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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: cd842724860f779c36af17c7efd82bd1d30072eb82fe5928709a0d45baa70f48
SHA3-384 hash: e4189bab06e15453880ee453af882ab1611a85c8e3f8bdff9e3160a366a165585ba6d9591401cd0b053b9b92d90f49f7
SHA1 hash: d74346cb29b6aeb2cfc502028f39e023bcae5999
MD5 hash: af0d86c10773419d670b4c76c209a678
humanhash: cola-mars-five-wisconsin
File name:zerarm
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:70'860 bytes
First seen:2026-01-22 01:46:42 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:ZtGIZ5Q4nCFLZbbjHacsghGFvwac1wuqR02fs4EJD6N4+vEEFd3O7bGwCBhi0IRy:rZwt2kq0VROD6ME8iUF4ubQU+URT
TLSH T10863189ABCC4C702C5F061B6BB0F658E376643B8E3E1B157CD19AB19670F86B0A37251
telfhash t1f75111e28fb40efd63d5920841dea05e4ab837d66a543497cb1da70fd483b85b41dc36
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 :
97
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
rust
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
1
Number of processes launched:
2
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=fb50c816-1900-0000-5c7f-000df60a0000 pid=2806 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=67c36c18-1900-0000-5c7f-000dfa0a0000 pid=2810 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=fb50c816-1900-0000-5c7f-000df60a0000 pid=2806->guuid=67c36c18-1900-0000-5c7f-000dfa0a0000 pid=2810 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
n/a
Score:
48 / 100
Signature
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1855408 Sample: zerarm.elf Startdate: 22/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 48 14 134.122.13.243, 39691, 43654 DIGITALOCEAN-ASNUS United States 2->14 16 slursbeback.ru 2->16 18 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->18 8 zerarm.elf 2->8         started        signatures3 process4 process5 10 zerarm.elf 8->10         started        process6 12 zerarm.elf 10->12         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-22 01:47:47 UTC
AV detection:
16 of 36 (44.44%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_d94e1020
Author:Elastic Security
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 cd842724860f779c36af17c7efd82bd1d30072eb82fe5928709a0d45baa70f48

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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