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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 11 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 721153ef7124ea9af5014dd64eddfd44227536ce2f2d393e07dd8dfe7e0464eb
SHA3-384 hash: bfa378bef046d4cfbcb86e85b02f765a40207f83fec14360f03e5af5c59c19e15b1d6d60e83f4daf38544b85efb9a42a
SHA1 hash: cdc5721cdec62d5186f1495d009f033ef90fe875
MD5 hash: 168335522db6a2c5357c09d1efac1987
humanhash: wyoming-finch-oxygen-helium
File name:m-6.8-k.Sakura
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:159'888 bytes
First seen:2026-06-07 19:39:48 UTC
Last seen:2026-06-08 16:08:51 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:T1g2/eINNlzx2kkQCMOaQcvBpYnyLRM/9q3tmFwfBxKQodn:hg2hNNlzIkk/MOa/jYnydM/9MmFwfBxE
TLSH T193F34905E6408B57C1E2277AE6CF824D33338B94A3EB33155938ABF43FC27995E26915
telfhash t104210012a1fac6182bf799209c7c43f11655662362867f717f0ec5c44537042a979ddb
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
4
# of downloads :
42
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=e26145d4-1800-0000-6791-5e39c10d0000 pid=3521 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=7b61f4d6-1800-0000-6791-5e39c30d0000 pid=3523 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=e26145d4-1800-0000-6791-5e39c10d0000 pid=3521->guuid=7b61f4d6-1800-0000-6791-5e39c30d0000 pid=3523 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
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:
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.LnxGafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-06-07 19:40:37 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
24 of 36 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt botnet discovery
Behaviour
Reads system network configuration
Reads system routing table
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
31.56.209.210:666
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_dayzddos
Author:NDA0E
Description:dayzddos 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: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_Generic_Threat_8299c877
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
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: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 721153ef7124ea9af5014dd64eddfd44227536ce2f2d393e07dd8dfe7e0464eb

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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