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Database Entry


Prometei


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 53ae2ab1b6234ecfde8b3d14799c78a8d3baa7a6e6c695408c48fbf55e6563f2
SHA3-384 hash: e6be33e5f70980225eb32efce8aa7a6deb7cc10c22dc82c2484ad2d0ad0c9b149fa208c3809ae5cc7805c5029a937b96
SHA1 hash: fe561d82a0f637c5a877f3aca3b93e7788231938
MD5 hash: b3c4bcf1b7a3e7c7b8ee11ebc10f2970
humanhash: king-floor-nitrogen-hydrogen
File name:na
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Signature Prometei
Create hunting rule
File size:428'272 bytes
First seen:2025-02-17 08:57:06 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 12288:6QIkwT+V+46MTuxN+qpMBUH5kAAxwWVtBeSL:W4/y+qaBUZJAdVtX
TLSH T16B9423F31824B3738A2C3A3EFFA09E15D79A573CE55927161A1FDDEB0F2951209C8605
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 Prometei

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
89
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
Unix.Trojan.Prometei-9941765-0
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Unix.Trojan.Prometei-10012522-0
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Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
81.4%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=67b2fb5628ab76d43a5b705dlinux22vpnfull_triage
Tags:
hype
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Changes access rights for a written file
Launching a process
Kills processes
Manages services
Creating a file
Collects information on the OS
Collects information on the CPU
Writes files to system directory
Writes files to system subdirectory
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
custom
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
125
Number of processes launched:
30
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Full report:
https://elfdigest.com/brief/53ae2ab1b6234ecfde8b3d14799c78a8d3baa7a6e6c695408c48fbf55e6563f2
Behaviour
Persistence
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Verdict:
Suspicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/24b9d52c-b9d2-4d2d-bea2-c8fd7752e3df
Result
Threat name:
Prometei
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
88 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1616872
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Found Tor onion address
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample is packed with UPX
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected Prometei
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1616872 Sample: na.elf Startdate: 17/02/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 52 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->52 54 p3.feefreepool.net 88.198.246.242, 56838, 80 HETZNER-ASDE Germany 2->54 56 3 other IPs or domains 2->56 58 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->58 60 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->60 62 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->62 64 2 other signatures 2->64 9 dash rm na.elf 2->9         started        13 systemd uplugplay 2->13         started        15 dash rm 2->15         started        17 2 other processes 2->17 signatures3 process4 file5 48 /usr/sbin/uplugplay, ELF 9->48 dropped 66 Found Tor onion address 9->66 68 Drops files in suspicious directories 9->68 70 Sample deletes itself 9->70 19 na.elf sh 9->19         started        21 na.elf sh 9->21         started        23 na.elf sh 9->23         started        27 6 other processes 9->27 25 uplugplay 13->25         started        signatures6 process7 process8 29 sh pgrep 19->29         started        31 sh pidof 21->31         started        33 sh pgrep 23->33         started        35 uplugplay sh 25->35         started        37 sh pidof 27->37         started        39 sh pgrep 27->39         started        41 sh pidof 27->41         started        43 3 other processes 27->43 process9 45 sh uplugplay 35->45         started        file10 50 /etc/CommId, ASCII 45->50 dropped
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/53ae2ab1b6234ecfde8b3d14799c78a8d3baa7a6e6c695408c48fbf55e6563f2
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/53ae2ab1b6234ecfde8b3d14799c78a8d3baa7a6e6c695408c48fbf55e6563f2/
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Prometei
Create hunting rule
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-02-17 08:58:11 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 37 (51.35%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=koxcvmnwenhm7xulhukhthdyvdj3vj5g43djkqemjd57kxtfmpza._file
Result
Malware family:
prometei_elf
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:prometei_elf botnet discovery linux miner persistence privilege_escalation upx
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250217-kwnpxaxmhy/
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
Reads CPU attributes
UPX packed file
Enumerates running processes
Modifies systemd
Write file to user bin folder
Deletes itself
Modifies hosts file
Prometei
Prometei_elf family
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Prometei-9941765-0
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/36962e40-586e-4646-972d-6fe62f62aaab
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Prometei
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/53ae2ab1b6234ecfde8b3d14799c78a8d3baa7a6e6c695408c48fbf55e6563f2

YARA Signatures

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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:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
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Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Create hunting rule
Author:RandomMalware

File information

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Web download

Prometei

elf 53ae2ab1b6234ecfde8b3d14799c78a8d3baa7a6e6c695408c48fbf55e6563f2

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3397968/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

BLint

The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh

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