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Database Entry


Prometei


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 8c56664e88798979db2c427b645e81aa8a3ab44b806b99280d190308670a7ae1
SHA3-384 hash: e0534b8fc45bf601dc2d87184abd23d59250c9944ec6ca238a94a5ad01819f9b55a2687a3e386446e985a6aca8ebbadd
SHA1 hash: 4dcbd9222751dcc6a13399d7e71bc14e2d6b9400
MD5 hash: f6deb72c8029a1559f896d1c470d904c
humanhash: whiskey-three-beryllium-utah
File name:na
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Signature Prometei
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File size:428'272 bytes
First seen:2025-02-06 03:36:16 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 12288:6QIkwT+V+46MTuxN+qpMBUH5kAAxwWVtBeSI:W4/y+qaBUZJAdVts
TLSH T1F29423F31824B3738A2C3A3EFF609E05D6AA573CF55927561A1FDDEB0F295120988A05
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 :
126
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:
99.1%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=67a42fa52dcee78dd819a99blinux22vpnfull_triage
Tags:
virus hype
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file
Manages services
Collects information on the CPU
Collects information on the OS
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
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed packed upx
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/67a42e68c8125b0e0418d68b/reports/70f9d443-e406-4e2c-82fc-f4072435e19f/overview
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Verdict:
Suspicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/d5d4cb39-bd3f-4685-b583-1b6db0d5c0e3
Result
Threat name:
Prometei
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
96 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1607995
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Found Tor onion address
Machine Learning detection for dropped file
Machine Learning detection for sample
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: 1607995 Sample: na.elf Startdate: 06/02/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 96 52 p3.feefreepool.net 88.198.246.242, 44890, 80 HETZNER-ASDE Germany 2->52 54 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->54 56 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->56 58 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->58 60 4 other signatures 2->60 9 na.elf 2->9         started        13 systemd uplugplay 2->13         started        15 systemd snapd-env-generator 2->15         started        17 systemd snapd-env-generator 2->17         started        signatures3 process4 file5 48 /usr/sbin/uplugplay, ELF 9->48 dropped 62 Found Tor onion address 9->62 64 Drops files in suspicious directories 9->64 66 Sample deletes itself 9->66 19 na.elf sh 9->19         started        21 na.elf sh 9->21         started        23 na.elf sh 9->23         started        27 5 other processes 9->27 25 uplugplay 13->25         started        signatures6 process7 process8 29 sh pgrep 19->29         started        31 sh pgrep 21->31         started        33 sh pidof 23->33         started        35 uplugplay sh 25->35         started        37 sh pgrep 27->37         started        39 sh pidof 27->39         started        41 sh systemctl 27->41         started        43 2 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/8c56664e88798979db2c427b645e81aa8a3ab44b806b99280d190308670a7ae1
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/8c56664e88798979db2c427b645e81aa8a3ab44b806b99280d190308670a7ae1/
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Prometei
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-02-06 03:37:15 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=rrlgmtuipgextwzmij5wixubvkfdvnclqbvzskandebqqzykplqq._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/250206-d6jqda1ngs/
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/b190a48e-fbd4-43a6-b57d-f5f6693be815
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/8c56664e88798979db2c427b645e81aa8a3ab44b806b99280d190308670a7ae1

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
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Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
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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
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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 8c56664e88798979db2c427b645e81aa8a3ab44b806b99280d190308670a7ae1

(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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