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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 13 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: e4417c14d88613fd52400fdb0973686c676126bcf9c9f938e9dd89bfb46daf36
SHA3-384 hash: 2a48c9486d7c0325099ec477a63270bfa9e3195eb163ac8bd6591206e3406f4f30049e30a83a20e2da3691848f7929d8
SHA1 hash: fcd17c5be28334593ea45b4812798275cc89d8b0
MD5 hash: 192fe42755cea32873cb9c612e02382d
humanhash: louisiana-red-july-fanta
File name:assailant.arm6
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:142'751 bytes
First seen:2026-01-20 14:30:34 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:4VfyQ+d+pceQGfBbPTa+jthWOiwzte6Xn45hLEDyh3O46dZBjUmydQCYMhEFg:CbPTa+jthoEX45hLE+3C3gmydQCYMhE+
TLSH T13BD33B05D8509767C6D227BAF79E428D73236B68A7D733115A28AFB42FC1B9D1E3D020
telfhash t12831f25399f5871c6fb75d34acbc07f11151aa227260bf70af4ec1808933002b479d9b
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
24
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc masquerade rust
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=780d8bb4-1900-0000-8547-ba5c2c080000 pid=2092 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=e97402b7-1900-0000-8547-ba5c35080000 pid=2101 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=780d8bb4-1900-0000-8547-ba5c2c080000 pid=2092->guuid=e97402b7-1900-0000-8547-ba5c35080000 pid=2101 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
92 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
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
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1853998 Sample: assailant.arm6.elf Startdate: 20/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 92 41 178.16.52.166, 42516 DUSNET-ASDE Germany 2->41 43 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->43 45 2 other IPs or domains 2->45 47 Found malware configuration 2->47 49 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->49 51 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->51 53 4 other signatures 2->53 15 assailant.arm6.elf 2->15         started        17 python3.8 dpkg 2->17         started        19 python3.8 dpkg 2->19         started        signatures3 process4 process5 21 assailant.arm6.elf 15->21         started        process6 23 assailant.arm6.elf 21->23         started        process7 25 assailant.arm6.elf 23->25         started        27 assailant.arm6.elf 23->27         started        process8 29 assailant.arm6.elf 25->29         started        process9 31 assailant.arm6.elf 29->31         started        process10 33 assailant.arm6.elf 31->33         started        process11 35 assailant.arm6.elf 33->35         started        process12 37 assailant.arm6.elf 35->37         started        process13 39 assailant.arm6.elf 37->39         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-20 14:31:48 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
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
178.16.52.166:42516
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-6981154-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_30444846 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_6a510422 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d2953f92 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_6ae4b580
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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: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_30444846
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_6a510422
Author:Elastic Security
Reference:14cc92b99daa0c91aa09d9a7996ee5549a5cacd7be733960b2cf3681a7c2b628
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_6ae4b580
Author:Elastic Security
Reference:14cc92b99daa0c91aa09d9a7996ee5549a5cacd7be733960b2cf3681a7c2b628
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d2953f92
Author:Elastic Security
Reference:14cc92b99daa0c91aa09d9a7996ee5549a5cacd7be733960b2cf3681a7c2b628
Rule name:Mal_LNX_Gafgyt_Botnet_ELF
Author:Phatcharadol Thangplub
Description:Use to detect Gafgyt botnet, and there variants.
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
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 e4417c14d88613fd52400fdb0973686c676126bcf9c9f938e9dd89bfb46daf36

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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