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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 9 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: f29945516df4e9c2f964acbab90d944d1171a7dfb1758b4b1f36b1399a1441dc
SHA3-384 hash: f961fa055899e4203353e59165e8ac7eac73d62b32ea43989f46eb3befdc2196aadc6b9013f654de92ea0e6d2e741ef5
SHA1 hash: 6f7ac86d4d3a6c43ecc22d32af54166a52eacad6
MD5 hash: 276bfb98cc77ace4b16610b78b96394c
humanhash: sodium-undress-burger-potato
File name:assailant.mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:154'580 bytes
First seen:2026-04-29 05:42:46 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:JqSf87PE046LUNL5hdCgPumzxRxulq+1uPNd5R:JqSf8w046YNL5hdCg2mzxRxulq+1uPNB
TLSH T1D3E3A55A77618FB3D81ECE3306AA4602108CD55A02ED6F6FB2B4C56CE78B84F45E3D94
telfhash t16321f143a6f68a2c6fb3587468fc06a11552a5237260bf70af5ec1409d37106b479e8f
Magika elf
Reporter BlinkzSec
Tags:gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
82
Origin country :
SK SK
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Receives data from a server
Sends data to a server
Creating a file
Gains root access
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-04-29T02:54:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-04-29T03:41:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.fh HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.f HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.a
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=b06abca6-1a00-0000-22b5-c017cd0a0000 pid=2765 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=34f6b9a8-1a00-0000-22b5-c017d00a0000 pid=2768 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=b06abca6-1a00-0000-22b5-c017cd0a0000 pid=2765->guuid=34f6b9a8-1a00-0000-22b5-c017d00a0000 pid=2768 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-04-29 05:41:42 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt botnet
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Writes DNS configuration
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
45.156.87.140:42516
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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: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_Trojan_Gafgyt_30444846
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: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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