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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 19 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ca8438ccfab267e78626b64d42f599dcc00ea309ce9d3655bb0d123b9ff3a341
SHA3-384 hash: ce7b5c3d4ded68c830277d937cf4c24d53542a4d365dc59cc7706945f2c887bfe18ce8659cf60686c48ef69054075405
SHA1 hash: c405abf61aef05348d098eef69ebd9987c3f5437
MD5 hash: a6afe6cea9a76b3f3b9c053063e48a75
humanhash: king-oven-glucose-bakerloo
File name:Okami.m68k
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:140'736 bytes
First seen:2026-04-16 12:14:35 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:tmiQQRGfsHn6b1mLyfuEJ/r4Aiik0gwyK3cJ3v40Emzj0qDJNYyoPe:txHnqfuEJ/rRyKsJ3v40Emzj0qDJNYyv
TLSH T1A1D3E776F801DFA6F00B96B104D78F256D30ABE30B9361166366356B9EB31D63C63E48
telfhash t12a21419271f6ca2d3bb389746cbc43b52642b5132741bf75af0ec5c45833052a924ecb
Magika elf
Reporter adliwahid
Tags:gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
84
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-04-16T09:22:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-04-16T13:41:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.dd HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bi HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.a
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=c093cf68-2200-0000-3e0c-fe2f83090000 pid=2435 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=c2bfdb6a-2200-0000-3e0c-fe2f87090000 pid=2439 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=c093cf68-2200-0000-3e0c-fe2f83090000 pid=2435->guuid=c2bfdb6a-2200-0000-3e0c-fe2f87090000 pid=2439 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.LnxGafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-04-16 12:16:10 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
24 of 38 (63.16%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt botnet linux
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
2.27.12.6:4444
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_dayzddos
Author:NDA0E
Description:dayzddos botnet
Rule name:botnet_dedsec
Author:NDA0E
Description:dedsec botnet
Rule name:botnet_Kaiten
Author:NDA0E
Description:Kaiten 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: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_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: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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