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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 14 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 9cbe471b6a376544ba200db0ebe96ead0a3a7bbdd51ee9d30e55febf3c51ae63
SHA3-384 hash: 45e35d9eb283ea766a5cebf6e1797db181c9c9ec70b50cc527cd555f138aebb9292292fe6f1ba700dae66d7ae413ce55
SHA1 hash: 44366700bbeba81af1a5a0f0e321a3560f0f7ec9
MD5 hash: 4d93d2b35388b86bb51d71c271fc13c7
humanhash: alanine-undress-april-robert
File name:pXdN91.armv6l
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:134'283 bytes
First seen:2026-02-03 23:56:54 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:9ua5cn2EU8k2MVMk2s2yVjlA8uImGQ9aTXG6X:Ua6n2EeMbs21ImGQ9aTG6X
TLSH T1AFD33A05F5608727C2D3277AB79E465D37331BA493DB33225A34AFB42BC17891E3A921
telfhash t1e721ed16a5ba8a282ff64a30adbc43f115502b2373527e71bf19c5c8553b003a53adcb
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
32
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bashlite gafgyt gcc mirai rust
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
8
Number of processes launched:
4
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
type:Gafgyt 185.242.3.144:6149
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.a HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=51eab751-1b00-0000-4cc7-af5a750b0000 pid=2933 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=369f2855-1b00-0000-4cc7-af5a790b0000 pid=2937 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=51eab751-1b00-0000-4cc7-af5a750b0000 pid=2933->guuid=369f2855-1b00-0000-4cc7-af5a790b0000 pid=2937 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Gafgyt
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Detected Mirai
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
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1862893 Sample: pXdN91.armv6l.elf Startdate: 04/02/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 25 185.242.3.144, 36268, 6149 ATOM3-ASUA Ukraine 2->25 27 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->27 29 4 other IPs or domains 2->29 31 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->31 33 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->33 35 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->35 37 4 other signatures 2->37 8 pXdN91.armv6l.elf 2->8         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 python3.8 dpkg 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 39 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 8->39 17 pXdN91.armv6l.elf 8->17         started        19 pXdN91.armv6l.elf 8->19         started        21 pXdN91.armv6l.elf 8->21         started        process6 process7 23 pXdN91.armv6l.elf 17->23         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-03 23:57:19 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
21 of 36 (58.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Reads system network configuration
Reads system routing table
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
185.242.3.144:6149
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ach_202503_elf_Mirai
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files
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_Generic_Threat_d2dca9e7
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
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 9cbe471b6a376544ba200db0ebe96ead0a3a7bbdd51ee9d30e55febf3c51ae63

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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