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Database Entry

Prometei

Vendor detections: 8

Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	8315ab3328bd7c9b3abf28f5be930f412e8ae1161e072b0fa9e987265b3871c9
SHA3-384 hash:	1d1327f08a1a8dacaed08cb5a0139524cd3c995e6e3fb6be23c9f3cfee3f52441f92fcf7c25db2e897d10912e72ba3b3
SHA1 hash:	9b2900366661386bd0c22b04a4003d43e5468641
MD5 hash:	1d6146837c96ac368f806aedf4e662d1
humanhash:	london-eight-jupiter-edward
File name:	8315ab3328bd7c9b3abf28f5be930f412e8ae1161e072b0fa9e987265b3871c9
Download:	download sample
Signature	Prometei Create hunting rule
File size:	449'086 bytes
First seen:	2026-10-19 16:05:05 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	elf
MIME type:	application/x-executable
ssdeep	12288:Fs+/py5fM2l+M5F7TsJwtY1yvr+bT1psS+6T6NCj76tsd6:Fs6pyCC/Ya2hpi6T6N48
TLSH	T146A423B4F9219E9F6DD769B91B24831DE182C172589D4C2313AE94E34F3D632AF2C816
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/5a3bb1ff-6a2c-4a54-a4ec-47129b1e5d18/

Detection(s):

Unix.Trojan.Prometei-10045451-0

Result

Verdict:

Malware

Maliciousness:

Behaviour

Kills processes

Collects information on the CPU

Creating a file

Launching a process

Collects information on the OS

Changes access rights for a written file

Manages services

Writes files to system directory

Writes files to system subdirectory

Deleting of the original file

Gathering data

Verdict:

Malicious

Uses P2P?:

false

Uses anti-vm?:

false

Architecture:

x86

Packer:

custom

Botnet:

unknown

Number of open files:

107

Number of processes launched:

Processes remaning?

false

Remote TCP ports scanned:

not identified

Full report:

https://elfdigest.com/brief/8315ab3328bd7c9b3abf28f5be930f412e8ae1161e072b0fa9e987265b3871c9

Behaviour

no suspicious findings

Botnet C2s

TCP botnet C2(s):

not identified

UDP botnet C2(s):

not identified

Status:

terminated

Link:

https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/e2127e38-a7c8-4ed2-b789-8f15a9d498db

Behavior Graph:

Download SVG

Verdict:

Suspicious

Link:

https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/b066f0e7-106f-417b-b89c-57b51fb5801f

Score:

100%

Verdict:

Malware

File Type:

ELF

Link:

https://malprob.io/report/8315ab3328bd7c9b3abf28f5be930f412e8ae1161e072b0fa9e987265b3871c9

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/8315ab3328bd7c9b3abf28f5be930f412e8ae1161e072b0fa9e987265b3871c9/

Threat name:

Linux.Trojan.Prometei

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2026-10-19 16:05:39 UTC

File Type:

ELF64 Little (Exe)

AV detection:

15 of 36 (41.67%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Suspicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=qmk2wmzixv6jwov7fd235eypiexivyiwdydswd5j5gdsmwzyoheq._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-tjr18sdt4z/

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:

Suspicious File

Score:

0.35

Link:

https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/8315ab3328bd7c9b3abf28f5be930f412e8ae1161e072b0fa9e987265b3871c9

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 8315ab3328bd7c9b3abf28f5be930f412e8ae1161e072b0fa9e987265b3871c9

(this sample)

Delivery method

Distributed via web download

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