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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 15 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: c61d2ad5c13b82dd5a2b9a3f3465a18c1912f76c353141f62f86572bff22a543
SHA3-384 hash: 996b73abce24b670a2e118d08a7337e8a5ac61bb7c803eb9ddfec5fb4dd6acf7cd1e8cb7da9df88a6581cd14c940ccfd
SHA1 hash: 86388b01ee2f76b93735da958c2c1f2db02e72e0
MD5 hash: 30536bc26d56494b63f3ce35c632f907
humanhash: maine-oscar-cat-video
File name:i586
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:101'116 bytes
First seen:2026-03-06 21:07:01 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:jeN347UiKLr4tr+KM8BIxIsKfmmFVcqIRGnDFT:jeu7oMgyIGsKfmmFVcqIRGnDFT
TLSH T14AA31A32A640DA73D14305F211ABDF260D32FDBB1A6A9A56E36C3CB0CE364C5B561E5C
telfhash t187318522513556142fb3d928acbd56b315232b2323987e716f26c48c493b0e2e93dd0f
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 mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
93
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.a
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=62e77cb6-1800-0000-8fef-a3fa990c0000 pid=3225 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=fb032ab8-1800-0000-8fef-a3fa9f0c0000 pid=3231 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=62e77cb6-1800-0000-8fef-a3fa990c0000 pid=3225->guuid=fb032ab8-1800-0000-8fef-a3fa9f0c0000 pid=3231 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=fb032ab8-1800-0000-8fef-a3fa9f0c0000 pid=3231->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=81fc80b9-1800-0000-8fef-a3faa10c0000 pid=3233 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=fb032ab8-1800-0000-8fef-a3fa9f0c0000 pid=3231->guuid=81fc80b9-1800-0000-8fef-a3faa10c0000 pid=3233 clone guuid=551a8eb9-1800-0000-8fef-a3faa20c0000 pid=3234 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=fb032ab8-1800-0000-8fef-a3fa9f0c0000 pid=3231->guuid=551a8eb9-1800-0000-8fef-a3faa20c0000 pid=3234 clone guuid=6e3594b9-1800-0000-8fef-a3faa30c0000 pid=3235 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=551a8eb9-1800-0000-8fef-a3faa20c0000 pid=3234->guuid=6e3594b9-1800-0000-8fef-a3faa30c0000 pid=3235 clone c0c4ff50-363f-5bca-8a50-35d7e6e0d603 121.127.34.164:6767 guuid=6e3594b9-1800-0000-8fef-a3faa30c0000 pid=3235->c0c4ff50-363f-5bca-8a50-35d7e6e0d603 send: 52B
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-06 21:07:19 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
27 of 38 (71.05%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt defense_evasion discovery linux
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads system routing table
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_dedsec
Author:NDA0E
Description:dedsec botnet
Rule name:botnet_RyM
Author:NDA0E
Description:RyM botnet
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_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:Linux_Gafgyt_Generic
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_5bf62ce4
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_6122acdf
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_7167d08f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_c573932b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Mal_LNX_Gafgyt_Botnet_ELF
Author:Phatcharadol Thangplub
Description:Use to detect Gafgyt botnet, and there variants.
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
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 c61d2ad5c13b82dd5a2b9a3f3465a18c1912f76c353141f62f86572bff22a543

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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