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Database Entry


Prometei


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: a487a91ae67b4eccc9c8a7ff96cf1d5fceff523784a320d477102c4a326a8552
SHA3-384 hash: 50db887b10c6390d82d5005e4746436f4a6ef436cb27b58809eb73a2325794ca2cf48bbaf3f7d4eecdb27e94e2ff638b
SHA1 hash: 96746bfb66f8e505462f86b51e01719816422e64
MD5 hash: c5d16525eaab3e1adba71633dc5b8a2f
humanhash: mobile-fanta-may-missouri
File name:na
Download: download sample
Signature Prometei
Create hunting rule
File size:435'932 bytes
First seen:2025-03-23 17:31:59 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 6144:63fxS1fHETSACF2Gzm5DVvSHrKKRH4SCra+HWMiFbcAOXmb4Dsi6wwcitgs:25WOSACZSV6eKRH5EPiamb4DsDwwcc
TLSH T1589423F8C87D2E3098169F3CBB1A826CF0A15772D9562F6EB51AE5732179F1FAC60101
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 :
90
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=67e245d5bb84e066269eb90flinux22vpnfull_triage
Tags:
virus core 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
Kills processes
Launching a process
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/67e04599e05c48ec61e68e73/reports/a2c2de5f-9cfa-4955-83b5-0661e12d427c/overview
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Verdict:
Suspicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/885fa72f-a921-4c01-85c0-510386b3c387
Result
Threat name:
Prometei
Create hunting rule
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1646244
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
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected Prometei
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1646244 Sample: na.elf Startdate: 23/03/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 74 152.36.128.18, 34322, 34324, 80 NCRENUS United States 2->74 76 xincdcfda.org 85.214.228.140, 45458, 80 STRATOSTRATOAGDE Germany 2->76 78 2 other IPs or domains 2->78 80 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->80 82 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->82 84 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->84 86 4 other signatures 2->86 11 na.elf 2->11         started        15 systemd uplugplay 2->15         started        17 systemd snapd-env-generator 2->17         started        19 2 other processes 2->19 signatures3 process4 file5 70 /usr/sbin/uplugplay, ELF 11->70 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        29 5 other processes 11->29 27 uplugplay 15->27         started        signatures6 process7 process8 31 sh pgrep 21->31         started        33 sh pidof 23->33         started        35 sh pgrep 25->35         started        37 uplugplay sh 27->37         started        39 sh pgrep 29->39         started        41 sh pidof 29->41         started        43 sh systemctl 29->43         started        45 2 other processes 29->45 process9 47 sh uplugplay 37->47         started        file10 72 /etc/CommId, ASCII 47->72 dropped 50 uplugplay sh 47->50         started        52 uplugplay sh 47->52         started        54 uplugplay sh 47->54         started        56 3 other processes 47->56 process11 process12 58 sh hostnamectl 50->58         started        60 sh uptime 52->60         started        62 sh hostnamectl 54->62         started        64 sh uname 56->64         started        66 sh uptime 56->66         started        68 sh uname 56->68         started       
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/a487a91ae67b4eccc9c8a7ff96cf1d5fceff523784a320d477102c4a326a8552
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/a487a91ae67b4eccc9c8a7ff96cf1d5fceff523784a320d477102c4a326a8552/
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Generic
Create hunting rule
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2025-03-23 17:32:11 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=usd2sgxgpnhmzsoiu77znty5l7hp6urxqsrsbvdxcaweumtkqvja._file
Result
Malware family:
prometei_elf
Create hunting rule
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:prometei_elf botnet discovery linux miner persistence privilege_escalation upx
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250323-v4bqesyvay/
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
Prometei
Prometei_elf family
Verdict:
Informative
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/06a681ba-7431-4acd-b248-999f385f3198
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.12
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/a487a91ae67b4eccc9c8a7ff96cf1d5fceff523784a320d477102c4a326a8552

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
Create hunting rule
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

The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Prometei

elf a487a91ae67b4eccc9c8a7ff96cf1d5fceff523784a320d477102c4a326a8552

(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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