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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8168a485ec800b17645de89c8201a335287c9fd57e6af15600eb5bb4d16b895c
SHA3-384 hash: a4050232e36851866f5e8932ea9106c81cc408b9b33b5d49469ffcf01e88d31a8921fae5da4ed81aed48290f6abf57b6
SHA1 hash: 72dd48f868a2f6a877b277f6993bffa031352663
MD5 hash: fc0df51ad0b663ad98e2159e20834943
humanhash: red-hamper-pasta-johnny
File name:xnxnxnxnxnxnxnxni386xnxn
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:60'808 bytes
First seen:2026-07-02 23:04:17 UTC
Last seen:2026-07-03 20:49:18 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:C1/S5aOdeB51F+yuXkoPgvFbFX6hTZ0f8ASADQLkg4azHs:CM5az1Fy0oPgdZX6hTo8R4QLGazHs
TLSH T1DE5302EBA0D4BDCCD19A4330050F0A0B3EC666B86099663B72C4F6A54AF2750DFD8BD5
telfhash t1a0b01122cc8a8e020200882e0a0a022fe280feb82c0bf303a0b80c28e0b2c8e0000083
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 UPX
File size (compressed) :60'808 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :123'472 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Unpacked file: 5891a3295e44a2a3e03cab01e78efa6c7e2650227fa611420d42b857c38d4dcb

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
60
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
DNS request
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Locks files
Creating a file
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Kills processes
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-07-02T20:51:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-04T17:06:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
52 / 100
Signature
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Multiverze
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-07-02 23:06:32 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
20 of 38 (52.63%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  6/10
Tags:
antivm discovery linux upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Checks hardware identifiers (DMI)
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
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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


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

Web download

Gafgyt

elf 8168a485ec800b17645de89c8201a335287c9fd57e6af15600eb5bb4d16b895c

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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