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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 9 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: cf4c18be5c3a6ea93ec7de77e15d41a089c41b8038c8525a44fda6c6bbecbbe7
SHA3-384 hash: 53f458b97cc161e905e763eb29297c75d043e752d3cc39351677e7a35a7cf96694a1ec06b1226eabccf052d41f683c67
SHA1 hash: 85b25caa360c4bd137c1a6a5727a8c16db1c1f7e
MD5 hash: cbfde00fca43e574f4d60ddaf866aee9
humanhash: mars-august-cup-spring
File name:Demon.sparc
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:109'892 bytes
First seen:2026-04-18 07:52:34 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:a1bvC6BnZIntcd6NM5GtXIY4UuVzMum1jTGq4Ic5jWnc:konekN8AIY7vum9TGq4/5jWnc
TLSH T174B3D73726270EA3C2C6247101DB633896BDDE94BDA90ED7F9817DD83F0AD8439592D8
telfhash t1c311020360b5850d77f218388dfc4bb0166226233361beb1bf0dc1849937402f979e8b
Magika elf
Reporter adliwahid
Tags:gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
125
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-04-18T02:35:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-04-18T05:09:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.gen HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=44031d94-1600-0000-f33d-6ec3250e0000 pid=3621 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=b15be995-1600-0000-f33d-6ec32c0e0000 pid=3628 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=44031d94-1600-0000-f33d-6ec3250e0000 pid=3621->guuid=b15be995-1600-0000-f33d-6ec32c0e0000 pid=3628 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-04-18 07:53:35 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
14 of 24 (58.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
linux
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YARA Signatures


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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: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_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: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 cf4c18be5c3a6ea93ec7de77e15d41a089c41b8038c8525a44fda6c6bbecbbe7

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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