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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 17 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 9cfba2d4c9899c0daa482915cf4f0600e3f67170bcf982cfa458ff878357c7c0
SHA3-384 hash: 9734fd776d17bd2df050c7be27e4d74529d8dcaa86b1037dc02cef404af0fcc0ecabd6854976043937b19a262160c192
SHA1 hash: 3858dec1dfa7921f8e592cbcdf9b40bf2412d4e4
MD5 hash: db8226a7322e24c0495949a9e488b007
humanhash: saturn-hamper-burger-grey
File name:m-p.s-l.exodus
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:188'282 bytes
First seen:2026-08-25 05:23:22 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:sEFjyu+TCs95eNW5hsMchmMXuqL1BVnKoe:sMynl/eNW5hs5hmMXuqL1BVnKoe
TLSH T170046279BB618EB7D80FCEB301DA5512188CD68642D97FABB2B4C528E78784F05D3D48
telfhash t1fc21419272f6ca293bb349746cbc43b52646b5232341bf74af0ec5c85833142b924ecb
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
39
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Sends data to a server
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=13053f6c-1c00-0000-301c-70663b0a0000 pid=2619 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=d8d26b6e-1c00-0000-301c-7066420a0000 pid=2626 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=13053f6c-1c00-0000-301c-70663b0a0000 pid=2619->guuid=d8d26b6e-1c00-0000-301c-7066420a0000 pid=2626 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Contains symbols with names commonly found in malware
Found malware configuration
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:
Gathering data
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt botnet discovery
Behaviour
Reads system network configuration
Reads system routing table
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
94.154.43.29:4444
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_dayzddos
Author:NDA0E
Description:dayzddos botnet
Rule name:botnet_dedsec
Author:NDA0E
Description:dedsec botnet
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_RyM
Author:NDA0E
Description:RyM botnet
Rule name:botnet_unknown
Author:NDA0E
Description:unknown botnet
Rule name:botnet_Vixaati
Author:NDA0E
Description:Vixaati botnet
Rule name:botnet_Yakuza
Author:NDA0E
Description:Yakuza botnet
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_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
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 9cfba2d4c9899c0daa482915cf4f0600e3f67170bcf982cfa458ff878357c7c0

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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