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Database Entry

Prometei

Vendor detections: 9

Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	b6dbd9681f0db09fe01b226a333ba2e709804c9448e076a40717f1a4cc739af6
SHA3-384 hash:	1e4d247e225058f8f4f0d96c1c8c3d4be5b0b84f6d27906c11d51ec83d5928c979fade57b337fa63e74ecb5ed1f7712e
SHA1 hash:	bc0daad38d0501a2ac7a99fb4020a4560112cb3e
MD5 hash:	c3563cacc72d9f488dc050583b0ddffc
humanhash:	triple-zebra-comet-music
File name:	b6dbd9681f0db09fe01b226a333ba2e709804c9448e076a40717f1a4cc739af6
Download:	download sample
Signature	Prometei Create hunting rule
File size:	449'085 bytes
First seen:	2026-10-19 16:05:18 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	elf
MIME type:	application/x-executable
ssdeep	12288:Fs+/py5fM2l+M5F7TsJwtY1yvr+bT1psS+6T6NCj76tsdb:Fs6pyCC/Ya2hpi6T6N4h
TLSH	T126A423B4F9219E8F6DD76DB91B24831DE182C172589D4C2313AE94A34F3D632BF2C816
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	Rocketguy
Tags:	elf honeypot Prometei

Rocketguy

Captured by a RocketCore internet honeypot; not present in MalwareBazaar at capture time.

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

Origin country :

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Details

Link:

https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/864b16dd-cfea-4f24-8152-211ffc4fc7d6/

Detection(s):

Unix.Trojan.Prometei-10045451-0

Result

Verdict:

Malware

Maliciousness:

Behaviour

Creating a file

Collects information on the OS

Collects information on the CPU

Manages services

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

Gathering data

Verdict:

Malicious

Uses P2P?:

false

Uses anti-vm?:

false

Architecture:

x86

Packer:

custom

Botnet:

unknown

Number of open files:

124

Number of processes launched:

Processes remaning?

true

Remote TCP ports scanned:

not identified

Full report:

https://elfdigest.com/brief/b6dbd9681f0db09fe01b226a333ba2e709804c9448e076a40717f1a4cc739af6

Behaviour

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:

2026-10-19T16:21:00Z UTC

Last seen:

2026-10-20T18:35:00Z UTC

Hits:

~10

Link:

https://opentip.kaspersky.com/b6dbd9681f0db09fe01b226a333ba2e709804c9448e076a40717f1a4cc739af6/results?tab=lookup

Status:

terminated

Link:

https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/6d7dce6a-5a46-4df4-a6c2-5529450c8c7d

Behavior Graph:

Download SVG

Verdict:

Suspicious

Link:

https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/0e510ee3-09ab-4c96-803b-e995e4a18cce

Score:

100%

Verdict:

Malware

File Type:

ELF

Link:

https://malprob.io/report/b6dbd9681f0db09fe01b226a333ba2e709804c9448e076a40717f1a4cc739af6

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/b6dbd9681f0db09fe01b226a333ba2e709804c9448e076a40717f1a4cc739af6/

Threat name:

Linux.Trojan.Prometei

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2026-10-19 16:06:28 UTC

File Type:

ELF64 Little (Exe)

AV detection:

21 of 38 (55.26%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Suspicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=w3n5s2a7bwyj7ya3ejvdgo5c44eyateujdqhnjahc7y2jtdttl3a._file

Result

Malware family:

prometei_elf

Score:

10/10

Tags:

family:prometei_elf botnet discovery linux miner persistence privilege_escalation upx

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/261019-tjsmrsdt41/

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:

0.35

Link:

https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/b6dbd9681f0db09fe01b226a333ba2e709804c9448e076a40717f1a4cc739af6

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:	ELF_IoT_DVR_Botnet_Hama_UPX Create hunting rule
Author:	Serhii Kocherhan
Description:	Detects packed and unpacked ELF IoT/DVR botnet variants targeting UPX compression structures and uncompressed code

Rule name:	exploit_any_poppopret Create hunting rule
Author:	Jeff White [karttoon@gmail.com] @noottrak
Description:	Identify POP -> POP -> RET opcodes for quick ROP Gadget creation in target binaries.

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:	TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE Create hunting rule
Author:	CYFARE
Description:	Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:	https://cyfare.net/

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 b6dbd9681f0db09fe01b226a333ba2e709804c9448e076a40717f1a4cc739af6

(this sample)

Delivery method

Distributed via web download

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