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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 31 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 4cb93f270b727d4968bcfeaf803f4ead48a43cedfe52c90b0141139381a55f64
SHA3-384 hash: 11514f7a10f6628e4ca51a1e26098551f0a836dc46c21baace2d7cccc67f08536d323d4a541ff16ae1659542291ea9f0
SHA1 hash: 19c9d22f9256512cd3e5ee8f852e8550b2c4eb64
MD5 hash: fff63be9c077d9766e9c5c1e2f2ff25b
humanhash: nuts-tango-georgia-three
File name:skid.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:92'932 bytes
First seen:2026-02-06 13:57:20 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:W7WREyqkQc923v2uNi7pNF+BoD3pphanvn00GFmoI5um2Xj5YZA0e:4RkQT3v9EbYBo7pphanvn000mr5um2Xx
TLSH T104933B17A652C57BC08762F41BCB9A11AC13BCBD0B63A30673D4BCE82B159D72DA9F40
telfhash t13a11cc0370ba89296bf258249cbd47f519912b237791be75bf0dc9c4a83b002a974d8b
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

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
24
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Gafgyt
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Detected Mirai
Found malware configuration
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
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1864779 Sample: skid.x86.elf Startdate: 06/02/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 17 216.239.104.59, 1111, 55770 SOFTLAYERUS United States 2->17 19 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->19 21 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->21 23 Found malware configuration 2->23 25 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->25 27 5 other signatures 2->27 8 skid.x86.elf 2->8         started        11 python3.8 dpkg 2->11         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 29 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 8->29 13 skid.x86.elf 8->13         started        process6 process7 15 skid.x86.elf 13->15         started       
Gathering data
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads system network configuration
Reads system routing table
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
216.239.104.59:1111
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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: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:gafgyt_ansi_beacon
Author:Liho
Description:Detects Gafgyt variant with custom ANSI-colored IP beacon
Reference:Custom bot variant using ANSI red in IP report string
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_09c3070e
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_0cd591cd
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_31796a40
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_32eb0c81
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_779e142f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_807911a2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a33a8363
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a6a2adb9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_cf84c9f2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d0c57a2e
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_e4a1982b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_f3d83a74
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Mal_LNX_Gafgyt_Botnet_ELF
Author:Phatcharadol Thangplub
Description:Use to detect Gafgyt botnet, and there variants.
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
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 4cb93f270b727d4968bcfeaf803f4ead48a43cedfe52c90b0141139381a55f64

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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