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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 30 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a34902f172965c2a8d0d3d0922ae70ebee739de1d8348fa4851aad891f6f968e
SHA3-384 hash: 607af83b2768e8feaa7cae28a8299e0b0975aa433875e99d6f8a7688e7487b89d68e3d30870356d0644d48c3d6a29c94
SHA1 hash: ce1805564e9b44f5fe31463e3058f62918899c8b
MD5 hash: be734f8bb7c8638e433594e9cfa0f60e
humanhash: minnesota-oklahoma-chicken-stairway
File name:a34902f172965c2a8d0d3d0922ae70ebee739de1d8348fa4851aad891f6f968e.elf
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:93'800 bytes
First seen:2026-09-04 20:42:47 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:DuLXuP6oMYexZBsRD8ZuDt7KyQLC7cc43RWphaGQSOPZ3VVOXSPKm9pon:oeP6hxZeSuDtGd27ccMRWphaGQSOPxVY
TLSH T1FD936C23B552C67BC0C746B52BDB9A214823B5BA0F33724A73D47DE92F058C91E6DB81
telfhash t1f921df42a5b68a296ff2982458bc06b1159266233260ef70af1ec1809937002a539e8b
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 whack_sh
Tags:elf exe gafgyt whack.sh

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
145
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Gains root access
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.64.le
First seen:
2026-09-04T18:47:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-06T01:38:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=e197a8c4-1c00-0000-69b9-84eb110c0000 pid=3089 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=5a87cac6-1c00-0000-69b9-84eb150c0000 pid=3093 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=e197a8c4-1c00-0000-69b9-84eb110c0000 pid=3089->guuid=5a87cac6-1c00-0000-69b9-84eb150c0000 pid=3093 execve guuid=ba8afcc6-1c00-0000-69b9-84eb160c0000 pid=3094 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=5a87cac6-1c00-0000-69b9-84eb150c0000 pid=3093->guuid=ba8afcc6-1c00-0000-69b9-84eb160c0000 pid=3094 clone guuid=24d004c7-1c00-0000-69b9-84eb170c0000 pid=3095 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=ba8afcc6-1c00-0000-69b9-84eb160c0000 pid=3094->guuid=24d004c7-1c00-0000-69b9-84eb170c0000 pid=3095 clone guuid=a54411c7-1c00-0000-69b9-84eb180c0000 pid=3096 /tmp/sample.bin net zombie guuid=24d004c7-1c00-0000-69b9-84eb170c0000 pid=3095->guuid=a54411c7-1c00-0000-69b9-84eb180c0000 pid=3096 clone 9a106cff-419f-5434-b9b7-7f7102770ddd 190.123.46.208:6963 guuid=a54411c7-1c00-0000-69b9-84eb180c0000 pid=3096->9a106cff-419f-5434-b9b7-7f7102770ddd con guuid=743bdffe-1d00-0000-69b9-84eb740e0000 pid=3700 /tmp/sample.bin net zombie guuid=a54411c7-1c00-0000-69b9-84eb180c0000 pid=3096->guuid=743bdffe-1d00-0000-69b9-84eb740e0000 pid=3700 clone guuid=743bdffe-1d00-0000-69b9-84eb740e0000 pid=3700->9a106cff-419f-5434-b9b7-7f7102770ddd con guuid=18d23835-1f00-0000-69b9-84ebd9110000 pid=4569 /tmp/sample.bin net zombie guuid=743bdffe-1d00-0000-69b9-84eb740e0000 pid=3700->guuid=18d23835-1f00-0000-69b9-84ebd9110000 pid=4569 clone guuid=18d23835-1f00-0000-69b9-84ebd9110000 pid=4569->9a106cff-419f-5434-b9b7-7f7102770ddd con guuid=e966c068-2000-0000-69b9-84ebf7130000 pid=5111 /tmp/sample.bin net zombie guuid=18d23835-1f00-0000-69b9-84ebd9110000 pid=4569->guuid=e966c068-2000-0000-69b9-84ebf7130000 pid=5111 clone guuid=e966c068-2000-0000-69b9-84ebf7130000 pid=5111->9a106cff-419f-5434-b9b7-7f7102770ddd con guuid=60ea089e-2100-0000-69b9-84ebff130000 pid=5119 /tmp/sample.bin net zombie guuid=e966c068-2000-0000-69b9-84ebf7130000 pid=5111->guuid=60ea089e-2100-0000-69b9-84ebff130000 pid=5119 clone guuid=60ea089e-2100-0000-69b9-84ebff130000 pid=5119->9a106cff-419f-5434-b9b7-7f7102770ddd con guuid=d04268da-2200-0000-69b9-84eb20140000 pid=5152 /tmp/sample.bin net zombie guuid=60ea089e-2100-0000-69b9-84ebff130000 pid=5119->guuid=d04268da-2200-0000-69b9-84eb20140000 pid=5152 clone guuid=d04268da-2200-0000-69b9-84eb20140000 pid=5152->9a106cff-419f-5434-b9b7-7f7102770ddd con guuid=9116230e-2400-0000-69b9-84eb21140000 pid=5153 /tmp/sample.bin net zombie guuid=d04268da-2200-0000-69b9-84eb20140000 pid=5152->guuid=9116230e-2400-0000-69b9-84eb21140000 pid=5153 clone guuid=9116230e-2400-0000-69b9-84eb21140000 pid=5153->9a106cff-419f-5434-b9b7-7f7102770ddd con guuid=fad98a41-2500-0000-69b9-84eb22140000 pid=5154 /tmp/sample.bin net zombie guuid=9116230e-2400-0000-69b9-84eb21140000 pid=5153->guuid=fad98a41-2500-0000-69b9-84eb22140000 pid=5154 clone guuid=fad98a41-2500-0000-69b9-84eb22140000 pid=5154->9a106cff-419f-5434-b9b7-7f7102770ddd con guuid=232a1c75-2600-0000-69b9-84eb23140000 pid=5155 /tmp/sample.bin net zombie guuid=fad98a41-2500-0000-69b9-84eb22140000 pid=5154->guuid=232a1c75-2600-0000-69b9-84eb23140000 pid=5155 clone guuid=232a1c75-2600-0000-69b9-84eb23140000 pid=5155->9a106cff-419f-5434-b9b7-7f7102770ddd con guuid=e194ffa8-2700-0000-69b9-84eb24140000 pid=5156 /tmp/sample.bin net zombie guuid=232a1c75-2600-0000-69b9-84eb23140000 pid=5155->guuid=e194ffa8-2700-0000-69b9-84eb24140000 pid=5156 clone guuid=e194ffa8-2700-0000-69b9-84eb24140000 pid=5156->9a106cff-419f-5434-b9b7-7f7102770ddd con guuid=04170ee0-2800-0000-69b9-84eb25140000 pid=5157 /tmp/sample.bin net zombie guuid=e194ffa8-2700-0000-69b9-84eb24140000 pid=5156->guuid=04170ee0-2800-0000-69b9-84eb25140000 pid=5157 clone guuid=04170ee0-2800-0000-69b9-84eb25140000 pid=5157->9a106cff-419f-5434-b9b7-7f7102770ddd con guuid=c619851a-2a00-0000-69b9-84eb26140000 pid=5158 /tmp/sample.bin net zombie guuid=04170ee0-2800-0000-69b9-84eb25140000 pid=5157->guuid=c619851a-2a00-0000-69b9-84eb26140000 pid=5158 clone guuid=c619851a-2a00-0000-69b9-84eb26140000 pid=5158->9a106cff-419f-5434-b9b7-7f7102770ddd con
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-04 20:44:03 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 24 (79.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt botnet linux
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
190.123.46.208:6963
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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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_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_09c3070e
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_0cd591cd
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_148b91a2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_31796a40
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_32eb0c81
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_656bf077
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_779e142f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_807911a2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a0a4de11
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a33a8363
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a6a2adb9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d0c57a2e
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_dd0d6173
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_e0673a90
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_f3d83a74
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Mal_LNX_Gafgyt_Botnet_ELF
Author:Phatcharadol Thangplub
Description:Use to detect Gafgyt botnet, and there variants.
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 a34902f172965c2a8d0d3d0922ae70ebee739de1d8348fa4851aad891f6f968e

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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