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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: b4d564c76fda674c3dcc01802d72c37d6176f0c382407e2428e7d05ab734ff5a
SHA3-384 hash: 9305d2eab12bdd513278963e6d46879dd9d576b027fd1de6074ee5a907eb69ad901d99165753e847537c4b3f2222e085
SHA1 hash: 7d130a5b58ff9ab810232e00fdffded6669281ed
MD5 hash: fc09120994d38cdce4ce6764905fdb4d
humanhash: helium-monkey-romeo-india
File name:MK
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:67'976 bytes
First seen:2026-05-01 19:42:06 UTC
Last seen:2026-05-01 21:15:47 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:m3WFb26I1keOf9w8FZlz/rEKTQzAvhXvpV3p8RLX:mm86G7Of9tl9ToAJdALX
TLSH T18D63E693FD01EFBBF40BE3BA449308057530FFAA49924A72736779A799360E41462F49
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
112
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Gathering data
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-05-01T16:58:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-05-02T00:48:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=6d841b25-1a00-0000-bf64-ce8e1d090000 pid=2333 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=3397b927-1a00-0000-bf64-ce8e25090000 pid=2341 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=6d841b25-1a00-0000-bf64-ce8e1d090000 pid=2333->guuid=3397b927-1a00-0000-bf64-ce8e25090000 pid=2341 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
72 / 100
Signature
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers
Reads system files that contain records of logged in users
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Sample tries to kill a massive number of system processes
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1907488 Sample: MK.elf Startdate: 01/05/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 72 57 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->57 9 MK.elf 2->9         started        12 systemd gvfsd 2->12         started        14 systemd accounts-daemon 2->14         started        16 35 other processes 2->16 process3 signatures4 59 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 9->59 18 MK.elf 9->18         started        20 MK.elf 9->20         started        22 gvfsd 12->22         started        24 gvfsd gvfsd-trash 12->24         started        61 Reads system files that contain records of logged in users 14->61 26 accounts-daemon language-validate 14->26         started        63 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 16->63 28 xfce4-panel wrapper-2.0 16->28         started        30 xfce4-panel wrapper-2.0 16->30         started        32 xfce4-panel wrapper-2.0 16->32         started        34 3 other processes 16->34 process5 process6 36 MK.elf 18->36         started        38 gvfsd gvfsd-fuse 22->38         started        40 language-validate language-options 26->40         started        42 wrapper-2.0 xfpm-power-backlight-helper 28->42         started        process7 44 MK.elf 36->44         started        47 MK.elf 36->47         started        49 gvfsd-fuse fusermount 38->49         started        51 language-options sh 40->51         started        signatures8 65 Sample tries to kill a massive number of system processes 44->65 67 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 44->67 69 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 49->69 53 sh locale 51->53         started        55 sh grep 51->55         started        process9
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-05-01 19:43:39 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
11 of 24 (45.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
linux
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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: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


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf b4d564c76fda674c3dcc01802d72c37d6176f0c382407e2428e7d05ab734ff5a

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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