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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8013e0ee0865605f511882c9fb2fd017e0d6585e7713ef8cdac77e9d0fb985c2
SHA3-384 hash: fa8cc9e1a1f3d3ada53af71ad2170e4a53ffaf9c98b022489c9a131def43ad1666b17b1f31a05c60efa0a31079b419cd
SHA1 hash: 95a25c3f8d838d95ae31d12be449dd7dd6d13e63
MD5 hash: 5f161e5d83846eac8391d19cf5931769
humanhash: south-bakerloo-earth-avocado
File name:zero.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:47'852 bytes
First seen:2026-06-03 01:57:38 UTC
Last seen:2026-06-03 13:39:30 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:Y8pZ3TfcsBXLlCfQ+aQ15Fu8AS+Joi0/0bmeYWxnL2zB+6Aj//YGFgTxnsOf:Y8ZjfcsVofom3uJSs08bPznLY+64HWxT
TLSH T16923F13353FAC1F8D56AA731AA810684B179FD6B72260F8F53D005A990E3B88EF24911
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 UPX
File size (compressed) :47'852 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :124'872 bytes
Format:linux/amd64
Unpacked file: 3a17227e9c8950019176a0f65cd3e8c29d65c3314231da791ff9ea803cfa9ee8

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
76
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Creating a file
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
44
Number of processes launched:
4
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=efff16dc-1900-0000-9418-474d620b0000 pid=2914 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=c24a94de-1900-0000-9418-474d6a0b0000 pid=2922 /tmp/sample.bin mprotect-exec guuid=efff16dc-1900-0000-9418-474d620b0000 pid=2914->guuid=c24a94de-1900-0000-9418-474d6a0b0000 pid=2922 execve guuid=b9eb47df-1900-0000-9418-474d6d0b0000 pid=2925 /tmp/sample.bin zombie guuid=c24a94de-1900-0000-9418-474d6a0b0000 pid=2922->guuid=b9eb47df-1900-0000-9418-474d6d0b0000 pid=2925 clone guuid=114f4fdf-1900-0000-9418-474d6e0b0000 pid=2926 /tmp/sample.bin write-file zombie guuid=b9eb47df-1900-0000-9418-474d6d0b0000 pid=2925->guuid=114f4fdf-1900-0000-9418-474d6e0b0000 pid=2926 clone guuid=062364df-1900-0000-9418-474d700b0000 pid=2928 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=114f4fdf-1900-0000-9418-474d6e0b0000 pid=2926->guuid=062364df-1900-0000-9418-474d700b0000 pid=2928 clone 40f5f7f9-2372-5af2-8c7a-97e93c12704c 31.56.209.222:31337 guuid=062364df-1900-0000-9418-474d700b0000 pid=2928->40f5f7f9-2372-5af2-8c7a-97e93c12704c send: 524B
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
60 / 100
Signature
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1922015 Sample: zero.x86.elf Startdate: 03/06/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 60 17 31.56.209.222, 31337, 49128 SWISSNET-ASUS Netherlands 2->17 19 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->19 21 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->21 23 Sample is packed with UPX 2->23 9 zero.x86.elf 2->9         started        signatures3 process4 process5 11 zero.x86.elf 9->11         started        process6 13 zero.x86.elf 11->13         started        process7 15 zero.x86.elf 13->15         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-06-03 01:58:30 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
9 of 36 (25.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  6/10
Tags:
discovery linux upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
Reference:Internal Research
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:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf 8013e0ee0865605f511882c9fb2fd017e0d6585e7713ef8cdac77e9d0fb985c2

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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