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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 11 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8dcc6d4480266b140eb989d6cbe68cb58352710933cd0b735366cf00644c44f0
SHA3-384 hash: f78c80a666c30b448266ca2a4050d79124130276aa7def57458596c4cd90a15ca021699e6772c55eb4b29cc3b84cdf3b
SHA1 hash: 5ed917ca782fae804aa748154183a9e6687bb7a4
MD5 hash: c0d0c60b9690fdeeb49f214181f37df5
humanhash: pluto-yankee-dakota-iowa
File name:FBI.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:91'212 bytes
First seen:2026-06-11 02:49:19 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:ODxHhBPQBM69XMar9wEeHo7mUvsEyabYB5bqNd2xOyQJ33+ZPEg:mXeRMar9eo7MEY/qbVJ3uZPn
TLSH T106933BDAFA42CEB3D06310F116BA6B218971F9FB1C23D682D7647DB09D111C19A16FAC
telfhash t1e141c5f62eec09ecb7d15808c24b2bd31a19e63b262071f746a6685137f7b4190b7c39
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 :
81
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Creating a file
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Gains root access
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-06-11T00:04:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-06-12T18:38:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=b31dd993-1a00-0000-5aa1-0cb71e0b0000 pid=2846 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=26ff3497-1a00-0000-5aa1-0cb7240b0000 pid=2852 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=b31dd993-1a00-0000-5aa1-0cb71e0b0000 pid=2846->guuid=26ff3497-1a00-0000-5aa1-0cb7240b0000 pid=2852 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=26ff3497-1a00-0000-5aa1-0cb7240b0000 pid=2852->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=91bf5997-1a00-0000-5aa1-0cb7250b0000 pid=2853 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=26ff3497-1a00-0000-5aa1-0cb7240b0000 pid=2852->guuid=91bf5997-1a00-0000-5aa1-0cb7250b0000 pid=2853 clone guuid=e1d76497-1a00-0000-5aa1-0cb7270b0000 pid=2855 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data write-file zombie guuid=26ff3497-1a00-0000-5aa1-0cb7240b0000 pid=2852->guuid=e1d76497-1a00-0000-5aa1-0cb7270b0000 pid=2855 clone cb45f4e0-8c85-55b4-a21f-e458f5c966c8 150.40.127.154:6969 guuid=e1d76497-1a00-0000-5aa1-0cb7270b0000 pid=2855->cb45f4e0-8c85-55b4-a21f-e458f5c966c8 send: 35784B guuid=d7a0f999-1a00-0000-5aa1-0cb72e0b0000 pid=2862 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data write-file guuid=e1d76497-1a00-0000-5aa1-0cb7270b0000 pid=2855->guuid=d7a0f999-1a00-0000-5aa1-0cb72e0b0000 pid=2862 clone guuid=bcc34a11-1b00-0000-5aa1-0cb71e0c0000 pid=3102 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=e1d76497-1a00-0000-5aa1-0cb7270b0000 pid=2855->guuid=bcc34a11-1b00-0000-5aa1-0cb71e0c0000 pid=3102 clone guuid=d7a0f999-1a00-0000-5aa1-0cb72e0b0000 pid=2862->cb45f4e0-8c85-55b4-a21f-e458f5c966c8 send: 37080B guuid=47bb119a-1a00-0000-5aa1-0cb72f0b0000 pid=2863 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=d7a0f999-1a00-0000-5aa1-0cb72e0b0000 pid=2862->guuid=47bb119a-1a00-0000-5aa1-0cb72f0b0000 pid=2863 clone guuid=4f9f1c9a-1a00-0000-5aa1-0cb7310b0000 pid=2865 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=47bb119a-1a00-0000-5aa1-0cb72f0b0000 pid=2863->guuid=4f9f1c9a-1a00-0000-5aa1-0cb7310b0000 pid=2865 clone guuid=ff255711-1b00-0000-5aa1-0cb71f0c0000 pid=3103 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=bcc34a11-1b00-0000-5aa1-0cb71e0c0000 pid=3102->guuid=ff255711-1b00-0000-5aa1-0cb71f0c0000 pid=3103 clone
Threat name:
Linux.Exploit.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-06-11 02:51:28 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt botnet linux
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Writes DNS configuration
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9
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 8dcc6d4480266b140eb989d6cbe68cb58352710933cd0b735366cf00644c44f0

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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