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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 12 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: b6f913923e9c8845b3c1fa47035e3bd3c0c1cbab3660d01d90fae3ec8801cb37
SHA3-384 hash: c9cf4ba12cdd54856d57f21fecde0e4a2754ff094eb502c12ff2f15b70094d73fb8ff226f18b0b8c4f2c2a481fd0596b
SHA1 hash: 5ff200a354bc30150eed4b0308593eee4a5f165a
MD5 hash: 903e59a545d18dabbabb75e89bdf3895
humanhash: october-lion-wyoming-bacon
File name:pXdN91.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:143'874 bytes
First seen:2026-02-03 23:56:51 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:+mFjEQ715OgoNedio+ZpyjVchJpX6ipZ7gVi0DrbD3ZpMdkmk3cpiBAGHBZO:5aDrcf/zZ2kmk3cpiBzHBZO
TLSH T11BE3A52E7E22ABBFE169823107F35F70879521E227A19385E26CD71C5EB124D1C5FB90
telfhash t17a21001662ba8a6d2ff34a74acbc43b125502a237311bf71bf19c5c8553f002b52adcb
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
49
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc masquerade
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
40
Number of processes launched:
5
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
type:Gafgyt 185.242.3.144:6149
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.a HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=ee731f2e-1b00-0000-2670-d7bfbb0a0000 pid=2747 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=b4e8e930-1b00-0000-2670-d7bfc20a0000 pid=2754 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=ee731f2e-1b00-0000-2670-d7bfbb0a0000 pid=2747->guuid=b4e8e930-1b00-0000-2670-d7bfc20a0000 pid=2754 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Gafgyt
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Contains symbols with names commonly found in malware
Detected Mirai
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1862895 Sample: pXdN91.mips.elf Startdate: 04/02/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 21 185.242.3.144, 51634, 6149 ATOM3-ASUA Ukraine 2->21 23 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->23 25 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->25 27 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->27 29 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->29 31 5 other signatures 2->31 8 pXdN91.mips.elf 2->8         started        11 python3.8 dpkg 2->11         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 33 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 8->33 13 pXdN91.mips.elf 8->13         started        15 pXdN91.mips.elf 8->15         started        17 pXdN91.mips.elf 8->17         started        process6 process7 19 pXdN91.mips.elf 13->19         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.DemonBot
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-03 18:41:00 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 36 (52.78%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Reads system network configuration
Enumerates running processes
Reads system routing table
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
185.242.3.144:6149
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ach_202503_elf_Mirai
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files
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_Yakuza
Author:NDA0E
Description:Yakuza botnet
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_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Mal_LNX_Gafgyt_Botnet_ELF
Author:Phatcharadol Thangplub
Description:Use to detect Gafgyt botnet, and there variants.
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf b6f913923e9c8845b3c1fa47035e3bd3c0c1cbab3660d01d90fae3ec8801cb37

(this sample)

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