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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: e87ff6780c00bf117e4fad0bc8389d605550c04ff9565c3a14b0126058eec520
SHA3-384 hash: 42032ea57f00424be75a8fdffe8b21ebf0086025f7204fffabde367c979831863ecfd16494cadd5d5e513979b6534ac9
SHA1 hash: b3543275ef7732434042a58f05a63293eab66718
MD5 hash: 5b78d7e945f1978810ff995a8285a34c
humanhash: robin-nevada-fifteen-maryland
File name:mipsk
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:84'960 bytes
First seen:2026-03-30 07:19:53 UTC
Last seen:2026-03-30 08:18:03 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:cNV67Yr8ZLTrEyAlafla8kaXKtZSqiDzLcYeRIxmb3:oV6fZL3EyiZSqyLc6xmz
TLSH T15D83C71E6E218FBDF759C33547B78A21A79833C626E1C685E26CD2011E6034E641FFA8
telfhash t1c911305c897422f097751cd91baeeb77e1a130df4b266d378e00a9ad9e6dd815d00c0c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
108
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Gathering data
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
base64 bash lolbin remote
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
true
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
50
Number of processes launched:
4
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Anti-VM
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=a83ef957-1700-0000-c183-ca6fb0100000 pid=4272 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=85c8f559-1700-0000-c183-ca6fb5100000 pid=4277 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=a83ef957-1700-0000-c183-ca6fb0100000 pid=4272->guuid=85c8f559-1700-0000-c183-ca6fb5100000 pid=4277 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
60 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Performs DNS TXT record lookups
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1890788 Sample: mipsk.elf Startdate: 30/03/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 60 21 www.nvms9000updates.su 2->21 23 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->23 25 2 other IPs or domains 2->25 27 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->27 29 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->29 7 mipsk.elf 2->7         started        9 udisksd dumpe2fs 2->9         started        11 udisksd dumpe2fs 2->11         started        13 python3.8 dpkg 2->13         started        signatures3 31 Performs DNS TXT record lookups 21->31 process4 process5 15 mipsk.elf 7->15         started        17 mipsk.elf 7->17         started        19 mipsk.elf 7->19         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-27 15:25:52 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
8 of 36 (22.22%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  6/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:cecilio_botnet
Author:Nokia Deepfield ERT
Description:Cecilio botnet - CatDDoS derivative with modified RC4 table encryption
Reference:https://blog.xlab.qianxin.com/catddos-derivative-en/
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
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


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf e87ff6780c00bf117e4fad0bc8389d605550c04ff9565c3a14b0126058eec520

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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