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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 18 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 649cbe28a12a941ec972eaeff13050ad494ab75abdd5cd8a9ed7c108bdd90e44
SHA3-384 hash: 2a040a9a304f28eacb621ef89d7b815911fdbcdc3ee5e19e736c02eafa9096e54366f5ffe48b6ba203b49077aa37f9a6
SHA1 hash: 0ca7864948cb42aeff5635b60916cba1e34a63c4
MD5 hash: d942025a12b89a95e251dd7b8f64fc50
humanhash: kansas-mango-september-pennsylvania
File name:prism.mpsl
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Signature Gafgyt
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File size:188'384 bytes
First seen:2026-05-20 16:22:49 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:aaF7XSy6Cv9RDz5hCs1ZQhmv8uqx1BVnKoe:aICGVFz5hCZhmv8uqx1BVnKoe
TLSH T14304717AB7618EB7D80FCE7305DA4912188C968652E93FABB3B4C528E75784F04D3D48
telfhash t149212e9271f68a293bb389746cbc43b52646a5132741bf75af0ec5c45833152a924ecb
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
63
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.Linux.Siggen.2205.UNOFFICIAL
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Sanesecurity.Malware.29325.LC.Pl.UNOFFICIAL
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SecuriteInfo.com.Linux.Mirai-81.UNOFFICIAL
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Sanesecurity.Malware.29052.TSource.UNOFFICIAL
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Sanesecurity.Malware.28940.LC.UNOFFICIAL
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Unix.Trojan.Tsunami-6981155-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7138855-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7139232-0
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Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-7643791-0
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Unix.Tool.Generic-7660959-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-8041683-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9864781-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9943729-0
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Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc masquerade
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6a0de004efbd399b39bfe733/reports/411ff27b-c781-4d16-8a40-4a136ad1b255/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-05-20T13:48:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-05-22T04:08:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bi HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.a HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.dd HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/649cbe28a12a941ec972eaeff13050ad494ab75abdd5cd8a9ed7c108bdd90e44/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/558fb2ab-ef25-4caf-9463-3d89f0c5499d
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=0fbeb7ad-2000-0000-5c66-84b8070b0000 pid=2823 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=4ecf62af-2000-0000-5c66-84b80c0b0000 pid=2828 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=0fbeb7ad-2000-0000-5c66-84b8070b0000 pid=2823->guuid=4ecf62af-2000-0000-5c66-84b80c0b0000 pid=2828 execve
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/14f6ebec-c4a7-4495-8771-58e7a8461d69
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1916536
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Contains symbols with names commonly found in malware
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1916536 Sample: prism.mpsl.elf Startdate: 20/05/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 17 102.220.160.50, 1738, 59472 VPSDEDICATED-ASUS Nigeria 2->17 19 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->19 21 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->21 23 Found malware configuration 2->23 25 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->25 27 5 other signatures 2->27 8 prism.mpsl.elf 2->8         started        11 python3.8 dpkg 2->11         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 29 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 8->29 13 prism.mpsl.elf 8->13         started        process6 process7 15 prism.mpsl.elf 13->15         started       
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/649cbe28a12a941ec972eaeff13050ad494ab75abdd5cd8a9ed7c108bdd90e44
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/649cbe28a12a941ec972eaeff13050ad494ab75abdd5cd8a9ed7c108bdd90e44/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.GAFGYT
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/649cbe28a12a941ec972eaeff13050ad494ab75abdd5cd8a9ed7c108bdd90e44
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.DemonBot
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-05-20 16:24:34 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
20 of 36 (55.56%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=msol4kfbfkkb5sls5lx7cmcqvveuvn22xxk43cu627aqrpozbzca._file
Result
Malware family:
gafgyt
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt botnet discovery
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260520-tv5fpsdx4r/
Behaviour
Reads system network configuration
Reads system routing table
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
102.220.160.50:1738
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/649cbe28a12a941ec972eaeff13050ad494ab75abdd5cd8a9ed7c108bdd90e44

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:botnet_dayzddos
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Author:NDA0E
Description:dayzddos botnet
Rule name:botnet_dedsec
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Author:NDA0E
Description:dedsec botnet
Rule name:botnet_Kaiten
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Author:NDA0E
Description:Kaiten botnet
Rule name:botnet_mortem_qbot_gafgyt
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Author:cip
Description:Some strings that stand out from a publicly-available botnet source code (Mortem-qBot-Botnet-Src)
Rule name:botnet_RyM
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Author:NDA0E
Description:RyM botnet
Rule name:botnet_unknown
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Author:NDA0E
Description:unknown botnet
Rule name:botnet_Vixaati
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Author:NDA0E
Description:Vixaati botnet
Rule name:botnet_Yakuza
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Author:NDA0E
Description:Yakuza botnet
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
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Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:Linux_Gafgyt_Generic
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Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
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Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:NET
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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:setsockopt
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE
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Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:unixredflags3
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information

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Gafgyt

elf 649cbe28a12a941ec972eaeff13050ad494ab75abdd5cd8a9ed7c108bdd90e44

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3850576/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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