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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 12 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: f8729f600425aacc76a03b9f0e8eb3e2161e9e32a663ec1bb1176cac9a4fd23d
SHA3-384 hash: 892102679fa7c66492c10b92217a3f86137c03e7473124839e9f78dbe81ef529e13b87a45e98a1bc6c1712cf0308fe31
SHA1 hash: d3c94ad42a244f524e0118d5585b75f566eb709c
MD5 hash: 2b8f33334017aaa5bad768a21894edf1
humanhash: delta-oklahoma-music-helium
File name:pXdN91.sparc
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:122'505 bytes
First seen:2026-02-04 01:00:30 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:H8883o8fD9T6p4osy4HCm5tTTFmGruK4O:FSXFvHCm5tTTFVruK4O
TLSH T101C31A377B270F23C0CA107112E31732EAB5D79934B95397B9E06EAC6F1A6843516BD8
telfhash t12421ee1662ba8a692fb24a74acbc47b125512a233311be71bf19c5c8553f002b52adcb
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
47
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=0e4a33d8-1600-0000-ca5b-2165640a0000 pid=2660 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=fa6e43da-1600-0000-ca5b-21656c0a0000 pid=2668 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=0e4a33d8-1600-0000-ca5b-2165640a0000 pid=2660->guuid=fa6e43da-1600-0000-ca5b-21656c0a0000 pid=2668 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Gafgyt
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Contains symbols with names commonly found in malware
Detected Mirai
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1862939 Sample: pXdN91.sparc.elf Startdate: 04/02/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 25 185.242.3.144, 36256, 6149 ATOM3-ASUA Ukraine 2->25 27 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->27 29 4 other IPs or domains 2->29 31 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->31 33 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->33 35 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->35 37 5 other signatures 2->37 8 pXdN91.sparc.elf 2->8         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 python3.8 dpkg 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 39 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 8->39 17 pXdN91.sparc.elf 8->17         started        19 pXdN91.sparc.elf 8->19         started        21 pXdN91.sparc.elf 8->21         started        process6 process7 23 pXdN91.sparc.elf 17->23         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.LnxGafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-04 01:01:50 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
23 of 36 (63.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt linux
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
185.242.3.144:6149
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ach_202503_elf_Mirai
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files
Rule name:botnet_mortem_qbot_gafgyt
Author:cip
Description:Some strings that stand out from a publicly-available botnet source code (Mortem-qBot-Botnet-Src)
Rule name:botnet_Yakuza
Author:NDA0E
Description:Yakuza botnet
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_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:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Mal_LNX_Gafgyt_Botnet_ELF
Author:Phatcharadol Thangplub
Description:Use to detect Gafgyt botnet, and there variants.
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 f8729f600425aacc76a03b9f0e8eb3e2161e9e32a663ec1bb1176cac9a4fd23d

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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