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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 11 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: cf9f4fcbdba8562546f7564151e179ee5d1249263d43809d45e5ddf924b8c212
SHA3-384 hash: fc466136ec30002942f8a171f065106936951ff45a292ddc96ed3153db8edb0c6f92df1d1e1d8d8336a720b02b3640e7
SHA1 hash: fac05c02475be96088e47113760cf6de8eb25926
MD5 hash: be0bf7622992651858ce3fdadda41272
humanhash: steak-maine-fifteen-six
File name:FBI.arm6
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:116'124 bytes
First seen:2026-06-10 06:13:31 UTC
Last seen:2026-06-10 13:38:35 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:KLnB+n44MiIGsY8jUQh5sl+aranNTffIpP1MfirfA6RJZPHjRS5SY45h0pQBAr:ItJYEr7GaNz6fA6RJZPHjwwN5h0pQCr
TLSH T1AEB32A17B9528B12C1C215B5FB4E564976136BFCE3EF3212C9249F603B874DB0E2AD51
Magika elf
Reporter BlinkzSec
Tags:gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
59
Origin country :
GB GB
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Gains root access
Connection attempt
Kills processes
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc masquerade rust
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-06-10T03:18:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-06-10T05:20:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.a
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=fd71b4b0-1900-0000-958c-96ac62070000 pid=1890 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=9c4438b3-1900-0000-958c-96ac69070000 pid=1897 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=fd71b4b0-1900-0000-958c-96ac62070000 pid=1890->guuid=9c4438b3-1900-0000-958c-96ac69070000 pid=1897 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
Behaviour
Changes its process name
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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_d2dca9e7
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 cf9f4fcbdba8562546f7564151e179ee5d1249263d43809d45e5ddf924b8c212

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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