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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: b87cc24259597812f24f86aa9afbddbf167338c6b92be3fbb6e1499cf9dc15f7
SHA3-384 hash: 43c246973780d5901ae5f7814aace3bfe46179547d537dc2ca0a2589ee9b865d60f983b82df48e2e7e1e9cc49fce4599
SHA1 hash: 832572e5cc3c7457d4602a79155f223140c4d6fe
MD5 hash: 3df8bc8e254412a950c9b03d61b9251c
humanhash: cup-montana-bakerloo-finch
File name:FBI.ppc
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:107'848 bytes
First seen:2026-05-01 00:14:41 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:itIWYiaM5Gj8iOhrEZfODakSFG2wlu5h7pLg:iCWYmHrEZOdYG2B5h9g
TLSH T14FB30903770E0F83D1573DF02A7F2BF1979ABEE215A4A284651EBDC062718B32595ED8
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
64
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Sends data to a server
Creating a file
Gains root access
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc masquerade obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-04-30T21:22:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-04-30T21:58:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.a
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=5c0a1187-1a00-0000-4016-9dc1830b0000 pid=2947 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=982fd889-1a00-0000-4016-9dc1850b0000 pid=2949 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=5c0a1187-1a00-0000-4016-9dc1830b0000 pid=2947->guuid=982fd889-1a00-0000-4016-9dc1850b0000 pid=2949 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1907120 Sample: FBI.ppc.elf Startdate: 01/05/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 28 95.182.114.150, 1337, 39222, 39224 ROSTELECOM-ASCZ Russian Federation 2->28 30 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->30 32 Found malware configuration 2->32 34 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->34 36 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->36 38 3 other signatures 2->38 10 FBI.ppc.elf 2->10         started        12 python3.8 dpkg 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 process5 14 FBI.ppc.elf 10->14         started        16 FBI.ppc.elf 10->16         started        process6 18 FBI.ppc.elf 14->18         started        20 FBI.ppc.elf 14->20         started        process7 22 FBI.ppc.elf 18->22         started        24 FBI.ppc.elf 20->24         started        process8 26 FBI.ppc.elf 22->26         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-05-01 00:15:45 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt botnet linux
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YARA Signatures


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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_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:NET
Author:malware-lu
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 b87cc24259597812f24f86aa9afbddbf167338c6b92be3fbb6e1499cf9dc15f7

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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