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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 21 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 926409fcac7a998bdbffd12ac2a7206d37a4611d60eba237aa74eff3f56afc76
SHA3-384 hash: ef6fb258b98d94fa3fefd2b39d0573f3f99b85051eb2b4660a7dae6a972efc32367cba4bf4312a2e500b6af21a4fcc38
SHA1 hash: c60853f8372e1b5192bf28fed5e13d24d9c6a34e
MD5 hash: a5eafb1fb9037ace7cacc48bef79ef9a
humanhash: sink-winter-washington-sweet
File name:qv3.x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:222'431 bytes
First seen:2026-10-07 15:38:42 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 6144:dX3MVAndQ4T0kRyCJEQom2tpMM5j4Ja4bpKQzI4bHl:dX3MKdQ4QkZEIUMM5j4Ja4bpKQzI4bHl
TLSH T18E244B0779D08DFBC4D6CBB417DB95218923F8291B22320BB794BDE92F4DE986E1D214
telfhash t12b812048983c09ddaf232c2968ac6bf35957e52a32e6bb19ff16ddc0044e429f548d1f
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 :
84
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
DNS request
Kills processes
Creating a file
Substitutes an application name
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.64.le
First seen:
2026-10-07T08:01:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-07T08:25:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=868e3026-1a00-0000-a133-e373dc0a0000 pid=2780 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=2f9b2c28-1a00-0000-a133-e373e00a0000 pid=2784 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=868e3026-1a00-0000-a133-e373dc0a0000 pid=2780->guuid=2f9b2c28-1a00-0000-a133-e373e00a0000 pid=2784 execve guuid=6e9a4728-1a00-0000-a133-e373e20a0000 pid=2786 /tmp/sample.bin zombie guuid=2f9b2c28-1a00-0000-a133-e373e00a0000 pid=2784->guuid=6e9a4728-1a00-0000-a133-e373e20a0000 pid=2786 clone guuid=d0b15428-1a00-0000-a133-e373e30a0000 pid=2787 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data write-file zombie guuid=6e9a4728-1a00-0000-a133-e373e20a0000 pid=2786->guuid=d0b15428-1a00-0000-a133-e373e30a0000 pid=2787 clone 4f6baed0-9587-596c-82b3-fd721afe4cc1 10.0.2.3:53 guuid=d0b15428-1a00-0000-a133-e373e30a0000 pid=2787->4f6baed0-9587-596c-82b3-fd721afe4cc1 send: 40B guuid=5c067028-1a00-0000-a133-e373e40a0000 pid=2788 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=d0b15428-1a00-0000-a133-e373e30a0000 pid=2787->guuid=5c067028-1a00-0000-a133-e373e40a0000 pid=2788 clone guuid=d9d47528-1a00-0000-a133-e373e60a0000 pid=2790 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=5c067028-1a00-0000-a133-e373e40a0000 pid=2788->guuid=d9d47528-1a00-0000-a133-e373e60a0000 pid=2790 clone guuid=67f18128-1a00-0000-a133-e373e70a0000 pid=2791 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=5c067028-1a00-0000-a133-e373e40a0000 pid=2788->guuid=67f18128-1a00-0000-a133-e373e70a0000 pid=2791 clone guuid=c7663529-1a00-0000-a133-e373ea0a0000 pid=2794 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=5c067028-1a00-0000-a133-e373e40a0000 pid=2788->guuid=c7663529-1a00-0000-a133-e373ea0a0000 pid=2794 clone guuid=feaf3c29-1a00-0000-a133-e373eb0a0000 pid=2795 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=5c067028-1a00-0000-a133-e373e40a0000 pid=2788->guuid=feaf3c29-1a00-0000-a133-e373eb0a0000 pid=2795 clone guuid=f99c4129-1a00-0000-a133-e373ec0a0000 pid=2796 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=5c067028-1a00-0000-a133-e373e40a0000 pid=2788->guuid=f99c4129-1a00-0000-a133-e373ec0a0000 pid=2796 clone guuid=92854829-1a00-0000-a133-e373ed0a0000 pid=2797 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=5c067028-1a00-0000-a133-e373e40a0000 pid=2788->guuid=92854829-1a00-0000-a133-e373ed0a0000 pid=2797 clone guuid=376f4d29-1a00-0000-a133-e373ee0a0000 pid=2798 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=5c067028-1a00-0000-a133-e373e40a0000 pid=2788->guuid=376f4d29-1a00-0000-a133-e373ee0a0000 pid=2798 clone guuid=e6425429-1a00-0000-a133-e373ef0a0000 pid=2799 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=5c067028-1a00-0000-a133-e373e40a0000 pid=2788->guuid=e6425429-1a00-0000-a133-e373ef0a0000 pid=2799 clone guuid=c7663529-1a00-0000-a133-e373ea0a0000 pid=2794|network network activity to 41 IP addresses review logs to see them all guuid=c7663529-1a00-0000-a133-e373ea0a0000 pid=2794->guuid=c7663529-1a00-0000-a133-e373ea0a0000 pid=2794|network network guuid=feaf3c29-1a00-0000-a133-e373eb0a0000 pid=2795|network network activity to 41 IP addresses review logs to see them all guuid=feaf3c29-1a00-0000-a133-e373eb0a0000 pid=2795->guuid=feaf3c29-1a00-0000-a133-e373eb0a0000 pid=2795|network network guuid=f99c4129-1a00-0000-a133-e373ec0a0000 pid=2796|network network activity to 40 IP addresses review logs to see them all guuid=f99c4129-1a00-0000-a133-e373ec0a0000 pid=2796->guuid=f99c4129-1a00-0000-a133-e373ec0a0000 pid=2796|network network guuid=92854829-1a00-0000-a133-e373ed0a0000 pid=2797|network network activity to 38 IP addresses review logs to see them all guuid=92854829-1a00-0000-a133-e373ed0a0000 pid=2797->guuid=92854829-1a00-0000-a133-e373ed0a0000 pid=2797|network network guuid=376f4d29-1a00-0000-a133-e373ee0a0000 pid=2798|network network activity to 41 IP addresses review logs to see them all guuid=376f4d29-1a00-0000-a133-e373ee0a0000 pid=2798->guuid=376f4d29-1a00-0000-a133-e373ee0a0000 pid=2798|network network guuid=e6425429-1a00-0000-a133-e373ef0a0000 pid=2799|network network activity to 41 IP addresses review logs to see them all guuid=e6425429-1a00-0000-a133-e373ef0a0000 pid=2799->guuid=e6425429-1a00-0000-a133-e373ef0a0000 pid=2799|network network
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-07 14:18:17 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
20 of 38 (52.63%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Contacts a large (611) amount of remote hosts
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ach_202503_elf_Mirai
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files
Rule name:CoinMiner_Strings
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects mining pool protocol string in Executable
Reference:https://minergate.com/faq/what-pool-address
Rule name:CoinMiner_Strings_RID2DDE
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects mining pool protocol string in Executable
Reference:https://minergate.com/faq/what-pool-address
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_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_0cd591cd
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_807911a2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a33a8363
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:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:telebot_framework
Author:vietdx.mb
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 926409fcac7a998bdbffd12ac2a7206d37a4611d60eba237aa74eff3f56afc76

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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