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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 14 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5739b534112d327669d19a06fa1ea6fba6bf5510f283dfd2ac561f4edf6b9863
SHA3-384 hash: 4af4ff74be265d749791f14ac91537a8fb4d392b3664c34b220da590266dc28cd25b757e87759dc282907da10e093fb2
SHA1 hash: df7cf8b164f86f282c747bacec847df42937da3a
MD5 hash: 0fc19cbfa36e288480f16a1abb577d06
humanhash: nebraska-nitrogen-cardinal-two
File name:assailant.arm6
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:142'847 bytes
First seen:2026-06-20 12:52:52 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:4pfNtKdcp3eQwP+HxP9xaefXW8QupNuXPFuw45hLlFOo6E6ErmyhQCYMhEFg:MHxP9xaefXW8Q3ur5hLlFOomyhQCYMhd
TLSH T16BD33B05D8509727C6E227BAF79E428D73335B68A7D733115A28AFB42FC1B9D1E39021
telfhash t1a831d05399f587186fb75d34acbc07f11151aa227250bf70af4ec1808937002b479d9b
Magika elf
Reporter BlinkzSec
Tags:gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
42
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Gains root access
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
ELF 32 LE
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.fh HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.f HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.a
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=06432982-1d00-0000-137f-f1d16f0c0000 pid=3183 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=b784c985-1d00-0000-137f-f1d1700c0000 pid=3184 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=06432982-1d00-0000-137f-f1d16f0c0000 pid=3183->guuid=b784c985-1d00-0000-137f-f1d1700c0000 pid=3184 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-06-20 12:49:31 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
23 of 36 (63.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt botnet
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Writes DNS configuration
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
203.159.90.249:42516
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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_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:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_d2dca9e7
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_30444846
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_6a510422
Author:Elastic Security
Reference:14cc92b99daa0c91aa09d9a7996ee5549a5cacd7be733960b2cf3681a7c2b628
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_6ae4b580
Author:Elastic Security
Reference:14cc92b99daa0c91aa09d9a7996ee5549a5cacd7be733960b2cf3681a7c2b628
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d2953f92
Author:Elastic Security
Reference:14cc92b99daa0c91aa09d9a7996ee5549a5cacd7be733960b2cf3681a7c2b628
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: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


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf 5739b534112d327669d19a06fa1ea6fba6bf5510f283dfd2ac561f4edf6b9863

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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