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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5bd97bf65e5c6c34efdb38f3ea2617370b663125e89979d93b581b7ed7c593dc
SHA3-384 hash: e1b8d17ead52cd1a18cd42b2b3dbe080f25562b23795f969085539ad19850b6d2f38afd71eb4482f7357450a45d57567
SHA1 hash: 5c83da9a425bc2d89c0b589eed4c8dbbe5d9509c
MD5 hash: f40781c9cb0aeda8cbb43fd16bb42498
humanhash: golf-beer-oscar-hawaii
File name:redis-daemon
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:104'532 bytes
First seen:2026-04-26 13:19:41 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:NzbqrIGlpY/u4QKIkHudZTvc2WCWNl9ggG6:NzbGlYvQWHStLID9ggG6
TLSH T1D1A3121F69640F79CEB039F9A0B277AC682DD4DD4DE473DFEAA21BA411EB08100C5728
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 BlinkzSec
Tags:gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
66
Origin country :
SK SK
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Changes access rights for a written file
Deleting a recently created file
Kills processes
Launching a process
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Collects information on the CPU
Manages services
Creating a file
Sets a written file as executable
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Opens a port
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Deleting of the original file
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
custom
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
1
Number of processes launched:
1
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Clean
File Type:
elf.64.le
First seen:
2026-04-26T11:22:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-04-26T11:37:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=efe73c8f-1900-0000-19e3-cd7126080000 pid=2086 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=e3c6ad91-1900-0000-19e3-cd712c080000 pid=2092 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file net write-config write-file guuid=efe73c8f-1900-0000-19e3-cd7126080000 pid=2086->guuid=e3c6ad91-1900-0000-19e3-cd712c080000 pid=2092 execve ffee5cfb-bb94-52c2-8935-ae3a87e774db 127.0.0.1:42780 guuid=e3c6ad91-1900-0000-19e3-cd712c080000 pid=2092->ffee5cfb-bb94-52c2-8935-ae3a87e774db con d1396421-b225-5028-b23a-a9ff948f3579 176.65.148.160:443 guuid=e3c6ad91-1900-0000-19e3-cd712c080000 pid=2092->d1396421-b225-5028-b23a-a9ff948f3579 con guuid=520fa393-1900-0000-19e3-cd712f080000 pid=2095 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=e3c6ad91-1900-0000-19e3-cd712c080000 pid=2092->guuid=520fa393-1900-0000-19e3-cd712f080000 pid=2095 clone guuid=1a610c94-1900-0000-19e3-cd7132080000 pid=2098 /usr/bin/dash guuid=e3c6ad91-1900-0000-19e3-cd712c080000 pid=2092->guuid=1a610c94-1900-0000-19e3-cd7132080000 pid=2098 execve guuid=180fc2d7-1900-0000-19e3-cd71f1080000 pid=2289 /usr/bin/dash guuid=e3c6ad91-1900-0000-19e3-cd712c080000 pid=2092->guuid=180fc2d7-1900-0000-19e3-cd71f1080000 pid=2289 execve guuid=f9c3eca5-1a00-0000-19e3-cd71840a0000 pid=2692 /usr/bin/dash guuid=e3c6ad91-1900-0000-19e3-cd712c080000 pid=2092->guuid=f9c3eca5-1a00-0000-19e3-cd71840a0000 pid=2692 execve guuid=0a4c3aa6-1a00-0000-19e3-cd71870a0000 pid=2695 /usr/bin/dash guuid=e3c6ad91-1900-0000-19e3-cd712c080000 pid=2092->guuid=0a4c3aa6-1a00-0000-19e3-cd71870a0000 pid=2695 execve guuid=b91daa93-1900-0000-19e3-cd7130080000 pid=2096 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=520fa393-1900-0000-19e3-cd712f080000 pid=2095->guuid=b91daa93-1900-0000-19e3-cd7130080000 pid=2096 clone guuid=9fb791a6-1a00-0000-19e3-cd71890a0000 pid=2697 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=520fa393-1900-0000-19e3-cd712f080000 pid=2095->guuid=9fb791a6-1a00-0000-19e3-cd71890a0000 pid=2697 clone guuid=a1c65f94-1900-0000-19e3-cd7134080000 pid=2100 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=1a610c94-1900-0000-19e3-cd7132080000 pid=2098->guuid=a1c65f94-1900-0000-19e3-cd7134080000 pid=2100 execve guuid=118ee7d7-1900-0000-19e3-cd71f2080000 pid=2290 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=180fc2d7-1900-0000-19e3-cd71f1080000 pid=2289->guuid=118ee7d7-1900-0000-19e3-cd71f2080000 pid=2290 execve guuid=23ec19a6-1a00-0000-19e3-cd71850a0000 pid=2693 /usr/bin/dash guuid=f9c3eca5-1a00-0000-19e3-cd71840a0000 pid=2692->guuid=23ec19a6-1a00-0000-19e3-cd71850a0000 pid=2693 clone guuid=c8c172a6-1a00-0000-19e3-cd71880a0000 pid=2696 /usr/bin/dash guuid=0a4c3aa6-1a00-0000-19e3-cd71870a0000 pid=2695->guuid=c8c172a6-1a00-0000-19e3-cd71880a0000 pid=2696 clone
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-04-26 13:16:43 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 38 (39.47%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
antivm defense_evasion discovery execution linux persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to tmp directory
Checks CPU configuration
Creates/modifies Cron job
Enumerates running processes
Modifies systemd
Reads MAC address of network interface
Deletes itself
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
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:upx_antiunpack_elf64
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:UPX Anti-Unpacking technique to magic renamed for ELF64

File information


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf 5bd97bf65e5c6c34efdb38f3ea2617370b663125e89979d93b581b7ed7c593dc

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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