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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 24 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: c8aa0e9d82b079b7df357099642ff942e8aaa014e5832242763f3e4a20263d88
SHA3-384 hash: a86149f1b555b3c1904bf54dd1c9f96389291647f2d1c4094aa83775badd16f39f23abe9246d570d56f2fbf5709af724
SHA1 hash: f1b761348495e497363771206d95975698da6630
MD5 hash: 8a6f6e93614b799efd9dff420ebd2629
humanhash: august-whiskey-virginia-missouri
File name:i586
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:199'137 bytes
First seen:2026-09-09 15:42:02 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 6144:urmOvjs8wvVIBtri0csh7Yt45hI5M+rNmPxGHI/VShyv7f9/X8:urmOvjs8wvVI+sF5h2nmPxGHI/VShyve
TLSH T12A142921B242C5B3D1830AF221979F220D33F5BB275FA54AE3796CB0CE6A185B155F9C
telfhash t160713344a57d09d9af635d2964a85be35993f02622d5bf28ff0acdc0085f42df264e0f
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 :
22
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-09-09T06:13:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-09T06:40:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=2e17f53d-1800-0000-7c7a-9bb5230b0000 pid=2851 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=3c324b40-1800-0000-7c7a-9bb5280b0000 pid=2856 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=2e17f53d-1800-0000-7c7a-9bb5230b0000 pid=2851->guuid=3c324b40-1800-0000-7c7a-9bb5280b0000 pid=2856 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=3c324b40-1800-0000-7c7a-9bb5280b0000 pid=2856->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=2c1fd641-1800-0000-7c7a-9bb52e0b0000 pid=2862 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=3c324b40-1800-0000-7c7a-9bb5280b0000 pid=2856->guuid=2c1fd641-1800-0000-7c7a-9bb52e0b0000 pid=2862 clone guuid=a54ae441-1800-0000-7c7a-9bb52f0b0000 pid=2863 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=2c1fd641-1800-0000-7c7a-9bb52e0b0000 pid=2862->guuid=a54ae441-1800-0000-7c7a-9bb52f0b0000 pid=2863 clone efe55520-892a-59ed-8c9e-0761bea1b977 176.65.139.140:4444 guuid=a54ae441-1800-0000-7c7a-9bb52f0b0000 pid=2863->efe55520-892a-59ed-8c9e-0761bea1b977 send: 65B
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Contains symbols with names commonly found in malware
Found malware configuration
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: 1970789 Sample: i586.elf Startdate: 09/09/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 17 176.65.139.140, 4444, 59812 STORMINDUSTRIESHostingServicesUS Netherlands 2->17 19 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->19 21 Found malware configuration 2->21 23 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->23 25 5 other signatures 2->25 8 i586.elf 2->8         started        11 python3.8 dpkg 2->11         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 27 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 8->27 13 i586.elf 8->13         started        process6 process7 15 i586.elf 13->15         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Network.LightAidra
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-09 15:42:20 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
23 of 36 (63.89%)
Threat level:
  3/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt botnet discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads system network configuration
Reads system routing table
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
176.65.139.140:4444
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YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:botnet_dayzddos
Author:NDA0E
Description:dayzddos botnet
Rule name:botnet_dedsec
Author:NDA0E
Description:dedsec botnet
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_RyM
Author:NDA0E
Description:RyM botnet
Rule name:botnet_unknown
Author:NDA0E
Description:unknown botnet
Rule name:botnet_Vixaati
Author:NDA0E
Description:Vixaati botnet
Rule name:botnet_Yakuza
Author:NDA0E
Description:Yakuza 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_bashlite_auto
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:Detects elf.bashlite.
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_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_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
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 c8aa0e9d82b079b7df357099642ff942e8aaa014e5832242763f3e4a20263d88

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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