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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: a5b42be0041bff5a4e521412014c2e7029ff08df7e9746fb4d923d40cee0e7d7
SHA3-384 hash: de16048c72b1ca18a4c63da3f388a96bac4f5437329fd4a351001bd153e3374c3c21fb84053f749c5d3b567a7fb7cb9f
SHA1 hash: eef3864e6928d88ea6be45a4c96cc2113ec8fb5a
MD5 hash: 37d738e05c70435265a5896283aae680
humanhash: hydrogen-arkansas-golf-romeo
File name:mips
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Signature Gafgyt
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File size:138'292 bytes
First seen:2026-06-30 04:55:23 UTC
Last seen:2026-07-01 01:24:45 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:z0SBJcnFwP9oYCz0i2+6dw9BaFZnugZQeAgV1:vJoFwP7Cz0iRicK1
TLSH T1F3D3E71E6E218FBDF769C33447B78E25A39873C622E1C641E17CD6115E6028E641FFA8
telfhash t1022151584e7827e477365c89559dfb7bd2a130ef3b125c378e11a8aab76cc819e20c0c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
4
# of downloads :
69
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.Linux.Mirai-42.UNOFFICIAL
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Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
DNS request
Opens a port
Creating a file
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Traces processes
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-06-29T19:49:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-06-29T20:06:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.ln HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/a5b42be0041bff5a4e521412014c2e7029ff08df7e9746fb4d923d40cee0e7d7/results?tab=lookup
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/fcdd2298-ad7f-486e-98db-fa797b81eade
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
68 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1935359
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Download SVG
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/a5b42be0041bff5a4e521412014c2e7029ff08df7e9746fb4d923d40cee0e7d7
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/a5b42be0041bff5a4e521412014c2e7029ff08df7e9746fb4d923d40cee0e7d7/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.MIRAI
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/a5b42be0041bff5a4e521412014c2e7029ff08df7e9746fb4d923d40cee0e7d7
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-06-29 22:43:07 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 36 (41.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=uw2cxyaedp7vutsscqjactbooau76cg7p2lun62nsi6ubtxa47lq._file
Result
Malware family:
mirai
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai antivm botnet discovery
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260630-fkc2taey9v/
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Checks CPU configuration
Traces itself
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
lixcnc.duckdns.org
89.190.156.145
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Mirai
Score:
0.90
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/a5b42be0041bff5a4e521412014c2e7029ff08df7e9746fb4d923d40cee0e7d7

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:dsc
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Author:Aaron DeVera
Description:Discord domains
Rule name:ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
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Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
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:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
Create hunting rule
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Create hunting rule
Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:unixredflags3
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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 a5b42be0041bff5a4e521412014c2e7029ff08df7e9746fb4d923d40cee0e7d7

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3878378/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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