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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 6a7bc46828a80805cb47fb41a10e86407b5f0e2ed8d2cd886724076cf2d7e6d5
SHA3-384 hash: 228ab1f8934bd414cd16c0be150c2ca49148332738f549c1aa664e5ed12cfd951409cac9969d0485297c46b1985f5b52
SHA1 hash: 7dc9ae3cd09296882ad49d7b6bf5b17ee676c707
MD5 hash: 327e5616e3eaf94b2544e0ce7614631a
humanhash: december-hotel-football-emma
File name:FBI.i686
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:91'212 bytes
First seen:2026-06-10 06:13:34 UTC
Last seen:2026-06-10 11:26:37 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:Ws+k82vFol2qbZckmjWGw57fobEOQryVwCiUH1FVLx8rbrbUkmyukJ33xZTe0gw7:WsldFo2qbhpRfobEOLVBiUH1FVLx8rbn
TLSH T1E1931A9BFA42CEB3C41310F112AA9F219D71F9FB4823D642E3646DB4DE154C25A16FAC
telfhash t1ed41cff62eae09ecb7e05408824f2be31a5ae63b161075f706716d4137f7b519067c39
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 :
2
# of downloads :
74
Origin country :
GB GB
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Connection attempt
Gains root access
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc masquerade
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-06-10T03:31:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-06-10T08:39:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.a
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=51d98a38-1b00-0000-1222-ecf1e10b0000 pid=3041 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=561fb23a-1b00-0000-1222-ecf1e70b0000 pid=3047 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=51d98a38-1b00-0000-1222-ecf1e10b0000 pid=3041->guuid=561fb23a-1b00-0000-1222-ecf1e70b0000 pid=3047 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=561fb23a-1b00-0000-1222-ecf1e70b0000 pid=3047->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=d174dd3a-1b00-0000-1222-ecf1e90b0000 pid=3049 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=561fb23a-1b00-0000-1222-ecf1e70b0000 pid=3047->guuid=d174dd3a-1b00-0000-1222-ecf1e90b0000 pid=3049 clone guuid=9e2df33a-1b00-0000-1222-ecf1ea0b0000 pid=3050 /tmp/sample.bin net zombie guuid=561fb23a-1b00-0000-1222-ecf1e70b0000 pid=3047->guuid=9e2df33a-1b00-0000-1222-ecf1ea0b0000 pid=3050 clone d601e975-f133-5518-ae4a-e106f36bd070 45.154.98.128:6969 guuid=9e2df33a-1b00-0000-1222-ecf1ea0b0000 pid=3050->d601e975-f133-5518-ae4a-e106f36bd070 con guuid=037a1b3b-1b00-0000-1222-ecf1eb0b0000 pid=3051 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=9e2df33a-1b00-0000-1222-ecf1ea0b0000 pid=3050->guuid=037a1b3b-1b00-0000-1222-ecf1eb0b0000 pid=3051 clone guuid=dd5f72b2-1b00-0000-1222-ecf1a80c0000 pid=3240 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=9e2df33a-1b00-0000-1222-ecf1ea0b0000 pid=3050->guuid=dd5f72b2-1b00-0000-1222-ecf1a80c0000 pid=3240 clone guuid=037a1b3b-1b00-0000-1222-ecf1eb0b0000 pid=3051->d601e975-f133-5518-ae4a-e106f36bd070 con guuid=8fbe4f3b-1b00-0000-1222-ecf1ed0b0000 pid=3053 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=037a1b3b-1b00-0000-1222-ecf1eb0b0000 pid=3051->guuid=8fbe4f3b-1b00-0000-1222-ecf1ed0b0000 pid=3053 clone guuid=367c4b3d-1b00-0000-1222-ecf1f10b0000 pid=3057 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=8fbe4f3b-1b00-0000-1222-ecf1ed0b0000 pid=3053->guuid=367c4b3d-1b00-0000-1222-ecf1f10b0000 pid=3057 clone guuid=4b8d7db2-1b00-0000-1222-ecf1a90c0000 pid=3241 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=dd5f72b2-1b00-0000-1222-ecf1a80c0000 pid=3240->guuid=4b8d7db2-1b00-0000-1222-ecf1a90c0000 pid=3241 clone
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-06-10 06:02:22 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 linux
Behaviour
Changes its process name
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_mortem_qbot_gafgyt
Author:cip
Description:Some strings that stand out from a publicly-available botnet source code (Mortem-qBot-Botnet-Src)
Rule name:botnet_Yakuza
Author:NDA0E
Description:Yakuza botnet
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_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
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 6a7bc46828a80805cb47fb41a10e86407b5f0e2ed8d2cd886724076cf2d7e6d5

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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