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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 14 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: c333b6b2480c9215d30e6af45a013183d9626cf60ff95a61116cf71b45970374
SHA3-384 hash: b57423137f273c4b483d7746580095cdd6668b18fa7e6ab7acc49479339dfd51b280ea3ef42bd1ea8f7172d79e7909eb
SHA1 hash: ff18847ec422d3f713c6ea14748888f5a8e60330
MD5 hash: a1314b5d8d872b3d4e58c621b0324011
humanhash: earth-oxygen-vermont-don
File name:x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:159'808 bytes
First seen:2026-03-25 04:00:00 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:qUtiex2l/U3dp2hT5FM+62PIhHUK8W+x00iafORhVTYqjc:8e3ji5FM+62Qrodhfqsq4
TLSH T1B8F32913B89484FDC496C2784BEFA626D965F84DA034B12F1B957F263E9CF209B1D701
telfhash t1de61cd342da8785831d7e79ba38fde3efc7604144eea7099ae5b78d1de072c40da5422
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 :
1
# of downloads :
76
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Suspicious
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Traces processes
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
expand lolbin mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
1
Number of processes launched:
2
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Anti-Debugging
Information Gathering
Process Inject
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=dcdab08d-1800-0000-7a8d-b502eb0b0000 pid=3051 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=132c878f-1800-0000-7a8d-b502f10b0000 pid=3057 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=dcdab08d-1800-0000-7a8d-b502eb0b0000 pid=3051->guuid=132c878f-1800-0000-7a8d-b502f10b0000 pid=3057 execve guuid=f8cea68f-1800-0000-7a8d-b502f20b0000 pid=3058 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=132c878f-1800-0000-7a8d-b502f10b0000 pid=3057->guuid=f8cea68f-1800-0000-7a8d-b502f20b0000 pid=3058 clone
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
60 / 100
Signature
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1888635 Sample: x86_64.elf Startdate: 25/03/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 60 16 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->16 18 91.189.91.42, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United Kingdom 2->18 20 2 other IPs or domains 2->20 22 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->22 24 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->24 7 x86_64.elf 2->7         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 26 Sample deletes itself 7->26 14 x86_64.elf 7->14         started        process6
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2026-03-25 04:00:36 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
8 of 36 (22.22%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  3/10
Tags:
discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
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:jackskid_ddos_botnet
Author:Nokia Deepfield ERT
Description:Jackskid/RCtea DDoS botnet - all variants
Reference:https://blog.xlab.qianxin.com/analysis-of-rctea-botnet/
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_0cd591cd
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_807911a2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a33a8363
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_1cb033f3
Author:Elastic Security
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


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Gafgyt

elf c333b6b2480c9215d30e6af45a013183d9626cf60ff95a61116cf71b45970374

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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