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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 32 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8e52535da23d28c3db736359830307656fdcb668c9e3ccd6c14b019d667b8e00
SHA3-384 hash: 49a85dfee9fe9f5c31961dce7a65bd6a4c8ccaf1c5b32dcf908aa9434fb3cb3b2f7a00a9bfddec7adc664d97fab0146f
SHA1 hash: 7f5a2bd2c2eda45695ef3bdc27e5caf2ebd5aa5d
MD5 hash: eda25dfa159af5368ffea79fcccc9b26
humanhash: oranges-kentucky-high-maryland
File name:x-8.6-.SNOOPY
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:94'392 bytes
First seen:2026-01-09 23:14:51 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:p73pR41Y131nYwzuPZjabtVWnV/Vz3/GaWaQ5p8moIY3OVjuN3Nne:p4C131nBuP1aLEV/VL+aWaQb8mrY3OVL
TLSH T174933A37B552C67FC08346B42BCB9A219C2374FB1B36B11A73D87DA92F129C85D5AB01
telfhash t18b11e10671fa89282bf299245cbc43f5265126233785be75bf0ec5c0593b003b939ecb
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

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
38
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Connection attempt
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.64.le
First seen:
2026-01-09T21:27:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-10T00:21:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=d2149445-1b00-0000-e152-f4cd930c0000 pid=3219 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=90503648-1b00-0000-e152-f4cd940c0000 pid=3220 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=d2149445-1b00-0000-e152-f4cd930c0000 pid=3219->guuid=90503648-1b00-0000-e152-f4cd940c0000 pid=3220 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=90503648-1b00-0000-e152-f4cd940c0000 pid=3220->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=c83e6f48-1b00-0000-e152-f4cd950c0000 pid=3221 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=90503648-1b00-0000-e152-f4cd940c0000 pid=3220->guuid=c83e6f48-1b00-0000-e152-f4cd950c0000 pid=3221 clone guuid=8e937748-1b00-0000-e152-f4cd960c0000 pid=3222 /tmp/sample.bin net zombie guuid=c83e6f48-1b00-0000-e152-f4cd950c0000 pid=3221->guuid=8e937748-1b00-0000-e152-f4cd960c0000 pid=3222 clone 7991a83a-a3e5-5577-ba26-475a1a28e6b2 151.243.109.235:838 guuid=8e937748-1b00-0000-e152-f4cd960c0000 pid=3222->7991a83a-a3e5-5577-ba26-475a1a28e6b2 con
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
96 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Contains symbols with names commonly found in malware
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-09 23:16:01 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
20 of 24 (83.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads system network configuration
Reads system routing table
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
151.243.109.235:838
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
botnet trojan gafgyt Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135920-0
YARA:
botnet_dedsec Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a6a2adb9 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_f3d83a74 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_807911a2 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_31796a40 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a0a4de11 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_09c3070e Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d0c57a2e Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_dd0d6173 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_779e142f Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_cf84c9f2 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_0cd591cd Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_e4a1982b Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_32eb0c81 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a33a8363 Linux_Gafgyt_May_2024
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_dedsec
Author:NDA0E
Description:dedsec botnet
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:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
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_Gafgyt_Generic
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_09c3070e
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_0cd591cd
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_31796a40
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_32eb0c81
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_779e142f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_807911a2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a0a4de11
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a33a8363
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a6a2adb9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_cf84c9f2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d0c57a2e
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_dd0d6173
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_e4a1982b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_f3d83a74
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Mal_LNX_Gafgyt_Botnet_ELF
Author:Phatcharadol Thangplub
Description:Use to detect Gafgyt botnet, and there variants.
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf 8e52535da23d28c3db736359830307656fdcb668c9e3ccd6c14b019d667b8e00

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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