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Database Entry



Prometei


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 85b325bea7de4e754d5ba089f657546a78f9cd8006a529fb58d4288ce92a33e7
SHA3-384 hash: 607652ac35c7e8925268ec4d65ba77a188f1c723a18b3b0ff31c027096fca70d2de1a1524570b39a9b9a050e3f63b146
SHA1 hash: 67f1c954f9eb78c4aadc39ac901d16c4e740dc17
MD5 hash: 05a60665e2afea6010d33fd1853f1bbe
humanhash: violet-nuts-rugby-enemy
File name:na
Download: download sample
Signature Prometei
File size:435'932 bytes
First seen:2025-03-14 00:17:17 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 6144:63fxS1fHETSACF2Gzm5DVvSHrKKRH4SCra+HWMiFbcAOXmb4Dsi6wwcitg9:25WOSACZSV6eKRH5EPiamb4DsDwwcN
TLSH T1339423F8C87D2E3098169B3CBB1A826CF0A15772D9562F6AB51AE5732179F1FAC60101
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 :
146
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Launching a process
Manages services
Creating a file
Changes access rights for a written file
Kills processes
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:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
true
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
custom
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
138
Number of processes launched:
88
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Anti-VM
Persistence
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Result
Threat name:
Prometei
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
96 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
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
Yara detected Prometei
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1637968 Sample: na.elf Startdate: 14/03/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 96 78 152.36.128.18, 34328, 34330, 80 NCRENUS United States 2->78 80 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->80 82 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->82 84 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->84 86 3 other signatures 2->86 11 na.elf 2->11         started        15 systemd uplugplay 2->15         started        17 systemd snap-failure 2->17         started        19 3 other processes 2->19 signatures3 process4 file5 76 /usr/sbin/uplugplay, ELF 11->76 dropped 88 Found Tor onion address 11->88 90 Drops files in suspicious directories 11->90 92 Sample deletes itself 11->92 21 na.elf sh 11->21         started        23 na.elf sh 11->23         started        25 na.elf sh 11->25         started        33 6 other processes 11->33 27 uplugplay 15->27         started        29 snap-failure systemctl 17->29         started        31 snap-failure 17->31         started        signatures6 process7 process8 35 sh pgrep 21->35         started        37 sh pidof 23->37         started        39 sh pgrep 25->39         started        41 uplugplay sh 27->41         started        43 sh pidof 33->43         started        45 sh pgrep 33->45         started        47 sh pidof 33->47         started        49 3 other processes 33->49 process9 51 sh uplugplay 41->51         started        file10 74 /etc/CommId, ASCII 51->74 dropped 54 uplugplay sh 51->54         started        56 uplugplay sh 51->56         started        58 uplugplay sh 51->58         started        60 3 other processes 51->60 process11 process12 62 sh hostnamectl 54->62         started        64 sh uptime 56->64         started        66 sh uname 58->66         started        68 sh hostnamectl 60->68         started        70 sh uptime 60->70         started        72 sh uname 60->72         started       
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Prometei
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-03-14 00:18:17 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
prometei_elf
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:prometei_elf botnet discovery linux miner persistence privilege_escalation upx
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
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YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

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 85b325bea7de4e754d5ba089f657546a78f9cd8006a529fb58d4288ce92a33e7

(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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