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Database Entry


Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 66cb8dee1d681c9cd61b4b3d73a84433c8dfbb1a192968ef7bd8880cebf9f825
SHA3-384 hash: 23b774750925eb59130f815dce8b0d02f9aae7fb68de9fde826fb9ed60fbf54f84e1ea31c96c65182bd9a98d34820908
SHA1 hash: 5991d1d3dd90f9c5debe930975dff86a6c37f648
MD5 hash: dffd6153b4e69640ff8c75e7b042cd5b
humanhash: eight-blossom-alabama-uranus
File name:data.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
Create hunting rule
File size:150'356 bytes
First seen:2026-03-01 20:22:28 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:9MYaTonjJKCxZJlowfGd4g1LV+hPUf9U/R2/Ol:9MYoojQQGdzp6MFcSy
TLSH T172E3980A6F328F6EF269877047F78E31975877D616E1C680E1ACE5441F602CE641FBA8
telfhash t1f841a41809b817e0a7396c59045dff67d2b731de7e166c278f20e86ea769b839d24c0c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt mirai

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
98
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.Linux.Mirai-78.UNOFFICIAL
Create hunting rule

Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bash gcc lolbin masquerade mirai
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/69a4a03510e80629d4f79a61/reports/c6eebf0d-0cc7-45cf-8c9e-b5bfc0b5bce4/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
true
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
176
Number of processes launched:
8
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Full report:
https://elfdigest.com/brief/66cb8dee1d681c9cd61b4b3d73a84433c8dfbb1a192968ef7bd8880cebf9f825
Behaviour
Anti-VM
Process Renaming
Firewall Changes
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/66cb8dee1d681c9cd61b4b3d73a84433c8dfbb1a192968ef7bd8880cebf9f825/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/41ee25c7-3ae6-4e4b-8457-3b164daae079
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=d2b54d1d-2100-0000-46ed-5baba9090000 pid=2473 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=9762391f-2100-0000-46ed-5babae090000 pid=2478 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=d2b54d1d-2100-0000-46ed-5baba9090000 pid=2473->guuid=9762391f-2100-0000-46ed-5babae090000 pid=2478 execve
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/dfc9a333-2cdc-453d-9cf1-aa1689a3766c
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
n/a
Score:
60 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1876555
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Executes the "iptables" command to insert, remove and/or manipulate rules
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1876555 Sample: data.mips.elf Startdate: 01/03/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 60 34 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->34 36 datasurge-bot.com 130.12.180.151, 25565, 49690 DATAHOPDatahop-SixDegreesGB Canada 2->36 38 3 other IPs or domains 2->38 40 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->40 42 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->42 11 data.mips.elf 2->11         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 dash rm 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 process5 17 data.mips.elf 11->17         started        process6 19 data.mips.elf 17->19         started        process7 21 data.mips.elf 19->21         started        process8 23 data.mips.elf sh 21->23         started        25 data.mips.elf sh 21->25         started        27 data.mips.elf 21->27         started        process9 29 sh iptables 23->29         started        32 sh iptables 25->32         started        signatures10 44 Executes the "iptables" command to insert, remove and/or manipulate rules 29->44
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/66cb8dee1d681c9cd61b4b3d73a84433c8dfbb1a192968ef7bd8880cebf9f825
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/66cb8dee1d681c9cd61b4b3d73a84433c8dfbb1a192968ef7bd8880cebf9f825/
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-01 20:23:28 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
13 of 24 (54.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=m3fy33q5naojzvq3jm6xhkcegpen7oy2deuwr3333ceaz27z7asq._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  6/10
Tags:
credential_access discovery
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260301-y589vsbx3g/
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Suspicious File
Score:
0.64
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/66cb8dee1d681c9cd61b4b3d73a84433c8dfbb1a192968ef7bd8880cebf9f825

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
Create hunting rule
Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Create hunting rule
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Create hunting rule
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Create hunting rule
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:unixredflags3
Create hunting rule
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 66cb8dee1d681c9cd61b4b3d73a84433c8dfbb1a192968ef7bd8880cebf9f825

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3776711/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3778451/

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