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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 9 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: befaa63b031753c4e811f7f24b68c6107c8a6b1720e027aee673efde3c9f13ec
SHA3-384 hash: 22e2ce5564c1fd51fc4f84b29d2a089b7ae009d07aa59825a2059a764df6cd079ca392ceb87579c07365ad2433c56760
SHA1 hash: 0afdd25eea1c82c4fd134a5c914769d20f86b5b6
MD5 hash: 46505a7f012438e9cd7cb8af114530ec
humanhash: harry-arkansas-seventeen-wisconsin
File name:befaa63b031753c4e811f7f24b68c6107c8a6b1720e027aee673efde3c9f13ec
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:253'365 bytes
First seen:2026-07-05 02:09:45 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:dNFNVpJHJ4vqUagT10PJCRZUSlY9E+YlyrbT+Zy7KwmtwAL4OObI:FXGEgCPJaZdd+nbT+Zy7KwmtwAL4OObI
TLSH T1C744C71A3A11DFBFF56D863107B38A3047D9769626E1934AF25CD71C1E2028E681FBE4
telfhash t144713158d43d09e9eea35d19a8692bf34993e12926f46b18ff66cdc0081f42df224d0f
Magika elf
Reporter c2hunter
Tags:elf gafgyt wraith

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
87
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Deletes a file
Kills processes
Creates directories in a temporary directory
Creating a file
Deleting a recently created file
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Changes access rights for a written file
Sets a written file as executable
Connection attempt
Launching a process
Manages services
Sends data to a server
Removes directories
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Substitutes an application name
Kills critical processes
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-07-01T10:06:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-06T17:41:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=d7c49d1f-1a00-0000-4f74-775b3d140000 pid=5181 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=4e945223-1a00-0000-4f74-775b3e140000 pid=5182 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=d7c49d1f-1a00-0000-4f74-775b3d140000 pid=5181->guuid=4e945223-1a00-0000-4f74-775b3e140000 pid=5182 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-07-01 12:58:50 UTC
AV detection:
13 of 24 (54.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
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:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:test_rule_vldslv
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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