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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 11 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ca8e0342f44a20ebdf48ff741aff4789d2b53222b7c1a825488d44fbf7c4648f
SHA3-384 hash: bcbd879fbb4cb44e31d71cc8a99fcb235639759dab1104b232f9af27eb557febaf767d8eb822874816681c587d2a27cf
SHA1 hash: 45dee024dfea3690541edc0f0459ef98af4db6c7
MD5 hash: e5181246603af8683a0f6f18ce42aee1
humanhash: kentucky-earth-mirror-ohio
File name:FBI.arm
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:107'720 bytes
First seen:2026-06-10 06:13:30 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:tFLUYuaIwW9MgwPG84b47XGF2rwGDcCa6rwO0923qVbvR0hrh9Fvo5hJppvq:tFYBT9qu+GQcGK6/U7qHro5hJppvq
TLSH T16FB33A56BD018F53C2C315B3FB9F47887B1667F8D2EF3203D925AF61278A4D60926990
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 BlinkzSec
Tags:gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
45
Origin country :
GB GB
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=c9edaf63-1e00-0000-08d3-415f840a0000 pid=2692 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=2127ef66-1e00-0000-08d3-415f8c0a0000 pid=2700 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=c9edaf63-1e00-0000-08d3-415f840a0000 pid=2692->guuid=2127ef66-1e00-0000-08d3-415f8c0a0000 pid=2700 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-06-10 06:02:23 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
23 of 36 (63.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt botnet
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YARA Signatures


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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_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:NET
Author:malware-lu
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 ca8e0342f44a20ebdf48ff741aff4789d2b53222b7c1a825488d44fbf7c4648f

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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