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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: b27aa6b9e6596c2a5b699c66c924187c9440a1dcd3051fbf1fa5430c2bfa47ce
SHA3-384 hash: 8cbe7f3eee8d6cf0e36a136ea23ff0a251e5b949bbf510a7ea888df55a469435a2d5864685ddb3058c1bbf9efdfbcd5a
SHA1 hash: 58a6a78021324a8db6825795cf123c72d2bbc36b
MD5 hash: 9b66b9695c91e3bce11318dbcb445a2c
humanhash: cup-failed-three-pasta
File name:mipsel
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:92'644 bytes
First seen:2026-03-03 08:17:49 UTC
Last seen:2026-03-03 09:35:44 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:pUD5iHf3pgqUIvwqdzRv/P8C9nKRmzqjSd9oM+aSOR3Ns6CZkyZNn+R:qD5iDwqdlv/Pr9K3YbDRyW
TLSH T10293D60ABF604FB7EC2FCD3705E91B09258C651752E97B3A7A34C918FA4A50B49E3C64
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 :
2
# of downloads :
132
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Kills processes
Sends data to a server
Mounts file systems
Collects information on the CPU
Receives data from a server
Creating a file
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
7
Number of processes launched:
1
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=727176ef-1600-0000-1060-cd64c30e0000 pid=3779 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=d0b709f2-1600-0000-1060-cd64d20e0000 pid=3794 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=727176ef-1600-0000-1060-cd64c30e0000 pid=3779->guuid=d0b709f2-1600-0000-1060-cd64d20e0000 pid=3794 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
n/a
Score:
48 / 100
Signature
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1877327 Sample: mipsel.elf Startdate: 03/03/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 48 20 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->20 22 91.189.91.42, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United Kingdom 2->22 24 3 other IPs or domains 2->24 26 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->26 8 mipsel.elf 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 process5 14 mipsel.elf 8->14         started        process6 16 mipsel.elf 14->16         started        18 mipsel.elf 14->18         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-03 08:18:26 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
4 of 36 (11.11%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
antivm credential_access discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Checks CPU configuration
Reads process memory
Enumerates running processes
Renames itself
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf b27aa6b9e6596c2a5b699c66c924187c9440a1dcd3051fbf1fa5430c2bfa47ce

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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