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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 79f0145ae64862b8224f1dd181a053273649361277b148dc6e058fb410de6da2
SHA3-384 hash: 7d3c0e0825e317a07115323b1c52a630e1e437ab01c77dcbf574c7a6dc941978ebf8620ac8897ffbafccaf6ca7fd04a2
SHA1 hash: 2ab66ba0b721c1aee2336e550b72f853d0af2624
MD5 hash: 31efa5cdade72570ba8470a69c6c9821
humanhash: princess-white-arkansas-fruit
File name:armv7l.armageddon
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:105'111 bytes
First seen:2026-02-17 17:29:23 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:vlXmjWRiQ6wf44YY873GdUmpEqQ45vVXY0X:0ji6qnYY87xmpEqQ45vVXY0X
TLSH T12BA31744F8448767C3D327FAE78E439D7735266457D733116A38AEB42BC6B982E29130
telfhash t1d911d01371f6896d2bf259245cbc43b4255026237351be75bf0dc5d4593b002b979ecb
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 abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
53
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
1
Number of processes launched:
2
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
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=0dd085ad-1900-0000-b16d-38e0d0090000 pid=2512 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=62d681b0-1900-0000-b16d-38e0d6090000 pid=2518 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=0dd085ad-1900-0000-b16d-38e0d0090000 pid=2512->guuid=62d681b0-1900-0000-b16d-38e0d6090000 pid=2518 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
72 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Contains symbols with names commonly found in malware
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers
Yara detected Gafgyt
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-17 18:11:08 UTC
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
127.0.0.1:839
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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_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_d94e1020
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


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

Web download

Gafgyt

elf 79f0145ae64862b8224f1dd181a053273649361277b148dc6e058fb410de6da2

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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