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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: f5c6a753f0c762b807be5a5960d8dde8eadbbaa7bd9ace17dfdafce96de0adbb
SHA3-384 hash: 6a101cf06ff87468abd2cf69b45de9983fe64ddacd7ab81b74c1ff1ed860070a7cbaf446b1ad89c6ad96f6aeeb478dfa
SHA1 hash: 0788ff56a3b35544832a6a800383fc5bb072b58a
MD5 hash: 2ed21e72f5b56b8da08a8b585b48177d
humanhash: colorado-earth-spring-minnesota
File name:wife.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:80'168 bytes
First seen:2026-05-20 13:47:43 UTC
Last seen:2026-05-20 22:11:22 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:UHVLnlruu5wgY0QHWHP3D+9yOgEEGMufkcHyP/qPIDQJB9F8V81LjW7:uVlqu5wP2HP39OgEnMuHHGj5VOLj6
TLSH T10A73023C7A0599DAFD386CB8A29F25702B3209155D57FCAA3181E772CE4BC2278427CD
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt UPX
File size (compressed) :80'168 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :275'600 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Unpacked file: 0e33b4e2844625957f3ea2e5d884e8a24c60461893b225b5e5b8cbb9ae3b92c9

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
66
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Changes access rights for a file
Kills processes
Creating a file
Deletes a file
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Deletes a system binary file
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-05-20T10:51:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-05-20T13:42:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=3ff3ede2-2000-0000-992e-692bbb090000 pid=2491 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=3c4082e5-2000-0000-992e-692bc3090000 pid=2499 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=3ff3ede2-2000-0000-992e-692bbb090000 pid=2491->guuid=3c4082e5-2000-0000-992e-692bc3090000 pid=2499 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
76 / 100
Signature
Found malware configuration
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1916405 Sample: wife.mips.elf Startdate: 20/05/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 76 15 Found malware configuration 2->15 17 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->17 19 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->19 21 2 other signatures 2->21 7 wife.mips.elf 2->7         started        9 systemd rsyslogd 2->9         started        process3 process4 11 wife.mips.elf 7->11         started        process5 13 wife.mips.elf 11->13         started       
Threat name:
Linux.PUA.Maltiverza
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-05-20 13:48:47 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
8 of 36 (22.22%)
Threat level:
  1/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  6/10
Tags:
credential_access defense_evasion discovery upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Reads process memory
Enumerates running processes
Reads MAC address of network interface
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
Reference:Internal Research
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:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Gafgyt

elf f5c6a753f0c762b807be5a5960d8dde8eadbbaa7bd9ace17dfdafce96de0adbb

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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