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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 11 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: e37645f802d454d58dc8e23901cdc68f2f5a49419a5514ce3c6147b063350364
SHA3-384 hash: 47b329a90fe3dc98bf1f98663838445d18c709dcbee1d8aa78c86510ea3064616dde3cbb281d950c3c1b0c8a35d62255
SHA1 hash: f672cee425f6708f5046684b2876192f78dcb678
MD5 hash: e08f739144ead8bb657c37b6c52c713e
humanhash: magazine-bulldog-item-nine
File name:2016Nwji586
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:182'317 bytes
First seen:2026-01-26 12:38:02 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:WgWzw6ju8TiTmk9n2+s3OghXQoeXp3+8iB+tecmXbZ1Bl8dAtvPmdKKY:wz9ai82+seghAoep3+8ircmXbZ1Bl8di
TLSH T175044A42AA52C9F7E5C30FB512A787610632E8390B2FDA41F76DBCF49E46588F50A71C
telfhash t114917218993d48e9ef630c1d586dabe21497b52a32b67f19ff25cec0094e429f248d0b
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 :
31
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm gcc
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
true
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
2
Number of processes launched:
4
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Anti-VM
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=d701b0de-1800-0000-e032-f011c00a0000 pid=2752 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=17b2c4e0-1800-0000-e032-f011c50a0000 pid=2757 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=d701b0de-1800-0000-e032-f011c00a0000 pid=2752->guuid=17b2c4e0-1800-0000-e032-f011c50a0000 pid=2757 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=17b2c4e0-1800-0000-e032-f011c50a0000 pid=2757->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=339e26e7-1800-0000-e032-f011cb0a0000 pid=2763 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=17b2c4e0-1800-0000-e032-f011c50a0000 pid=2757->guuid=339e26e7-1800-0000-e032-f011cb0a0000 pid=2763 clone 3077fa2b-cf46-5172-a5a4-8a62a8582ff1 78.142.228.144:65483 guuid=339e26e7-1800-0000-e032-f011cb0a0000 pid=2763->3077fa2b-cf46-5172-a5a4-8a62a8582ff1 con 6a1c04b4-4e3f-5544-8b65-6ba04e97d547 0.0.0.0:839 guuid=339e26e7-1800-0000-e032-f011cb0a0000 pid=2763->6a1c04b4-4e3f-5544-8b65-6ba04e97d547 con edf65221-7e5c-53a7-abd1-a02b33c77871 127.0.0.1:839 guuid=339e26e7-1800-0000-e032-f011cb0a0000 pid=2763->edf65221-7e5c-53a7-abd1-a02b33c77871 send: 748B guuid=6ade03f7-1800-0000-e032-f011e70a0000 pid=2791 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=339e26e7-1800-0000-e032-f011cb0a0000 pid=2763->guuid=6ade03f7-1800-0000-e032-f011e70a0000 pid=2791 clone guuid=936a17f7-1800-0000-e032-f011e80a0000 pid=2792 /tmp/sample.bin send-data guuid=6ade03f7-1800-0000-e032-f011e70a0000 pid=2791->guuid=936a17f7-1800-0000-e032-f011e80a0000 pid=2792 clone guuid=936a17f7-1800-0000-e032-f011e80a0000 pid=2792->3077fa2b-cf46-5172-a5a4-8a62a8582ff1 send: 166B
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
76 / 100
Signature
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Gafgyt
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1857563 Sample: 2016Nwji586.elf Startdate: 26/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 76 23 78.142.228.144, 38598, 38602, 38606 ANCHGLOBAL-AS-APAnchnetAsiaLimitedHK Netherlands 2->23 25 185.125.190.26, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United Kingdom 2->25 27 34.243.160.129, 42466, 443 AMAZON-02US United States 2->27 29 Found malware configuration 2->29 31 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->31 33 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->33 35 2 other signatures 2->35 9 2016Nwji586.elf 2->9         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        13 dash cut 2->13         started        15 8 other processes 2->15 signatures3 process4 process5 17 2016Nwji586.elf 9->17         started        process6 19 2016Nwji586.elf 17->19         started        process7 21 2016Nwji586.elf 19->21         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-26 12:38:44 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
13 of 36 (36.11%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
78.142.228.144:65483
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
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:enterpriseunix2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise UNIX
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_5bf62ce4
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9
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
Rule name:vmdetect
Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques

File information


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf e37645f802d454d58dc8e23901cdc68f2f5a49419a5514ce3c6147b063350364

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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