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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 12 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: cd97b6c4d6eae55fd1060de3bc9506d2f91e802dbd656aaa7d5f5b5e86f6c184
SHA3-384 hash: 65e4675626c9200e95890ee6c95729ed44fd897c10c8a0b1ad98e675e45ca9f94a96cfe16b16b139ea19c6b3473014ac
SHA1 hash: 9634626da0bef8c580e15e36afe2026092bbea2f
MD5 hash: 4188dc1e3e1e026f9802d6c322d051b8
humanhash: pennsylvania-shade-gee-batman
File name:pXdN91.sparc
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:117'982 bytes
First seen:2026-02-03 18:31:27 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:hwjKis5qXieFw1joM5O1tMtM5T2yU8CHEmJ3bFDBqhbllovj:CUHjo8PCaHEmtbFDBcbl6vj
TLSH T1D4B329377B230F23C0CA147111E31732AAB5D79934B95397BDE06EAC6F1AA843516BD8
telfhash t14c11f052a1e98a6c2bb30a749cbc47b025412a233351be71bf1dc1c4553b002b52decf
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
52
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=99e6b601-1c00-0000-c8d8-7881cc0a0000 pid=2764 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=08476c04-1c00-0000-c8d8-7881cd0a0000 pid=2765 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=99e6b601-1c00-0000-c8d8-7881cc0a0000 pid=2764->guuid=08476c04-1c00-0000-c8d8-7881cd0a0000 pid=2765 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Gafgyt
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Contains symbols with names commonly found in malware
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: 1862727 Sample: pXdN91.sparc.elf Startdate: 03/02/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 23 185.242.3.144, 37844, 6149 ATOM3-ASUA Ukraine 2->23 25 34.243.160.129, 36190, 443 AMAZON-02US United States 2->25 27 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->27 29 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->29 31 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->31 33 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->33 35 5 other signatures 2->35 8 pXdN91.sparc.elf 2->8         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        13 dash cut 2->13         started        15 9 other processes 2->15 signatures3 process4 signatures5 37 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 8->37 17 pXdN91.sparc.elf 8->17         started        19 pXdN91.sparc.elf 8->19         started        process6 process7 21 pXdN91.sparc.elf 17->21         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.LnxGafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-03 18:22:32 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
23 of 36 (63.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt linux
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_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 cd97b6c4d6eae55fd1060de3bc9506d2f91e802dbd656aaa7d5f5b5e86f6c184

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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