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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8a7dc9e82c8d24fe5c62c9dfac5dfbfa9fd5a514bcbdc8cb0e3fe4a1e4ee746f
SHA3-384 hash: c324084f075cf105e3cc239486e0c30ddb24405d97dae0239eff48d857f5cd8671d0f1ff821a7e7b39f716caf4321fa5
SHA1 hash: d5d93d3cbd3e3fb05f7f151233d24c58e45ea78a
MD5 hash: bf01c7e1785cdcb48a4b862fa040a33c
humanhash: pasta-table-wolfram-ink
File name:FBI.arm7
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:129'968 bytes
First seen:2026-04-18 15:44:14 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:i6nP6nlJosoawDh6iNwaVBgqO7sCk3Xr5h/pc1n:iSP6nlesoawF6iNwaLgYCk375ha1n
TLSH T1E3C32917F9419F41C1C325BAFB8E964933136FF8E3EB7102D9249F60278699B0E76941
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
102
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Connection attempt
Gains root access
Substitutes an application name
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-04-18T13:41:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-04-18T14:17:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=eb5fa4ef-1a00-0000-b035-6e879d0b0000 pid=2973 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=c9c8d1f2-1a00-0000-b035-6e87a80b0000 pid=2984 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=eb5fa4ef-1a00-0000-b035-6e879d0b0000 pid=2973->guuid=c9c8d1f2-1a00-0000-b035-6e87a80b0000 pid=2984 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1900648 Sample: FBI.arm7.elf Startdate: 18/04/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 32 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->32 34 198.50.200.192, 446, 57582, 57584 OVHFR Canada 2->34 36 4 other IPs or domains 2->36 38 Found malware configuration 2->38 40 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->40 42 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->42 44 3 other signatures 2->44 10 FBI.arm7.elf 2->10         started        12 python3.8 dpkg 2->12         started        14 dash rm 2->14         started        16 dash rm 2->16         started        signatures3 process4 process5 18 FBI.arm7.elf 10->18         started        20 FBI.arm7.elf 10->20         started        process6 22 FBI.arm7.elf 18->22         started        24 FBI.arm7.elf 18->24         started        process7 26 FBI.arm7.elf 22->26         started        28 FBI.arm7.elf 24->28         started        process8 30 FBI.arm7.elf 26->30         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Exploit.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-04-18 15:45:41 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt botnet
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Writes DNS configuration
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_mortem_qbot_gafgyt
Author:cip
Description:Some strings that stand out from a publicly-available botnet source code (Mortem-qBot-Botnet-Src)
Rule name:botnet_Yakuza
Author:NDA0E
Description:Yakuza botnet
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
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


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf 8a7dc9e82c8d24fe5c62c9dfac5dfbfa9fd5a514bcbdc8cb0e3fe4a1e4ee746f

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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