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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 17 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 956d94acef0b03da41f5bb0dac1b2864ec84d5d8194f0514dcb56928baa79224
SHA3-384 hash: 0fa269c8d2e10c893ad3d27444c1727c318cb1143b0bb541bbb43a41e4cea13cf98f35a2932f5466e731d73536c2f962
SHA1 hash: f6c35e8791717168a09deb60feeea2216e7ba8ca
MD5 hash: 5798e8f96f523de088e0e3fe7a947b2d
humanhash: yellow-wolfram-carpet-march
File name:2016Nwjx86
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Signature Gafgyt
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File size:221'019 bytes
First seen:2026-01-26 12:44:57 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 6144:ZQ8wOp4twNENIBbsm1bZiY2P+Utl5udBKG:y8hEfm1bZiY2P+Utl5udBKG
TLSH T142243A0775D08CFBC4D68BB41BEB95528523F8291B23620BB798FDA91F4DED86E1D210
telfhash t114917218993d48e9ef630c1d586dabe21497b52a32b67f19ff25cec0094e429f248d0b
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 :
31
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Detection(s):
Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7540662-0
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Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm anti-vm gafgyt gcc mirai
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/697761f555805a763ff67625/reports/40d3043b-2800-4649-8494-c822519e9984/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
true
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
2
Number of processes launched:
4
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Full report:
https://elfdigest.com/brief/956d94acef0b03da41f5bb0dac1b2864ec84d5d8194f0514dcb56928baa79224
Behaviour
Anti-VM
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/95750e01-0839-4ce2-aba0-d6c53a909d96
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=fca7cedc-1600-0000-0ca8-5ba5f70d0000 pid=3575 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=97262edf-1600-0000-0ca8-5ba5000e0000 pid=3584 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=fca7cedc-1600-0000-0ca8-5ba5f70d0000 pid=3575->guuid=97262edf-1600-0000-0ca8-5ba5000e0000 pid=3584 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=97262edf-1600-0000-0ca8-5ba5000e0000 pid=3584->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=46d52ee3-1600-0000-0ca8-5ba50a0e0000 pid=3594 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=97262edf-1600-0000-0ca8-5ba5000e0000 pid=3584->guuid=46d52ee3-1600-0000-0ca8-5ba50a0e0000 pid=3594 clone 3077fa2b-cf46-5172-a5a4-8a62a8582ff1 78.142.228.144:65483 guuid=46d52ee3-1600-0000-0ca8-5ba50a0e0000 pid=3594->3077fa2b-cf46-5172-a5a4-8a62a8582ff1 con 6a1c04b4-4e3f-5544-8b65-6ba04e97d547 0.0.0.0:839 guuid=46d52ee3-1600-0000-0ca8-5ba50a0e0000 pid=3594->6a1c04b4-4e3f-5544-8b65-6ba04e97d547 con edf65221-7e5c-53a7-abd1-a02b33c77871 127.0.0.1:839 guuid=46d52ee3-1600-0000-0ca8-5ba50a0e0000 pid=3594->edf65221-7e5c-53a7-abd1-a02b33c77871 send: 748B guuid=cbef6bf0-1600-0000-0ca8-5ba5310e0000 pid=3633 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=46d52ee3-1600-0000-0ca8-5ba50a0e0000 pid=3594->guuid=cbef6bf0-1600-0000-0ca8-5ba5310e0000 pid=3633 clone guuid=6e2871f0-1600-0000-0ca8-5ba5320e0000 pid=3634 /tmp/sample.bin send-data guuid=cbef6bf0-1600-0000-0ca8-5ba5310e0000 pid=3633->guuid=6e2871f0-1600-0000-0ca8-5ba5320e0000 pid=3634 clone guuid=6e2871f0-1600-0000-0ca8-5ba5320e0000 pid=3634->3077fa2b-cf46-5172-a5a4-8a62a8582ff1 send: 166B
Verdict:
Suspicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/5a71c825-0d12-4b30-8e23-b05ce0098e11
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
76 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1857565
Signature
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Gafgyt
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1857565 Sample: 2016Nwjx86.elf Startdate: 26/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 76 21 78.142.228.144, 59772, 59776, 59780 ANCHGLOBAL-AS-APAnchnetAsiaLimitedHK Netherlands 2->21 23 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->23 25 3 other IPs or domains 2->25 27 Found malware configuration 2->27 29 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->29 31 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->31 33 2 other signatures 2->33 9 2016Nwjx86.elf 2->9         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        signatures3 process4 process5 15 2016Nwjx86.elf 9->15         started        process6 17 2016Nwjx86.elf 15->17         started        process7 19 2016Nwjx86.elf 17->19         started       
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/956d94acef0b03da41f5bb0dac1b2864ec84d5d8194f0514dcb56928baa79224
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/956d94acef0b03da41f5bb0dac1b2864ec84d5d8194f0514dcb56928baa79224/
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-26 12:45:51 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
13 of 36 (36.11%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=svwzjlhpbmb5uqpvxmg2ygzimtwijvoydfhqkfg4wvusrovhsisa._file
Result
Malware family:
gafgyt
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt discovery linux
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260126-p1kahaaw8c/
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
78.142.228.144:65483
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YARA Signatures

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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
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Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
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Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:enterpriseunix2
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise UNIX
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
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Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_0cd591cd
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_807911a2
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a33a8363
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d0c57a2e
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:setsockopt
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:unixredflags3
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags
Rule name:vmdetect
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Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques

File information

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Gafgyt

elf 956d94acef0b03da41f5bb0dac1b2864ec84d5d8194f0514dcb56928baa79224

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3758117/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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