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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 13 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 4e68ae4f8926fbebed0302b8ee825bf0e792777fe58eadd48b82cd3a781a75d1
SHA3-384 hash: 02f0fe71bc7db83715e4a9c86ecc8855498adfc793e6b4fbe0384a57c9daf742bff764bcc67bc5f27205c5a3b809dc87
SHA1 hash: f8d25697fb765230d1376f64164e515f0a80963e
MD5 hash: fcd241f89e98b4a1be6e8c22db4fa0f0
humanhash: leopard-moon-kansas-east
File name:x-3.2-.Sakura
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:84'999 bytes
First seen:2026-06-08 02:22:27 UTC
Last seen:2026-06-08 02:59:46 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:W35b9Vc4N3J6lreu5r4hWj8LsWDloRmF+wVOz+sXcfW7k:Ab9Vc4JJ6liuq0YY2oRmEwVOz+ucfW7k
TLSH T155833C02E743C6B3CC830BB2029BAE665931BDAA1E269F49F31D7DF45B128C47116F56
telfhash t1d211020260b689282bb259205cbc42f1165526233341be75bf0ec5c4993b002aa78e8b
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 mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
55
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
exploit gcc
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-06-07T17:05:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-06-08T12:59:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.cw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.cq HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=e381f9c5-2900-0000-7a96-514ed6030000 pid=982 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=3a2fd4c8-2900-0000-7a96-514ed7030000 pid=983 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=e381f9c5-2900-0000-7a96-514ed6030000 pid=982->guuid=3a2fd4c8-2900-0000-7a96-514ed7030000 pid=983 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=3a2fd4c8-2900-0000-7a96-514ed7030000 pid=983->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=3501e4c9-2900-0000-7a96-514ed8030000 pid=984 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=3a2fd4c8-2900-0000-7a96-514ed7030000 pid=983->guuid=3501e4c9-2900-0000-7a96-514ed8030000 pid=984 clone guuid=3c7bf2c9-2900-0000-7a96-514ed9030000 pid=985 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=3501e4c9-2900-0000-7a96-514ed8030000 pid=984->guuid=3c7bf2c9-2900-0000-7a96-514ed9030000 pid=985 clone 73417888-7c78-5f0e-a96d-93fa1c34d295 31.56.209.210:666 guuid=3c7bf2c9-2900-0000-7a96-514ed9030000 pid=985->73417888-7c78-5f0e-a96d-93fa1c34d295 send: 65B
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Contains symbols with names commonly found in malware
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:
Threat name:
Linux.Exploit.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-06-07 20:15:33 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
20 of 24 (83.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt botnet discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads system network configuration
Reads system routing table
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
31.56.209.210:666
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YARA Signatures


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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: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:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_1b2e2a3a
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_6122acdf
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9127f7be
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: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 4e68ae4f8926fbebed0302b8ee825bf0e792777fe58eadd48b82cd3a781a75d1

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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