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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 7ecb05bc76963d4b65f4cc6097c366bcf3c2f47b0c6805dff3721965d37ce96e
SHA3-384 hash: 13b8e18475c7015b13535d187eaf1bedb3febb3b39339707ece495ba72d7f6a9e50a5619a2b810ada8e1abb3cf17ea9c
SHA1 hash: 50e414965e9f23209f21188a5fd60f89e84c5286
MD5 hash: 0f87df5a1e128d6ef866b2e186fe8ca2
humanhash: nevada-princess-ack-stream
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:211'592 bytes
First seen:2026-05-30 13:12:37 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:6wujkvgo1v6+NOdZk91DZkKSvEoVjQrJVOJ3b70LzOPz+9vS+Bigp2ZqcLOAVB+7:04tk+p5RSIrG3+Loro146yYtK1bg
TLSH T1C324B70AAF510FFBDC6FDE3702E9064525CCA55722A83B363674D928F54A90F49E3C68
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 mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
67
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Launching a process
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-05-30T11:54:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-05-31T23:44:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=39ded9b3-1900-0000-050b-25bf540d0000 pid=3412 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=eba58ab5-1900-0000-050b-25bf5b0d0000 pid=3419 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=39ded9b3-1900-0000-050b-25bf540d0000 pid=3412->guuid=eba58ab5-1900-0000-050b-25bf5b0d0000 pid=3419 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
64 / 100
Signature
Executes the "iptables" command to insert, remove and/or manipulate rules
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Uses dynamic DNS services
Yara detected Gafgyt
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1920642 Sample: mpsl.elf Startdate: 30/05/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 64 35 zyrec2.duckdns.org 2->35 37 212.118.43.167, 2222, 34866, 35342 VDSINAAE Netherlands 2->37 39 4 other IPs or domains 2->39 41 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->41 43 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->43 10 mpsl.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 45 Uses dynamic DNS services 35->45 process4 process5 12 mpsl.elf 10->12         started        process6 14 mpsl.elf 12->14         started        process7 16 mpsl.elf sh 14->16         started        18 mpsl.elf sh 14->18         started        20 mpsl.elf sh 14->20         started        22 2 other processes 14->22 process8 24 sh iptables 16->24         started        27 sh busybox 18->27         started        29 sh busybox 20->29         started        31 sh 22->31         started        33 sh 22->33         started        signatures9 47 Executes the "iptables" command to insert, remove and/or manipulate rules 24->47
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-05-30 13:13:33 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 24 (62.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
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_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
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


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

Web download

Gafgyt

elf 7ecb05bc76963d4b65f4cc6097c366bcf3c2f47b0c6805dff3721965d37ce96e

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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