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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 13 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: c66fc17fc6a64e81863d839311d4d530860e501d70a1582aa4ba284ae1e107fb
SHA3-384 hash: 00dc42ccbf28af413fe03b0ddaab01296c4c70396bd78e8249b3752aa94d9c5d11e4a27c072221487cb5d4abe84a0aa1
SHA1 hash: d0ad1621bcfc7da4dbfca9b4ecbe76b507006b04
MD5 hash: fa3db4f3e4ad5e855fcbbf19f462ae68
humanhash: red-minnesota-iowa-magnesium
File name:pXdN91.armv4l
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:122'049 bytes
First seen:2026-02-04 01:28:48 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:/64ERp5VvwM8xSSJPb6WVecExaxmdzjQPbkWpequO:iRp5VvmsSJPb6KE8mdzjQPb/pequO
TLSH T1CFC32801F9014767C2E327B6F79E479C3B351694A7D733116A38BEB42BC57892E3A620
telfhash t16021001662ba8a6d2ff34a749cbc43b125502a237311bf71bf19c5c8553f002b52adcb
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 :
32
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bashlite gafgyt gcc mirai rust
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
6
Number of processes launched:
4
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
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=a5598864-2000-0000-7316-68f1130d0000 pid=3347 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=d5c6f866-2000-0000-7316-68f1160d0000 pid=3350 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=a5598864-2000-0000-7316-68f1130d0000 pid=3347->guuid=d5c6f866-2000-0000-7316-68f1160d0000 pid=3350 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Gafgyt
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
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: 1862944 Sample: pXdN91.armv4l.elf Startdate: 04/02/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 25 185.242.3.144, 36288, 6149 ATOM3-ASUA Ukraine 2->25 27 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->27 29 3 other IPs or domains 2->29 31 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->31 33 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->33 35 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->35 37 4 other signatures 2->37 8 pXdN91.armv4l.elf 2->8         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 python3.8 dpkg 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 39 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 8->39 17 pXdN91.armv4l.elf 8->17         started        19 pXdN91.armv4l.elf 8->19         started        21 pXdN91.armv4l.elf 8->21         started        process6 process7 23 pXdN91.armv4l.elf 17->23         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-04 01:14:03 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
21 of 36 (58.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt
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_Generic_Threat_d94e1020
Author:Elastic Security
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


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

Web download

Gafgyt

elf c66fc17fc6a64e81863d839311d4d530860e501d70a1582aa4ba284ae1e107fb

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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