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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 5


Intelligence 5 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: f2cf9f6287dd6d972a186a754a2f76435bb5d7cc18d3230052caab1820be8ef7
SHA3-384 hash: 13dc88c3cf8d386a32d3e7121ed643827d55c27861100d94df210ce1d22db7fc8e86791e8167817a54f89bb5122c7ec3
SHA1 hash: 8b4fa009b25f1fc610426bd2f4f06968beeaf433
MD5 hash: 20f7727451bd5f8eb9602f7c875e767c
humanhash: hydrogen-louisiana-butter-social
File name:mips
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:152'121 bytes
First seen:2026-02-06 13:57:21 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:mVNs7K797V+nv57gbj6l6T6B6v6N6/6AePe1ebeZe5bwClA2rKQA1dXAQTI/e0h5:vY01ZkXAQT4Nk9//ImlWs4zWfOodW
TLSH T1BAE3866E3E21ABBEE16886310BF76F70C39529D636A19342E16CF7185EB124C1C5F760
telfhash t1c421fe47a1f6856d2ff368345dbc46b5188227133361bf70af0985c01c7b002a93aecb
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:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc
Result
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
96 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Found malware configuration
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1864780 Sample: mips.elf Startdate: 06/02/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 96 26 103.45.245.174, 23, 48736 MIRAIMiraiCommunicationNetworkIncJP Japan 2->26 28 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->28 30 3 other IPs or domains 2->30 32 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->32 34 Found malware configuration 2->34 36 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->36 38 3 other signatures 2->38 10 mips.elf 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        14 dash rm 2->14         started        16 python3.8 dpkg 2->16         started        signatures3 process4 process5 18 mips.elf 10->18         started        process6 20 mips.elf 18->20         started        process7 22 mips.elf 20->22         started        process8 24 mips.elf 22->24         started       
Gathering data
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
103.45.245.174:23
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
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: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:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:telebot_framework
Author:vietdx.mb
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf f2cf9f6287dd6d972a186a754a2f76435bb5d7cc18d3230052caab1820be8ef7

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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