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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ec775aa17230edba71083a13a9823164ab7f4f6b57688e59218f6bed178cdf0f
SHA3-384 hash: 66485e20c821b1a2974ab835d4b34bd1d5fff4065333e2d88a22d6ba73f0710c7e948eef4b16a0d4f0ffd5c67f05a265
SHA1 hash: 88211084b2291dc237d708b57a03d13d6b47a9de
MD5 hash: 758a6033ca7a38ef411596ce9f850938
humanhash: lake-cup-blue-india
File name:yakuza.arm4
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:109'462 bytes
First seen:2026-01-18 19:20:33 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:pqDUOulvQ+nozm8CWJgpwSJYY5h8TbB8Cqzve7HoDQHDVpZAlvm:mJgdSY5h8TbR7HoDQHDVpZAlvm
TLSH T102B30901FC404B27C7D267BBF79A438D77366658ABD7331166296EF02BC17982E3A160
telfhash t15f21e243a6b68a6c6ff3582858bc06b11592e6237250bf70ef5ec1809d37002b475e8b
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 :
70
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc masquerade obfuscated rust
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-01-18T04:17:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-19T12:53:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=9ec1522d-1800-0000-4900-4bec640c0000 pid=3172 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=bc3f2530-1800-0000-4900-4bec650c0000 pid=3173 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=9ec1522d-1800-0000-4900-4bec640c0000 pid=3172->guuid=bc3f2530-1800-0000-4900-4bec650c0000 pid=3173 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
80 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Found malware configuration
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1852984 Sample: yakuza.arm4.elf Startdate: 18/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 80 41 103.211.218.101, 23 PUBLIC-DOMAIN-REGISTRYUS Seychelles 2->41 43 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->43 45 4 other IPs or domains 2->45 47 Found malware configuration 2->47 49 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->49 51 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->51 53 2 other signatures 2->53 15 yakuza.arm4.elf 2->15         started        17 dash rm 2->17         started        19 dash rm 2->19         started        21 python3.8 dpkg 2->21         started        signatures3 process4 process5 23 yakuza.arm4.elf 15->23         started        process6 25 yakuza.arm4.elf 23->25         started        process7 27 yakuza.arm4.elf 25->27         started        process8 29 yakuza.arm4.elf 27->29         started        process9 31 yakuza.arm4.elf 29->31         started        process10 33 yakuza.arm4.elf 31->33         started        process11 35 yakuza.arm4.elf 33->35         started        process12 37 yakuza.arm4.elf 35->37         started        process13 39 yakuza.arm4.elf 37->39         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-18 19:11:09 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
30 of 38 (78.95%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
103.211.218.101:23
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_d94e1020
Author:Elastic Security
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 ec775aa17230edba71083a13a9823164ab7f4f6b57688e59218f6bed178cdf0f

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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