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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5559292bac8be104d9e8f8cc3a102072d98ac275d6756c9ee9c56a734c57f22d
SHA3-384 hash: 9765c08bea51404010ec3529a1cafde7ced616cc7cd263faa9febd4e43a2ec6759ba964220179d80b616da69602022e5
SHA1 hash: 555a2aa435de2d4f6a5771917ab2b6bd98cd12e1
MD5 hash: 3323bc40db461e0b39bef9be0d398dba
humanhash: social-louisiana-quebec-washington
File name:m68k
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:113'759 bytes
First seen:2026-02-06 13:57:06 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:gLWUEK1FSHGfs1QbEE6QyPwRs/avcWVRm2pgYMx3IPtW:gDsGfs1QHyP6sSc2Rm2pgYMx3IPtW
TLSH T129B30692F900DFF2F40AE67604C34B2566B0BF660F536A66B21739A79E721C43867F41
telfhash t18421fe46a1f6856d2ff368345dbc46b5188227133361bf70af0985c01c7b002a936ecb
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
48
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
ELF 32 BE
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.ba HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.cr
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
Found malware configuration
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1864789 Sample: m68k.elf Startdate: 06/02/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 26 103.45.245.174, 23, 48694 MIRAIMiraiCommunicationNetworkIncJP Japan 2->26 28 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->28 30 3 other IPs or domains 2->30 32 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->32 34 Found malware configuration 2->34 36 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->36 38 2 other signatures 2->38 10 m68k.elf 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        14 dash rm 2->14         started        16 python3.8 dpkg 2->16         started        signatures3 process4 process5 18 m68k.elf 10->18         started        process6 20 m68k.elf 18->20         started        process7 22 m68k.elf 20->22         started        process8 24 m68k.elf 22->24         started       
Gathering data
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt linux
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
103.45.245.174:23
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
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:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:telebot_framework
Author:vietdx.mb
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 5559292bac8be104d9e8f8cc3a102072d98ac275d6756c9ee9c56a734c57f22d

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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