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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 17 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5ea7b2e52a8a1843e6d5ec251b803b6bb5b0b9bec65455664740f18ab811ef45
SHA3-384 hash: 54d0b359671861fd85186b786f2fa060885465c577fd052e7554bdc5a94c0b3b71178aacc9e8333a509d876c6033636f
SHA1 hash: 93e0acb1ee21faa7b4234a1bd9f7d89144062efe
MD5 hash: 3f35f65e07efd0b238f1014e8d268bf3
humanhash: golf-delaware-oklahoma-magazine
File name:586
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:96'268 bytes
First seen:2026-04-11 08:38:00 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:mzqmXTbw7U+OU0Cf5UI8E8WwP6kHzgk81VwcG2emPGMUNLe5um7WAgcVjmZIcBI:mz52UVUtBUI8GwPfHkk8rheLesmqAgcr
TLSH T143933B56A780D5B3D14305B316979B620033FE7B1A5EAE0AE35E7CF18F3A0987221B5D
telfhash t1ad210246a1f68a685ff368205dbc46b5199217273351af70af1984c01c7b002a939ecb
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

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
69
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Receives data from a server
Sends data to a server
Gains root access
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
5
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
type:Gafgyt 45.156.87.140:1111
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-04-11T05:43:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-04-11T14:55:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.cr HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.ba
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=06edcaf2-1b00-0000-d592-5c3c82080000 pid=2178 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=b0d378f4-1b00-0000-d592-5c3c89080000 pid=2185 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=06edcaf2-1b00-0000-d592-5c3c82080000 pid=2178->guuid=b0d378f4-1b00-0000-d592-5c3c89080000 pid=2185 execve guuid=2d55a1f4-1b00-0000-d592-5c3c8b080000 pid=2187 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=b0d378f4-1b00-0000-d592-5c3c89080000 pid=2185->guuid=2d55a1f4-1b00-0000-d592-5c3c8b080000 pid=2187 clone guuid=3bf9a7f4-1b00-0000-d592-5c3c8c080000 pid=2188 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=2d55a1f4-1b00-0000-d592-5c3c8b080000 pid=2187->guuid=3bf9a7f4-1b00-0000-d592-5c3c8c080000 pid=2188 clone guuid=0188b9f4-1b00-0000-d592-5c3c8d080000 pid=2189 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=3bf9a7f4-1b00-0000-d592-5c3c8c080000 pid=2188->guuid=0188b9f4-1b00-0000-d592-5c3c8d080000 pid=2189 clone 5937bdbc-fd58-5a7d-8239-ac5005962b3e 45.156.87.140:1111 guuid=0188b9f4-1b00-0000-d592-5c3c8d080000 pid=2189->5937bdbc-fd58-5a7d-8239-ac5005962b3e send: 95B guuid=53f8f5f5-1b00-0000-d592-5c3c92080000 pid=2194 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=0188b9f4-1b00-0000-d592-5c3c8d080000 pid=2189->guuid=53f8f5f5-1b00-0000-d592-5c3c92080000 pid=2194 clone
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1896815 Sample: 586.elf Startdate: 11/04/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 25 Found malware configuration 2->25 27 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->27 29 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->29 31 2 other signatures 2->31 9 586.elf 2->9         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 python3.8 dpkg 2->15         started        process3 process4 17 586.elf 9->17         started        process5 19 586.elf 17->19         started        process6 21 586.elf 19->21         started        process7 23 586.elf 21->23         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-04-11 08:37:35 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 24 (79.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt defense_evasion linux
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
45.156.87.140:1111
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: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:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_5bf62ce4
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_6122acdf
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_7167d08f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_c573932b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9
Author:Elastic Security
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: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 5ea7b2e52a8a1843e6d5ec251b803b6bb5b0b9bec65455664740f18ab811ef45

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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