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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 472c532b18eef3e6eb9429f7da347d28fc89cb1447c84049cf459201a7d55cd3
SHA3-384 hash: 35846dcde0a47387ef62abadffff18a03beb18c16abb6cb32f116354b4dab6f9edf88147164953e78293205bc07c9c56
SHA1 hash: 882c1e4a78d1789905bb67dd9093152e27c3887a
MD5 hash: b5751ff8810fb16b6abe27d65a4b9d32
humanhash: virginia-bravo-connecticut-two
File name:armv5l.armageddon
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:164'970 bytes
First seen:2026-02-17 17:29:20 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:4dX8JtadqhjT2H6wugMcrSaXnpQEM/9yMZCmpwfFRQfVE:kXmtadqhjaHScrHXnpzM/91ZCmpwfFau
TLSH T12CF33B04EA804B57C5E227B9F68B424D33239B64A3DB33155938EFF43FC2B995E26521
telfhash t1ac21dd13a1f986282bf65924ac7c47f015502a2366867e716f0ec6c4553b003b979ddb
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
42
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
1
Number of processes launched:
2
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
Result
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
68 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers
Yara detected Gafgyt
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1870624 Sample: armv5l.armageddon.elf Startdate: 17/02/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 68 17 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->17 19 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->19 21 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->21 23 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->23 25 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->25 8 armv5l.armageddon.elf 2->8         started        11 python3.8 dpkg 2->11         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 27 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 8->27 13 armv5l.armageddon.elf 8->13         started        process6 process7 15 armv5l.armageddon.elf 13->15         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-17 18:11:08 UTC
AV detection:
25 of 38 (65.79%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt discovery
Behaviour
Reads system network configuration
Reads system routing table
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
127.0.0.1:839
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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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: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


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Gafgyt

elf 472c532b18eef3e6eb9429f7da347d28fc89cb1447c84049cf459201a7d55cd3

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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