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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 79da68d310cde7b54e086aed576e61793946d4188946a31ffb68351ab8c6f2c4
SHA3-384 hash: 4d1049a71ada1f3dc0da7cc695f7fd50cc12e6e081bf8a618d345b0a487a65658847d3e41b9c5f5192d7fa028a798ea7
SHA1 hash: bd3172af82f9754b8b1d0de0f5b1f401ae09251e
MD5 hash: 1d1b210c40c7a382ac5db48b04fd9c22
humanhash: nebraska-timing-saturn-white
File name:mips
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:263'928 bytes
First seen:2026-03-28 10:32:54 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 6144:Dw2lRVI+p+ulXlTDJd3yvE9s7kCVaR+mdNN5pqvkwZ:DwcFvj9Szm/JqcM
TLSH T10844155B2E328F5DF671C63682B78961E39833D712D1C685D5ACFA101E2064FA42FF68
telfhash t1ac41d1084a3813e0b7356c5d19ddff77e6a331db2a262c378e11a86a67bd8824e10c1c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
95
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
exploit gafgyt mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
1
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=db94c00c-1800-0000-032f-276d370c0000 pid=3127 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=541a8b0f-1800-0000-032f-276d420c0000 pid=3138 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=db94c00c-1800-0000-032f-276d370c0000 pid=3127->guuid=541a8b0f-1800-0000-032f-276d420c0000 pid=3138 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
n/a
Score:
56 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-28 09:58:11 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 36 (41.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  3/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
System Network Configuration Discovery
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YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:ach_202503_elf_Mirai
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:jackskid_ddos_botnet
Author:Nokia Deepfield ERT
Description:Jackskid/RCtea DDoS botnet - all variants
Reference:https://blog.xlab.qianxin.com/analysis-of-rctea-botnet/
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
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


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Gafgyt

elf 79da68d310cde7b54e086aed576e61793946d4188946a31ffb68351ab8c6f2c4

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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