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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 13 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 6d23aa17a30f7c9e07485171ab0f5b81719cd824789e3be39ddfe51f388a9636
SHA3-384 hash: dbdcf00bb430deeb0d526fdafde7bc32b79d435c8ffc316b1cb583262716da4243bdfc8218149b4be5ea3d07d0ec23ee
SHA1 hash: 09f0078b02311cc4c7581defc91b9fca55f8b2d3
MD5 hash: f259ef707615eebc37a21593ca45eb62
humanhash: rugby-bakerloo-dakota-oxygen
File name:pXdN91.armv7l
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:171'743 bytes
First seen:2026-02-04 01:32:37 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:2IVrjaaaiA5LltbmyQ29vZmTlyZPwM/9mjPxmKwgRUQEbX:3jaaaiAVlDQ21YByZ4M/9mmKwgRbEbX
TLSH T18DF34A09E6408B17C1E2277AF6DB434E33239B94A3D733155938ABF43FC2B995E22915
telfhash t18621ed26a1aa8a282ff64a30adbc43f515502b2373527e71af19c5c8553b003a57adcb
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
30
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bashlite gafgyt gcc mirai rust
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
6
Number of processes launched:
4
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
type:Gafgyt 185.242.3.144:6149
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.a
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=d93f2d14-1c00-0000-eab6-736013080000 pid=2067 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=61f17d16-1c00-0000-eab6-736014080000 pid=2068 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=d93f2d14-1c00-0000-eab6-736013080000 pid=2067->guuid=61f17d16-1c00-0000-eab6-736014080000 pid=2068 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Gafgyt
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Detected Mirai
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:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1862970 Sample: pXdN91.armv7l.elf Startdate: 04/02/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 21 185.242.3.144, 35066, 6149 ATOM3-ASUA Ukraine 2->21 23 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->23 25 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->25 27 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->27 29 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->29 31 4 other signatures 2->31 8 pXdN91.armv7l.elf 2->8         started        11 python3.8 dpkg 2->11         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 33 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 8->33 13 pXdN91.armv7l.elf 8->13         started        15 pXdN91.armv7l.elf 8->15         started        17 pXdN91.armv7l.elf 8->17         started        process6 process7 19 pXdN91.armv7l.elf 13->19         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-04 01:14:51 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
21 of 36 (58.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Reads system network configuration
Reads system routing table
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
185.242.3.144:6149
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ach_202503_elf_Mirai
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files
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:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
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_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_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Mal_LNX_Gafgyt_Botnet_ELF
Author:Phatcharadol Thangplub
Description:Use to detect Gafgyt botnet, and there variants.
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf 6d23aa17a30f7c9e07485171ab0f5b81719cd824789e3be39ddfe51f388a9636

(this sample)

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