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Database Entry



Gafgyt


Vendor detections: 5


Intelligence 5 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: fe69962db8397c46ebeb874074f99aefb62e8a002e195f284cf66409b43b24fd
SHA3-384 hash: 41a3384b15b3c71f0d547fbbfd1f469977bfdd76e9b18aaab3301719f039d5143eb71a010e8c2dce757211fd2427927e
SHA1 hash: b78d1f580cadbddfbbd78cff33611120dcb503d9
MD5 hash: f17e5803aff7287769230eab8f2d66b1
humanhash: nebraska-enemy-gee-maine
File name:kworkerd-softirq
Download: download sample
Signature Gafgyt
File size:114'456 bytes
First seen:2026-06-10 10:06:09 UTC
Last seen:2026-06-10 16:51:27 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:k5tCRynD7goCH6RxkGe78vRK2ztrImH/FpHZ7w3loV:ktC8Bi6RxkUvTzt/HtL7w3uV
TLSH T136B3121B5B440FB8D6A56EBAC41D62A2B0439EE14FEB3AE71B0EC0F109D6E4784F7041
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 BlinkzSec
Tags:gafgyt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
70
Origin country :
GB GB
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Connection attempt
Kills processes
Opens a port
Changes access rights for a written file
Receives data from a server
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Runs as daemon
Sets a written file as executable
Manages services
Collects information on the CPU
Creating a file
Sends data to a server
Launching a process
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=d3a0f39a-1700-0000-9fe5-4a5d89050000 pid=1417 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=12875b9d-1700-0000-9fe5-4a5d90050000 pid=1424 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=d3a0f39a-1700-0000-9fe5-4a5d89050000 pid=1417->guuid=12875b9d-1700-0000-9fe5-4a5d90050000 pid=1424 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-06-10 10:04:39 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
4 of 36 (11.11%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  5/10
Tags:
discovery upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
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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:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:https://cyfare.net/

File information


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Web download

Gafgyt

elf fe69962db8397c46ebeb874074f99aefb62e8a002e195f284cf66409b43b24fd

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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