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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 26 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 4ec8d28a905d70c8b6cda812f9a627350c851b3e18d1ee0839b8833080fd9dab
SHA3-384 hash: 14cca9c4fb96d0227d1340970185419a420701f80928180184388d23a76138f5ec13b45b70c391e26942d20bdb548cc9
SHA1 hash: cd56f1b8258da532fe7bbfab13750a1e4a76b037
MD5 hash: c64bcb470722eeb77645e8756c6f4bda
humanhash: papa-mirror-march-lima
File name:x-8.6-.SNOOPY
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:85'803 bytes
First seen:2026-09-30 19:19:25 UTC
Last seen:2026-10-01 11:25:05 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:UB7crF7FePF5tZuEqdPUq0aJb9sqx3CjrM3XZuWIr8UmoIYuOVje+ZNne:URQFet5O7dPr0oSwyjr4XZuDnmrYuOVA
TLSH T124836B23A651C6BBC0875BF91BDBD6615023B8B90B33720A73D8BDA92B36DC45D5D302
telfhash t1ae11e10271f689282bf259245cbc43f4265126233341be71bf0dc5c0593b003b939e8b
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 :
4
# of downloads :
95
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Receives data from a server
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.64.le
First seen:
2026-09-30T12:40:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-01T22:06:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=89a53191-1c00-0000-0e1d-468a030b0000 pid=2819 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=74e1a494-1c00-0000-0e1d-468a090b0000 pid=2825 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=89a53191-1c00-0000-0e1d-468a030b0000 pid=2819->guuid=74e1a494-1c00-0000-0e1d-468a090b0000 pid=2825 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=74e1a494-1c00-0000-0e1d-468a090b0000 pid=2825->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=affff594-1c00-0000-0e1d-468a0a0b0000 pid=2826 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=74e1a494-1c00-0000-0e1d-468a090b0000 pid=2825->guuid=affff594-1c00-0000-0e1d-468a0a0b0000 pid=2826 clone guuid=ba68ff94-1c00-0000-0e1d-468a0b0b0000 pid=2827 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=affff594-1c00-0000-0e1d-468a0a0b0000 pid=2826->guuid=ba68ff94-1c00-0000-0e1d-468a0b0b0000 pid=2827 clone 2d95191d-a1c1-5cb7-8192-808609e9f6f8 176.65.139.151:839 guuid=ba68ff94-1c00-0000-0e1d-468a0b0b0000 pid=2827->2d95191d-a1c1-5cb7-8192-808609e9f6f8 send: 107B
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Gafgyt
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Contains symbols with names commonly found in malware
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
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-30 16:05:23 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
29 of 38 (76.32%)
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:
176.65.139.151:839
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_DDoS_Gafgyt_Variant
Author:Serhii Kocherhan
Description:Detects Gafgyt (Qbot) / Mirai variant with specific DDoS functions (vseattack, ftcp, SendHTTPHex) and recon routines
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_09c3070e
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_0cd591cd
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_a0a4de11
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_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_dd0d6173
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_e4a1982b
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: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 4ec8d28a905d70c8b6cda812f9a627350c851b3e18d1ee0839b8833080fd9dab

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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