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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 11 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: e7bf55498b8872a76194a0fe983d0b2ab8506b1b06d69ad2d274a8ccdfde0943
SHA3-384 hash: 8505b8839cb8a381fccfeea26524aeb47beec4b3b7082b27e25110f3e1e65ff160714fc43660dcd14ea6fb3bf54417e0
SHA1 hash: d372386fb3b25a3c1ac7192c78cfb535703b2ab1
MD5 hash: fc260292cb147e12cf9b44e29d4a38ec
humanhash: montana-dakota-ack-michigan
File name:x-3.2-.SNOOPY
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:74'020 bytes
First seen:2026-03-29 23:02:26 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:nm+c5osQWiKLoxKFn6pD+OTxzMEqOmLI2VOCjXUfJRk:45omr0xKFn6J+ODpmU2VOCbUfJRk
TLSH T127733A02E652C6B3C8930BB602AB9B6A4631FD2A1E2B9F59F31C7DF49F124C87117355
telfhash t1ae11e10271f689282bf259245cbc43f4265126233341be71bf0dc5c0593b003b939e8b
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 :
39
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Gathering data
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Connection attempt
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc lolbin remote
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
1
Number of processes launched:
3
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=48247397-1b00-0000-6bd0-c69eb50b0000 pid=2997 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=2f3cfe99-1b00-0000-6bd0-c69ebc0b0000 pid=3004 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=48247397-1b00-0000-6bd0-c69eb50b0000 pid=2997->guuid=2f3cfe99-1b00-0000-6bd0-c69ebc0b0000 pid=3004 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=2f3cfe99-1b00-0000-6bd0-c69ebc0b0000 pid=3004->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=26d6ef9a-1b00-0000-6bd0-c69ebe0b0000 pid=3006 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=2f3cfe99-1b00-0000-6bd0-c69ebc0b0000 pid=3004->guuid=26d6ef9a-1b00-0000-6bd0-c69ebe0b0000 pid=3006 clone guuid=67e7fd9a-1b00-0000-6bd0-c69ebf0b0000 pid=3007 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=26d6ef9a-1b00-0000-6bd0-c69ebe0b0000 pid=3006->guuid=67e7fd9a-1b00-0000-6bd0-c69ebf0b0000 pid=3007 clone c72408b0-318d-5183-9456-0699c3252aa8 87.121.79.97:999 guuid=67e7fd9a-1b00-0000-6bd0-c69ebf0b0000 pid=3007->c72408b0-318d-5183-9456-0699c3252aa8 send: 107B
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Gafgyt
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
96 / 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
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-29 23:04:37 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
25 of 36 (69.44%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads system network configuration
Reads system routing table
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
87.121.79.97:999
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: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_1b2e2a3a
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_6122acdf
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9127f7be
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 e7bf55498b8872a76194a0fe983d0b2ab8506b1b06d69ad2d274a8ccdfde0943

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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