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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 5


Intelligence 5 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: a1ed529b2e3b66a764009aa48f609809f18e55ebb4e5809f933966aa3583467d
SHA3-384 hash: 48f2b62cb41df12c13691e1593d669da9a39a98592745d9e1cad3fbfe433bdf1ffbfdf30fdaeb134ef9ed7dec2dbe653
SHA1 hash: 861471c754422797802f17da9b8e8dd09bffdbe3
MD5 hash: 44334a0188a57a038d58f52405f65d93
humanhash: fruit-ceiling-mobile-venus
File name:assailant.mips
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Signature Gafgyt
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File size:154'480 bytes
First seen:2026-01-20 14:52:21 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:AvtLZpuGPyaT/45hKWEfSaWURxuZq+1uPNd5R:cQOR45hKWLURxuZq+1uPNd5R
TLSH T180E3766E3E21AFBEE268867107F75F70C395259326A19382E26CD7085F7128D1C5F7A0
telfhash t1db21f14396f68a2c6fb3587468fc06a11552a5237260bf70af5ec1409d33105b479e8f
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
62
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Detection(s):
Sanesecurity.Malware.30395.LC.UNOFFICIAL
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Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-6981154-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7138855-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7139223-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7139232-0
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Unix.Proxy.Mirai-7844054-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-8041698-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9864781-0
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Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/b66a3e00-d935-4784-929b-b41481f7f180
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=e880e9ba-1a00-0000-0657-2afc910c0000 pid=3217 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=a50700be-1a00-0000-0657-2afc980c0000 pid=3224 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=e880e9ba-1a00-0000-0657-2afc910c0000 pid=3217->guuid=a50700be-1a00-0000-0657-2afc980c0000 pid=3224 execve
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/c6960d48-4ea1-4624-841b-a3641c22c032
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
92 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1854030
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
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
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1854030 Sample: assailant.mips.elf Startdate: 20/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 92 39 178.16.52.166, 42516 DUSNET-ASDE Germany 2->39 41 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->41 43 Found malware configuration 2->43 45 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->45 47 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->47 49 4 other signatures 2->49 15 assailant.mips.elf 2->15         started        17 python3.8 dpkg 2->17         started        signatures3 process4 process5 19 assailant.mips.elf 15->19         started        process6 21 assailant.mips.elf 19->21         started        process7 23 assailant.mips.elf 21->23         started        25 assailant.mips.elf 21->25         started        process8 27 assailant.mips.elf 23->27         started        process9 29 assailant.mips.elf 27->29         started        process10 31 assailant.mips.elf 29->31         started        process11 33 assailant.mips.elf 31->33         started        process12 35 assailant.mips.elf 33->35         started        process13 37 assailant.mips.elf 35->37         started       
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/a1ed529b2e3b66a764009aa48f609809f18e55ebb4e5809f933966aa3583467d
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/a1ed529b2e3b66a764009aa48f609809f18e55ebb4e5809f933966aa3583467d/
Gathering data
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=uhwvfgzohntkozaatksi6yeybhyy4vplwtsybh4thftkunmdiz6q._file
Result
Malware family:
gafgyt
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt discovery
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260120-r87rwahs9h/
Behaviour
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
178.16.52.166:42516
Verdict:
Unknown
Tags:
trojan gafgyt
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_30444846
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/b1ccfadd-4087-4516-959a-ca415b61d844
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/a1ed529b2e3b66a764009aa48f609809f18e55ebb4e5809f933966aa3583467d

YARA Signatures

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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:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
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Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_30444846
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Mal_LNX_Gafgyt_Botnet_ELF
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Author:Phatcharadol Thangplub
Description:Use to detect Gafgyt botnet, and there variants.
Rule name:NET
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Author:malware-lu
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

File information

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Web download

Gafgyt

elf a1ed529b2e3b66a764009aa48f609809f18e55ebb4e5809f933966aa3583467d

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3760680/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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