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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 19 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a3a420313870af122bdc8ecd1780d9e38ea95e25cc8bf35c18abfd05ee645bd0
SHA3-384 hash: 357b3f75edb46b0eeb8899af78c0fdfb54778b7d6cc4eba84a732ee069650f70fd79a4f208d1ade94d01a820c4daaf08
SHA1 hash: 97ef2bac1ca2101138cb532dbbbf03f8b1779725
MD5 hash: 43018bd93563abd65180d35c36ff8752
humanhash: twenty-bluebird-purple-florida
File name:arm6
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:259'448 bytes
First seen:2026-08-27 10:04:09 UTC
Last seen:2026-08-27 18:08:15 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 6144:ju/MmplJX6aJrIt2ISYN5hXw+cqIYomWltImZTkampztb:jaJpjX6aWt2Xk5hXpIYomWltImJkampt
TLSH T169443B15E4504B53C2D317B9BA9E865D3B331BA593DB33019F38AEB02FC2B9D1D29920
telfhash t141714054a47c0ad9af630d2968b85be35983f42622d5bf68ff0acdc4085f429f158e4b
Magika elf
Reporter BlinkzSec
Tags:gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
52
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-08-27T06:00:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-08-27T06:52:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=f9c2274c-2100-0000-e83e-232ec7080000 pid=2247 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=399fd94e-2100-0000-e83e-232ed0080000 pid=2256 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=f9c2274c-2100-0000-e83e-232ec7080000 pid=2247->guuid=399fd94e-2100-0000-e83e-232ed0080000 pid=2256 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-27 07:26:50 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 botnet discovery
Behaviour
Reads system network configuration
Reads system routing table
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
176.65.139.140:4444
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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: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: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


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

Web download

Gafgyt

elf a3a420313870af122bdc8ecd1780d9e38ea95e25cc8bf35c18abfd05ee645bd0

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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