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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 4


Intelligence 4 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 79c9818de84ec94415c0c33685213d2a1e159979ab35ac00ff8a448713a1122f
SHA3-384 hash: 24eadc37920c0d4a3c51d396119474c2ab54bc92687a340c1ebe6c5068ca578acfbc59132ea8903c3ef242e39019e6fe
SHA1 hash: 656bf9e7ee40d0a7b61511a56c0fcceab8d23bfd
MD5 hash: e0330bb810df3e240fa5e1921347cb5c
humanhash: nebraska-moon-tango-echo
File name:SecuriteInfo.com.ELF.Mirai-CQT.44435127
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:81'100 bytes
First seen:2026-01-19 06:20:34 UTC
Last seen:2026-01-19 07:19:35 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:uQ/8o7vQd+zqxrXr0SBkyndZu9Vxj+m18hb1541OFeFcRT5D:XS0SBkyndZusFhJ541OH55D
TLSH T13E83C94E6E218FEDF768C73447B74E21A79833C622E1C685D2ACD6141F6034E645FBA8
telfhash t1bf114f6c9d7423f466315c5d156def66e1b030df2b226c238e11bcacabbc9814e00c0c
Magika elf
Reporter SecuriteInfoCom
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
72
Origin country :
FR FR
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=cbd4cd54-1a00-0000-2eb0-d1e19b0d0000 pid=3483 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=dbf64d56-1a00-0000-2eb0-d1e19c0d0000 pid=3484 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=cbd4cd54-1a00-0000-2eb0-d1e19b0d0000 pid=3483->guuid=dbf64d56-1a00-0000-2eb0-d1e19c0d0000 pid=3484 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-19 06:21:46 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
8 of 36 (22.22%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:unixredflags3
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 79c9818de84ec94415c0c33685213d2a1e159979ab35ac00ff8a448713a1122f

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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