b729e13450182f355ca1b
humanhash: california-monkey-alpha-mountain
File name:FBI.mipsel
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:150'112 bytes
First seen:2026-06-10 06:13:36 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:J/Ywb4Bo+0NFgNShEyX2zJuoaZ8jCSRCt6+5Jx0XJwqo5hspJ6xD:fthEdzPasCB/eBo5hspJ6
TLSH T1CBE3D706BF109EB7C81FDD3301F98B0124CCB49725A53B6B3674DA69BA5A58B05E3CE4
Magika elf
Reporter BlinkzSec
Tags:gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
75
Origin country :
GB GB
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Gains root access
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=beec97db-1a00-0000-89b4-26dda50a0000 pid=2725 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=6618a9dd-1a00-0000-89b4-26ddab0a0000 pid=2731 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=beec97db-1a00-0000-89b4-26dda50a0000 pid=2725->guuid=6618a9dd-1a00-0000-89b4-26ddab0a0000 pid=2731 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.DemonBot
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-06-10 06:02:35 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 botnet discovery
Behaviour
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
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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 4042f2a5d313bc37e0f8ca11d5be645db3449461ebf9c5d1503be0532ff974ee

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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