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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 4c240dd7fae03f36b7f470bed60dfc3aaaea3bd6493403f9f3f40cb61b4a86e3
SHA3-384 hash: fdb05569eb601919c049196f005eb21263926d233ab036df4288715fc67c08b31cf8cd97d82fbef84180f4e0851245b7
SHA1 hash: 8cc6dbb759692f86317d321f075e465c1c446c3d
MD5 hash: 997bd01d8058c849432c3ca7638ac87f
humanhash: october-mockingbird-colorado-michigan
File name:m68k.Sakura
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:159'888 bytes
First seen:2025-12-12 18:24:36 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:41g2L2INNlzkCYYICUqaQcvBHgnyLRM/9+7tmFwfBxKQodn:ug2LBNNlzDYYXUqa/hgnydM/98mFwfBC
TLSH T12EF34905E6408B57C1E2277AE6CF824D33339B94A3EB33155938ABF43FC27991E26915
telfhash t104210012a1fac6182bf799209c7c43f11655662362867f717f0ec5c44537042a979ddb
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
60
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2021-10-17T00:23:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-12-14T12:08:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
84 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
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
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1831818 Sample: m68k.Sakura.elf Startdate: 12/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 84 21 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->21 23 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->23 25 3 other IPs or domains 2->25 27 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->27 29 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->29 31 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->31 33 2 other signatures 2->33 8 m68k.Sakura.elf 2->8         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 python3.8 dpkg 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 35 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 8->35 17 m68k.Sakura.elf 8->17         started        process6 process7 19 m68k.Sakura.elf 17->19         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2021-10-19 11:20:50 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt discovery
Behaviour
Reads system network configuration
Reads system routing table
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
botnet trojan gafgyt Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7138865-0
YARA:
botnet_dayzddos Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c Linux_Gafgyt_May_2024
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YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

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:Linux_Gafgyt_Generic
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_8299c877
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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf 4c240dd7fae03f36b7f470bed60dfc3aaaea3bd6493403f9f3f40cb61b4a86e3

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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