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Database Entry


Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: ab5a3265243f8b35173a9cc449753dd1bb359b1abb747478854a864c97c0bf0d
SHA3-384 hash: 00f9d3bd2dcb694ffb8447b739b3f14489926f5c4ecf3e7c751cc366c7bb603732030668b5bd8e9e986ee5e8cdeecd73
SHA1 hash: 4be7d230efb50a4bb12a0dc43cda2eab16c1f55c
MD5 hash: 92869ba628118df02e102e40663904f4
humanhash: alaska-orange-social-timing
File name:x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
Create hunting rule
File size:55'024 bytes
First seen:2026-01-22 03:17:13 UTC
Last seen:2026-01-23 01:18:56 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:I3SaTYp4SysuasbhZJtHx/+xNvYBZiP82+feeg6Y:I3PTYp4FhXtHALv+g82+m6Y
TLSH T13D334B176881D0FDC495C230476FB21AD923B07E1139B26F3BA4BE267A5BE312F1D645
telfhash t10b219aa1b96a18a0f1fbf1b62342d2161c3d1a1524e031e6c0f278f59b1a3800dba837
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

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
94
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gafgyt mirai
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/697196ca5db9ae47708cefb6/reports/c6a48ad0-bd02-46d6-9fef-fa70cefbf56e/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
true
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
1
Number of processes launched:
1
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Full report:
https://elfdigest.com/brief/ab5a3265243f8b35173a9cc449753dd1bb359b1abb747478854a864c97c0bf0d
Behaviour
Anti-VM
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Unknown
File Type:
elf.64.le
First seen:
2026-01-22T01:29:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-22T13:07:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/ab5a3265243f8b35173a9cc449753dd1bb359b1abb747478854a864c97c0bf0d/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/e5c84707-c0e3-43a9-abef-40808d0e3261
Behavior Graph:
Download SVG
%3 guuid=21683c7b-1600-0000-71ef-347c800c0000 pid=3200 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=0f52547d-1600-0000-71ef-347c820c0000 pid=3202 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=21683c7b-1600-0000-71ef-347c800c0000 pid=3200->guuid=0f52547d-1600-0000-71ef-347c820c0000 pid=3202 execve
Malware family:
Mirai
Create hunting rule
Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/c16347a0-9cd2-47c5-8b9d-31328dd0ba49
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
60 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1855491
Signature
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/ab5a3265243f8b35173a9cc449753dd1bb359b1abb747478854a864c97c0bf0d
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/ab5a3265243f8b35173a9cc449753dd1bb359b1abb747478854a864c97c0bf0d/
Threat name:
Linux.PUA.Gafgyt
Create hunting rule
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-22 00:57:48 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
13 of 38 (34.21%)
Threat level:
  1/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=vnndezjeh6ftkfz2ttces5j52g5tlgy2xn2hi6efjkdezf6ax4gq._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
antivm credential_access discovery linux
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260122-dta8gacx2f/
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Checks CPU configuration
Reads process memory
Enumerates running processes
Renames itself
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Suspicious File
Score:
0.64
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/ab5a3265243f8b35173a9cc449753dd1bb359b1abb747478854a864c97c0bf0d

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Create hunting rule
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a
Create hunting rule
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9
Create hunting rule
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_807911a2
Create hunting rule
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7
Create hunting rule
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf
Create hunting rule
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_1cb033f3
Create hunting rule
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:unixredflags3
Create hunting rule
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 ab5a3265243f8b35173a9cc449753dd1bb359b1abb747478854a864c97c0bf0d

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3760590/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3761844/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3762028/

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