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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a3a0dcd8d8a9bc8a4172589724f2969cafdb7942ab83f23f918338e7f8df9e2a
SHA3-384 hash: b765f47e4cddf44479bd7d7ae52335680d39c1b282baa2fd2dd52ddc3d651b6c184f6701b2f9cd7b07dd82f92800447b
SHA1 hash: 95d87ca1d337b010d595a3855d815e6dec9d9ac3
MD5 hash: cfabe5c5738ff56221629a89d5eeb066
humanhash: equal-cardinal-oxygen-hot
File name:arm
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:158'432 bytes
First seen:2026-03-03 13:54:19 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:hzYg/WnMNOefLIP6xzpzg+ISAAU7TmPMnxHvADpMVT/Ey8KifUOHYiMI9V/l9LwF:X/boefLZKd7qeAyVwy8LE/Y9oj
TLSH T1F3F31945FC919F26C6D612BBFB4E428D3B1A07A8D3EE720389255F24378B85B0E77152
telfhash t13ce02b61fb641dca7395c4b692de010f47efb9ca47723d659799df1604630c6341d40b
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 mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
76
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
62
Number of processes launched:
8
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Firewall Changes
Kernel Modules
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
60 / 100
Signature
Executes the "iptables" command to insert, remove and/or manipulate rules
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Gafgyt
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1877476 Sample: arm.elf Startdate: 03/03/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 60 37 asteriaproject.dstat.click 91.92.242.13, 35342, 36654 THEZONEBG Bulgaria 2->37 39 77.105.138.202, 35342 PLUSTELECOM-ASRU Russian Federation 2->39 41 2 other IPs or domains 2->41 43 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->43 45 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->45 10 arm.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 process5 12 arm.elf 10->12         started        process6 14 arm.elf 12->14         started        16 arm.elf 12->16         started        process7 18 arm.elf sh 14->18         started        20 arm.elf sh 14->20         started        22 arm.elf sh 14->22         started        24 2 other processes 14->24 process8 26 sh iptables 18->26         started        29 sh busybox 20->29         started        31 sh busybox 22->31         started        33 sh 24->33         started        35 sh 24->35         started        signatures9 47 Executes the "iptables" command to insert, remove and/or manipulate rules 26->47
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-03 13:55:30 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 24 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_d94e1020
Author:Elastic Security
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


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Gafgyt

elf a3a0dcd8d8a9bc8a4172589724f2969cafdb7942ab83f23f918338e7f8df9e2a

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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