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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 51aa8460ad34b0fd3886b270753a2715fd52739b2f49d45e5302f6cccedf9d28
SHA3-384 hash: 5b9bcbaf1dc1cf980ba5dc4029f896de0dc60037c7909dadea53fa5089389af7197d49804397d603a345668bfcc67cc5
SHA1 hash: a2faf40e5979bacfb8570c85246e08d5fd577342
MD5 hash: 0b7bae6b9914b7cb6b1cced9bc8d10f7
humanhash: snake-alabama-papa-south
File name:a-r.m-8.ISIS
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:99'031 bytes
First seen:2026-02-16 13:20:32 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:D5AenhGX6Vk9Zk8GvrHDzSEmU9VqFBUfkjX:D5AenkXKk7k8GjHDzSEmU9VqFBUfkjX
TLSH T140A33847A71D0F83C8CB99B129B72BF1876DBA7112A761C0650BEE9007739B81127F99
telfhash t19311bd1371fa89692bf249246cbc43b4255026237351be71bf0dc5d4693b002b969e8b
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
75
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc masquerade
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=f4c5d2f6-1a00-0000-c3af-45435a0b0000 pid=2906 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=905747f9-1a00-0000-c3af-4543610b0000 pid=2913 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=f4c5d2f6-1a00-0000-c3af-45435a0b0000 pid=2906->guuid=905747f9-1a00-0000-c3af-4543610b0000 pid=2913 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
72 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Contains symbols with names commonly found in malware
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: 1869936 Sample: a-r.m-8.ISIS.elf Startdate: 16/02/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 72 21 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->21 23 185.132.53.11, 58846, 58848, 58850 MYLOC-ASIPBackboneofmyLocmanagedITAGDE Germany 2->23 25 3 other IPs or domains 2->25 27 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->27 29 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->29 31 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->31 33 Contains symbols with names commonly found in malware 2->33 8 a-r.m-8.ISIS.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 a-r.m-8.ISIS.elf 8->17         started        process6 process7 19 a-r.m-8.ISIS.elf 17->19         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.LnxGafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-16 14:11:21 UTC
AV detection:
25 of 38 (65.79%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt linux
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
185.132.53.11:839
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YARA Signatures


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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


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf 51aa8460ad34b0fd3886b270753a2715fd52739b2f49d45e5302f6cccedf9d28

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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