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Database Entry
Prometei
Vendor detections: 9
| SHA256 hash: | afea45c492420524356c9dd4530ba7d5f98a1dbb14e734d286ccd87697b70dc1 |
|---|---|
| SHA3-384 hash: | 31f6240f8287bdcf21aa4c19493a41af7600e931be1c2367bf2c0cf4cf4fccb5cfd6347877d1f5f8c5c0f9c23f19ad99 |
| SHA1 hash: | 9ad8ce1e490300eac619d4f792511a9561c795a7 |
| MD5 hash: | 75baf3e042576eb01935386e2f418f53 |
| humanhash: | double-edward-saturn-arizona |
| File name: | afea45c492420524356c9dd4530ba7d5f98a1dbb14e734d286ccd87697b70dc1 |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | Prometei |
| File size: | 449'079 bytes |
| First seen: | 2026-09-19 22:03:24 UTC |
| Last seen: | Never |
| File type: | elf |
| MIME type: | application/x-executable |
| ssdeep | 12288:Fs+/py5fM2l+M5F7TsJwtY1yvr+bT1psS+6T6NCj76tsdG:Fs6pyCC/Ya2hpi6T6N4s |
| TLSH | T1BEA423B4F9219E9F6DD769B91B24831DE182C172589D4C2313AE94E34F3D732AF2C816 |
| 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 |  c2hunter |
| Tags: | elf Prometei wraith |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
73
Origin country :
USVendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Behaviour
Changes access rights for a written file
Kills processes
Launching a process
Manages services
Creating a file
Collects information on the OS
Collects information on the CPU
Writes files to system subdirectory
Writes files to system directory
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
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
Full report:
Behaviour
Anti-VM
Persistence
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.64.le
First seen:
2026-09-19T20:18:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-21T00:34:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
Verdict:
Suspicious
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Prometei
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-19 22:04:14 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Result
Malware family:
prometei_elf
Score:
10/10
Tags:
family:prometei_elf botnet discovery linux miner persistence privilege_escalation upx
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:
0.32
YARA Signatures
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| Rule name: | ELF_IoT_DVR_Botnet_Hama_UPX |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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: | TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE |
|---|---|
| Author: | CYFARE |
| Description: | Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026 |
| Reference: | https://cyfare.net/ |
| Rule name: | upx_packed_elf_v1 |
|---|---|
| Author: | RandomMalware |
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