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Database Entry

Prometei

Vendor detections: 7

Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	2f8422e3a352e22a07d36e7b47ee491d1f77b129ddd0d570ba0a4b727ed93742
SHA3-384 hash:	73440f6e8f702968f9448306adfd223b6acb8381116494c6584b291161cd17c70d087504503bf170da425ed5bf34a644
SHA1 hash:	67286db0ce41bbb1a8e61dcf5aacc8520dd43a4c
MD5 hash:	109b16d30de3737d623404f644b95fe7
humanhash:	georgia-eighteen-hamper-hawaii
File name:	2f8422e3a352e22a07d36e7b47ee491d1f77b129ddd0d570ba0a4b727ed93742
Download:	download sample
Signature	Prometei Create hunting rule
File size:	428'713 bytes
First seen:	2026-10-19 16:14:02 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	elf
MIME type:	application/x-executable
ssdeep	12288:4a6aYYIX2dWVxeJAaLYxAOfUhjXb44UfhlBeLr:V+2WejYxUxsa
TLSH	T1DC9423FA5B8EF2FB09127F7027A0980181A47470F9DE775986CBFD9A0FA52639CC4518
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	Rocketguy
Tags:	elf honeypot Prometei

Rocketguy

Captured by a RocketCore internet honeypot; not present in MalwareBazaar at capture time.

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

Origin country :

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Details

Link:

https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/85712612-00d6-46a2-8b84-98a9e47f8771/

Detection(s):

Unix.Trojan.Prometei-10003669-0

Unix.Trojan.Prometei-10012522-0

Unix.Trojan.Prometei-10045451-0

Unix.Trojan.Prometei-9992782-0

Result

Verdict:

Malware

Maliciousness:

Behaviour

Creating a file

Collects information on the OS

Collects information on the CPU

Manages services

Changes access rights for a written file

Launching a process

Kills processes

Writes files to system directory

Writes files to system subdirectory

Deleting of the original file

Gathering data

Status:

terminated

Link:

https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/1ea9d6e4-ded8-4c55-b256-6fc8146eb238

Behavior Graph:

Download SVG

Verdict:

Suspicious

Link:

https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/f1d39c52-33b6-4666-9410-0eb3a5952765

Score:

100%

Verdict:

Malware

File Type:

ELF

Link:

https://malprob.io/report/2f8422e3a352e22a07d36e7b47ee491d1f77b129ddd0d570ba0a4b727ed93742

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/2f8422e3a352e22a07d36e7b47ee491d1f77b129ddd0d570ba0a4b727ed93742/

Threat name:

Linux.Trojan.Prometei

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2026-10-19 16:14:27 UTC

File Type:

ELF64 Little (Exe)

AV detection:

19 of 36 (52.78%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Suspicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=f6ccfy5dklrcub6tnz5up3sjdupxpmjj3xink4f2bjfxe7wzg5ba._file

Result

Malware family:

prometei_elf

Score:

10/10

Tags:

family:prometei_elf botnet discovery linux miner persistence privilege_escalation upx

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/261019-tpsjysws8m/

Behaviour

Reads runtime system information

Reads CPU attributes

UPX packed file

Enumerates running processes

Modifies systemd

Write file to user bin folder

Deletes itself

Modifies the /etc/hosts DNS resolution file

Family: Prometei

Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

Threat name:

Legit

Score:

0.20

Link:

https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/2f8422e3a352e22a07d36e7b47ee491d1f77b129ddd0d570ba0a4b727ed93742

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:	ELF_IoT_DVR_Botnet_Hama_UPX Create hunting rule
Author:	Serhii Kocherhan
Description:	Detects packed and unpacked ELF IoT/DVR botnet variants targeting UPX compression structures and uncompressed code

Rule name:	linux_generic_ipv6_catcher Create hunting rule
Author:	@_lubiedo
Description:	ELF samples using IPv6 addresses

Rule name:	SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File Create hunting rule
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 Create hunting rule
Author:	CYFARE
Description:	Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:	https://cyfare.net/

Rule name:	upx_packed_elf_v1 Create hunting rule
Author:	RandomMalware

File information

The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Prometei

elf 2f8422e3a352e22a07d36e7b47ee491d1f77b129ddd0d570ba0a4b727ed93742

(this sample)

Delivery method

Distributed via web download

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