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Database Entry



Prometei


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ae5df45b1f85b05e485b83c3faf20a9383d8a14ef4b56c5b29378556dff37b90
SHA3-384 hash: 13ce40b30c0601d74587c45e7d8c4220b5c20ad17c77cc286286c7cd9375b423bf5376f3aedf01ccb4155e2c952244a7
SHA1 hash: 6f5fe365e3d7f4ecd5fb524e38b2aaf4ea5852d1
MD5 hash: 51406583d775cb1eb890e0b9bf7900a6
humanhash: cola-seven-seven-artist
File name:na
Download: download sample
Signature Prometei
File size:435'932 bytes
First seen:2025-03-24 17:22:28 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 6144:63fxS1fHETSACF2Gzm5DVvSHrKKRH4SCra+HWMiFbcAOXmb4Dsi6wwcitgY:25WOSACZSV6eKRH5EPiamb4DsDwwcI
TLSH T15F9423F8C87D2E30D8169F3CBB1A8268F0A15772D9562B6EB51AE5732179F1FAC60101
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 :
77
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
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:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
custom
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
125
Number of processes launched:
30
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
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:
100 / 100
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
n/a
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Generic
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2025-03-24 17:23:13 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
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


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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 ae5df45b1f85b05e485b83c3faf20a9383d8a14ef4b56c5b29378556dff37b90

(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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