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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: f4fa39763da0dd7a2b6f2033442fb586557ea23451b797ab5cf9699e2ae4b6f1
SHA3-384 hash: 5bb81643d4e720dd8f5340bfe60445d84603e2028f0e415e3616ded11692bf507ac31a334fa17a2c510ffdbeebd97df8
SHA1 hash: aed7e0bb0400e0ea9503018460af78ee52e8e19c
MD5 hash: 64e8a4d69c3662f062a30cd55faab57a
humanhash: lithium-avocado-island-tennessee
File name:ARMV6L
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:95'264 bytes
First seen:2026-04-24 09:52:05 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:QwnztuVvCr8aG1jaauyJiC6xhk9mpki2atEbxVy25U5bYRMZG+:q+lG1jaauodQtE7yAUBps+
TLSH T147931A49E9519B1AC2D231FAFB8D518E33131FF8E3DA31269930BFA023F16E60935525
Magika elf
Reporter BlinkzSec
Tags:gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
137
Origin country :
SK SK
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gafgyt gcc mirai rust
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
2
Number of processes launched:
3
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
type:Gafgyt 176.65.139.115:6999
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-04-24T04:55:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-04-24T08:29:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=c1245684-1b00-0000-34c1-10f2090b0000 pid=2825 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=84960c86-1b00-0000-34c1-10f20e0b0000 pid=2830 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=c1245684-1b00-0000-34c1-10f2090b0000 pid=2825->guuid=84960c86-1b00-0000-34c1-10f20e0b0000 pid=2830 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-04-24 09:47:53 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads system routing table
Modifies Watchdog functionality
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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:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_6a510422
Author:Elastic Security
Reference:14cc92b99daa0c91aa09d9a7996ee5549a5cacd7be733960b2cf3681a7c2b628
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d2953f92
Author:Elastic Security
Reference:14cc92b99daa0c91aa09d9a7996ee5549a5cacd7be733960b2cf3681a7c2b628
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 f4fa39763da0dd7a2b6f2033442fb586557ea23451b797ab5cf9699e2ae4b6f1

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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