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Database Entry



Prometei


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 600f201eae40de7a598b2d08b190d07f07a3988b889200f5d36d30619fa7e478
SHA3-384 hash: 9dc7429519dd0a616374e3231dda0eb9f7d8b956ef8adc5adaa9531b4fe5566a7b09b7c9c1ed3f3b42d02ba04fdf8b46
SHA1 hash: e8e80b358732eb978536e0f1a77baf69a8746d99
MD5 hash: 71500ca140a274e2e1c190e0eba34aee
humanhash: bulldog-lima-hamper-football
File name:na
Download: download sample
Signature Prometei
File size:428'272 bytes
First seen:2025-02-21 07:07:31 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 12288:6QIkwT+V+46MTuxN+qpMBUH5kAAxwWVtBeSL:W4/y+qaBUZJAdVtX
TLSH T1A29423F31424B3738A2C3A3EFF609E05D69A573CE559275A1A1FDDEB0F2951209C8A05
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 :
64
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Kills processes
Collects information on the CPU
Collects information on the OS
Manages services
Changes access rights for a written file
Launching a process
Creating a file
Writes files to system directory
Writes files to system subdirectory
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed packed upx
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
72 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1620684 Sample: na.elf Startdate: 21/02/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 72 65 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->65 67 91.189.91.42, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United Kingdom 2->67 69 91.189.91.43, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United Kingdom 2->69 75 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->75 77 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->77 79 Sample is packed with UPX 2->79 9 dash rm na.elf 2->9         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 systemd snapd-env-generator 2->15         started        17 2 other processes 2->17 signatures3 process4 file5 63 /usr/sbin/uplugplay, DOS 9->63 dropped 81 Drops files in suspicious directories 9->81 19 na.elf 9->19         started        21 na.elf sh 9->21         started        23 na.elf sh 9->23         started        25 9 other processes 9->25 signatures6 process7 process8 27 na.elf sh 19->27         started        29 na.elf sh 19->29         started        31 na.elf sh 19->31         started        43 66 other processes 19->43 33 sh crontab 21->33         started        37 sh crontab 23->37         started        39 sh crontab 25->39         started        41 sh pgrep 25->41         started        45 7 other processes 25->45 file9 47 sh sh 27->47         started        49 sh pgrep 29->49         started        51 sh pidof 31->51         started        61 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.DXMTcC, ASCII 33->61 dropped 71 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 33->71 73 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 33->73 53 sh sh 43->53         started        55 sh sh 43->55         started        57 sh sh 43->57         started        59 63 other processes 43->59 signatures10 process11
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Prometei
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-02-21 07:08:16 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
20 of 38 (52.63%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
prometei_elf
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:prometei_elf botnet discovery linux miner persistence privilege_escalation stealer upx
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 hosts file
Reads EFI boot settings
Prometei
Prometei_elf family
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Prometei-9941765-0
YARA:
n/a
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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:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
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
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
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 600f201eae40de7a598b2d08b190d07f07a3988b889200f5d36d30619fa7e478

(this sample)

  
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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