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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 471ad160762a5c3f541d4e76ee086ee351da2e280daf11d6d009f89366395d83
SHA3-384 hash: 15628d3a2b4ab29fb2f2fa62f6bf1e62acd8fbd2e447614f16846b7ab45125af9972696eb552873e96e9b0b4414e0c29
SHA1 hash: 8f4ea08fac48620303f0735fd7d98c455eb2d40c
MD5 hash: e9909a7e16b2a87f182687d4449c0d91
humanhash: stairway-bravo-uranus-diet
File name:linux_arm7
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:1'695'124 bytes
First seen:2026-03-20 07:24:04 UTC
Last seen:2026-03-22 23:11:17 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 24576:PBAkZU/g2bB6GXkXYF6EUSnIjiB29NSN6UIruCVFQcyYBOarpvfXZc5j+RAU2Gae:P21QGeJEUMTXjKyGEo3X25jm2FIyHz2Z
TLSH T19B7533F62480FE2B47AB635986AD2444A9E053BD7E83DE1DC2D35FE041A3456E3264A3
TrID 50.1% (.) ELF Executable and Linkable format (Linux) (4022/12)
49.8% (.O) ELF Executable and Linkable format (generic) (4000/1)
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt UPX
File size (compressed) :1'695'124 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :4'259'840 bytes
Format:linux/arm
Unpacked file: 0090764bcf2db6ec2c2dfac1726190d219b05174727f330c998452cef71edab2

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
91
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Clean
Maliciousness:
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm crypto obfuscated packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
0
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=154b0a91-1600-0000-b4cf-887e670c0000 pid=3175 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=2571ec92-1600-0000-b4cf-887e6f0c0000 pid=3183 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=154b0a91-1600-0000-b4cf-887e670c0000 pid=3175->guuid=2571ec92-1600-0000-b4cf-887e6f0c0000 pid=3183 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
suspicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
22 / 100
Signature
Sample is packed with UPX
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1886731 Sample: linux_arm7.elf Startdate: 20/03/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 22 14 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->14 16 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->16 18 3 other IPs or domains 2->18 20 Sample is packed with UPX 2->20 6 python3.8 dpkg 2->6         started        8 dash rm 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 linux_arm7.elf 2->12         started        signatures3 process4
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-20 07:24:23 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
8 of 37 (21.62%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  6/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery persistence privilege_escalation upx
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to tmp directory
Modifies Bash startup script
UPX packed file
Creates/modifies environment variables
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
Reference:Internal Research
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:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf 471ad160762a5c3f541d4e76ee086ee351da2e280daf11d6d009f89366395d83

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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