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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8fa80c33a2673776e0ac04e990ca120ee14bf1c03c68aa2b2bfe05a2fc379f4f
SHA3-384 hash: 50a36371d93f3e15af2fad5e0a8f772ff51a370a181f76ee31bdb6bb74c22da5702a4f83ff114597633c278e92d03da4
SHA1 hash: 066036f51742b5f1096e0ff57bb9c04b737a66e9
MD5 hash: 052db9b2580e25e314958e3262951af2
humanhash: nineteen-uniform-foxtrot-jersey
File name:cron
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:88'583 bytes
First seen:2026-03-03 06:21:36 UTC
Last seen:2026-03-03 12:24:03 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:rhUB/XYuBXJWiOV7NTEO07Kq6FUI+U7D47otwHUIe:1afYOfwNTZ0ObeUqotl
TLSH T1DD83099BB61D0BABC5975BB12CB737F19B69ED6002A211C4A10EFF9007B29702532F75
telfhash t17511ce52a4fa8a6c5ef2542098fc16741aa272273162be706f5cc1849c37002b629fce
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
115
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2017-12-16T04:04:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2023-11-14T23:45:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=4a2b58de-1900-0000-66b0-784117090000 pid=2327 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=3535bfe0-1900-0000-66b0-784120090000 pid=2336 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=4a2b58de-1900-0000-66b0-784117090000 pid=2327->guuid=3535bfe0-1900-0000-66b0-784120090000 pid=2336 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
76 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
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
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2017-12-16 01:40:10 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
27 of 36 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
linux
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
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_fb14e81f
Author:Elastic Security
Reference:0fd07e6068a721774716eb4940e2c19faef02d5bdacf3b018bf5995fa98a3a27
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:Tsunami_Backdoor
Author:@is_henderson
Description:Tsunami Backdoor
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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

Web download

Gafgyt

elf 8fa80c33a2673776e0ac04e990ca120ee14bf1c03c68aa2b2bfe05a2fc379f4f

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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