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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 9cab3483f2f0fcd6fec9ba593b3261b731bc823a74b97ed18e6287dc52b03496
SHA3-384 hash: 606bd223b4d1b75dd866891a6b4e21a1a62d5b3303bed329381bc18913e60d34a8e78cd126f1204988f2f409f3929f6a
SHA1 hash: 23890608afdf7221078a6b3e684e55842a694e2e
MD5 hash: 28f71535f2e9761607a5ff407c8b20d3
humanhash: oscar-asparagus-grey-winter
File name:mips
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:64'168 bytes
First seen:2026-07-22 06:10:23 UTC
Last seen:2026-07-22 08:13:18 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:dbkS9+suglnCxhdQeigLCTZyFVrkUN564TBVEWeL:dbkS9NnMhdFCYFSUN56CBVEpL
TLSH T1AB53016C0614CCBDE96924B144ED7BE01DB686F9A506E8B10F25F4FEED390250A7F41B
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 UPX
File size (compressed) :64'168 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :203'928 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Unpacked file: e73f6c754fba84f30d5e15b5c6b1386f794ff8368591c12c50c31fd9706ea62a

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
93
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
6
Number of processes launched:
8
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Firewall Changes
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=70067133-1800-0000-9f71-1d8acf0a0000 pid=2767 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=11e23535-1800-0000-9f71-1d8ad80a0000 pid=2776 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=70067133-1800-0000-9f71-1d8acf0a0000 pid=2767->guuid=11e23535-1800-0000-9f71-1d8ad80a0000 pid=2776 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
60 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1946273 Sample: mips.elf Startdate: 22/07/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 60 14 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOS-USDepartmentofStateUS ZZ 2->14 16 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->16 18 3 other IPs or domains 2->18 20 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->20 22 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->22 24 Sample is packed with UPX 2->24 6 python3.8 dpkg 2->6         started        8 dash rm 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 mips.elf 2->12         started        signatures3 process4
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2026-07-22 06:11:36 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
11 of 36 (30.56%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  5/10
Tags:
upx
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
Reference:Internal Research
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:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf 9cab3483f2f0fcd6fec9ba593b3261b731bc823a74b97ed18e6287dc52b03496

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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