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Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: fe617f28b5b36cd6562423824916e3203350e81d8422e9944999dc50ff626f0c
SHA3-384 hash: 58929d6dbe846f54b48f3d75e32b2068096ab5915abbbde6094a1a3903183f1016cbd931cf4876f6a22d687d70eaa6fa
SHA1 hash: 84df1400f9b36cdaf1e5ee4e4627bda68e4101b2
MD5 hash: 69fe89263700b14d2c309b69908b8db7
humanhash: lactose-freddie-fourteen-ohio
File name:2016Nwji686
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Signature Gafgyt
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File size:184'941 bytes
First seen:2026-01-26 18:45:31 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:uyy1VhIkL2JQXmOl2vWn+ibAhjtwn5sU226K+yf53Jnq621YmabZ1Bl8dAtvPmdY:uyyfhIXzRS5sU28+yf53iYmabZ1Bl8di
TLSH T1B5044B41AA07CAF3D4870FB612A757264A32E8255B2FDA45F32DFDF48F17488B10A359
telfhash t114917218993d48e9ef630c1d586dabe21497b52a32b67f19ff25cec0094e429f248d0b
TrID 50.1% (.) ELF Executable and Linkable format (Linux) (4022/12)
49.8% (.O) ELF Executable and Linkable format (generic) (4000/1)
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
27
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Detection(s):
Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-6981156-0
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Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm gcc
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6977b661a57b6af70d0d77ad/reports/7dd847e4-7ec2-4a0a-a574-bd187b3e2dcb/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
true
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
2
Number of processes launched:
4
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Full report:
https://elfdigest.com/brief/fe617f28b5b36cd6562423824916e3203350e81d8422e9944999dc50ff626f0c
Behaviour
Anti-VM
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-01-26T12:30:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-26T12:56:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.t HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/fe617f28b5b36cd6562423824916e3203350e81d8422e9944999dc50ff626f0c/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/66ee8433-89c9-4182-bdcf-346d920fd0c9
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=ef08c97d-1a00-0000-1fe2-82873c090000 pid=2364 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=6b6eb882-1a00-0000-1fe2-828742090000 pid=2370 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=ef08c97d-1a00-0000-1fe2-82873c090000 pid=2364->guuid=6b6eb882-1a00-0000-1fe2-828742090000 pid=2370 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=6b6eb882-1a00-0000-1fe2-828742090000 pid=2370->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=cc22b98b-1a00-0000-1fe2-828749090000 pid=2377 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=6b6eb882-1a00-0000-1fe2-828742090000 pid=2370->guuid=cc22b98b-1a00-0000-1fe2-828749090000 pid=2377 clone 3077fa2b-cf46-5172-a5a4-8a62a8582ff1 78.142.228.144:65483 guuid=cc22b98b-1a00-0000-1fe2-828749090000 pid=2377->3077fa2b-cf46-5172-a5a4-8a62a8582ff1 send: 139332B 6a1c04b4-4e3f-5544-8b65-6ba04e97d547 0.0.0.0:839 guuid=cc22b98b-1a00-0000-1fe2-828749090000 pid=2377->6a1c04b4-4e3f-5544-8b65-6ba04e97d547 con edf65221-7e5c-53a7-abd1-a02b33c77871 127.0.0.1:839 guuid=cc22b98b-1a00-0000-1fe2-828749090000 pid=2377->edf65221-7e5c-53a7-abd1-a02b33c77871 send: 139264B guuid=bcebc1ac-1a00-0000-1fe2-828769090000 pid=2409 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=cc22b98b-1a00-0000-1fe2-828749090000 pid=2377->guuid=bcebc1ac-1a00-0000-1fe2-828769090000 pid=2409 clone guuid=7962d9ac-1a00-0000-1fe2-82876a090000 pid=2410 /tmp/sample.bin send-data guuid=bcebc1ac-1a00-0000-1fe2-828769090000 pid=2409->guuid=7962d9ac-1a00-0000-1fe2-82876a090000 pid=2410 clone guuid=7962d9ac-1a00-0000-1fe2-82876a090000 pid=2410->3077fa2b-cf46-5172-a5a4-8a62a8582ff1 send: 166B
Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/6b1e3da8-c76c-4d24-b8fd-eeae8058fff2
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
68 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1857863
Signature
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Found malware configuration
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Gafgyt
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1857863 Sample: 2016Nwji686.elf Startdate: 26/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 68 17 78.142.228.144, 53404, 53408, 53412 ANCHGLOBAL-AS-APAnchnetAsiaLimitedHK Netherlands 2->17 19 Found malware configuration 2->19 21 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->21 23 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->23 25 Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning) 2->25 9 2016Nwji686.elf 2->9         started        signatures3 process4 process5 11 2016Nwji686.elf 9->11         started        process6 13 2016Nwji686.elf 11->13         started        process7 15 2016Nwji686.elf 13->15         started       
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/fe617f28b5b36cd6562423824916e3203350e81d8422e9944999dc50ff626f0c
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/fe617f28b5b36cd6562423824916e3203350e81d8422e9944999dc50ff626f0c/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.MIRAI
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/fe617f28b5b36cd6562423824916e3203350e81d8422e9944999dc50ff626f0c
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-26 17:10:40 UTC
AV detection:
16 of 37 (43.24%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=7zqx6kfvwnwnmvreeobesfxdeazvb2a5qqrotfcjthofb73cn4ga._file
Result
Malware family:
gafgyt
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt discovery linux
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260126-xegw9afs4b/
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
78.142.228.144:65483
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YARA Signatures

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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
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Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
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Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:enterpriseunix2
Create hunting rule
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise UNIX
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
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Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:setsockopt
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:unixredflags3
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags
Rule name:vmdetect
Create hunting rule
Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques

File information

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Web download

Gafgyt

elf fe617f28b5b36cd6562423824916e3203350e81d8422e9944999dc50ff626f0c

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3758112/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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