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Database Entry



Prometei


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: c28414e06f5bfb7e80f972a49cd1ca76a3c68de77b4a6c22f9a034e7214dde68
SHA3-384 hash: 146487b8291f8aee41a0c2875aa250c916521520de4f9f5a483a42f7c646a23c778d882694c6b63b9a2b41d39f8b0803
SHA1 hash: d20a0eb1934a8016aea42f204c0afdc2d9ac760c
MD5 hash: 24869af53273d263a780fdcbc6586e03
humanhash: alaska-hot-kentucky-friend
File name:c28414e06f5bfb7e80f972a49cd1ca76a3c68de77b4a6c22f9a034e7214dde68
Download: download sample
Signature Prometei
File size:449'078 bytes
First seen:2026-07-23 07:17:17 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 12288:Fs+/py5fM2l+M5F7TsJwtY1yvr+bT1psS+6T6NCj76tsd1:Fs6pyCC/Ya2hpi6T6N4X
TLSH T166A423B4F9219E9F6DD769B91B24C31DE182C172589D4C2313AE94A34F3D632BF2C816
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 :
99
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Manages services
Launching a process
Creating a file
Changes access rights for a written file
Kills processes
Collects information on the OS
Collects information on the CPU
Writes files to system directory
Writes files to system subdirectory
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
true
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
custom
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
137
Number of processes launched:
85
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Anti-VM
Persistence
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=bff459ec-1600-0000-668b-7336430d0000 pid=3395 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3402 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file mprotect-exec write-file guuid=bff459ec-1600-0000-668b-7336430d0000 pid=3395->guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3402 execve guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3445 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3402->guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3445 clone guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3446 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3402->guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3446 clone guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3474 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3402->guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3474 clone guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3475 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3402->guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3475 clone guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3647 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3402->guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3647 clone guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3649 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3402->guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3649 clone guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3853 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3402->guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3853 clone guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3854 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3402->guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3854 clone guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=4080 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3402->guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=4080 clone guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=4081 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3402->guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=4081 clone guuid=2ee84a1d-1800-0000-668b-7336ce100000 pid=4302 /usr/bin/dash guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3402->guuid=2ee84a1d-1800-0000-668b-7336ce100000 pid=4302 execve guuid=45b4104f-1800-0000-668b-733688110000 pid=4488 /usr/bin/dash guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3402->guuid=45b4104f-1800-0000-668b-733688110000 pid=4488 execve guuid=b6962177-1800-0000-668b-733604120000 pid=4612 /usr/bin/dash guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3402->guuid=b6962177-1800-0000-668b-733604120000 pid=4612 execve guuid=f9c1510c-1700-0000-668b-7336770d0000 pid=3447 /usr/bin/dash guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3446->guuid=f9c1510c-1700-0000-668b-7336770d0000 pid=3447 execve guuid=869cd70d-1700-0000-668b-73367a0d0000 pid=3450 /usr/bin/pgrep guuid=f9c1510c-1700-0000-668b-7336770d0000 pid=3447->guuid=869cd70d-1700-0000-668b-73367a0d0000 pid=3450 execve guuid=b0a53a25-1700-0000-668b-7336940d0000 pid=3476 /usr/bin/dash guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3475->guuid=b0a53a25-1700-0000-668b-7336940d0000 pid=3476 execve guuid=f4199a25-1700-0000-668b-7336960d0000 pid=3478 /usr/bin/pgrep guuid=b0a53a25-1700-0000-668b-7336940d0000 pid=3476->guuid=f4199a25-1700-0000-668b-7336960d0000 pid=3478 execve guuid=63c27463-1700-0000-668b-7336420e0000 pid=3650 /usr/bin/dash guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3649->guuid=63c27463-1700-0000-668b-7336420e0000 pid=3650 execve guuid=f498ba63-1700-0000-668b-7336440e0000 pid=3652 /usr/sbin/killall5 guuid=63c27463-1700-0000-668b-7336420e0000 pid=3650->guuid=f498ba63-1700-0000-668b-7336440e0000 pid=3652 execve guuid=bb0463a1-1700-0000-668b-7336100f0000 pid=3856 /usr/bin/dash guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=3854->guuid=bb0463a1-1700-0000-668b-7336100f0000 pid=3856 execve guuid=712593a1-1700-0000-668b-7336120f0000 pid=3858 /usr/bin/pgrep guuid=bb0463a1-1700-0000-668b-7336100f0000 pid=3856->guuid=712593a1-1700-0000-668b-7336120f0000 pid=3858 execve guuid=b25f83df-1700-0000-668b-7336f20f0000 pid=4082 /usr/bin/dash guuid=cb71e3ee-1600-0000-668b-73364a0d0000 pid=4081->guuid=b25f83df-1700-0000-668b-7336f20f0000 pid=4082 execve guuid=e2bfb7df-1700-0000-668b-7336f40f0000 pid=4084 /usr/sbin/killall5 guuid=b25f83df-1700-0000-668b-7336f20f0000 pid=4082->guuid=e2bfb7df-1700-0000-668b-7336f40f0000 pid=4084 execve guuid=54b0ba1d-1800-0000-668b-7336d1100000 pid=4305 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=2ee84a1d-1800-0000-668b-7336ce100000 pid=4302->guuid=54b0ba1d-1800-0000-668b-7336d1100000 pid=4305 execve guuid=a8ad3a4f-1800-0000-668b-73368a110000 pid=4490 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=45b4104f-1800-0000-668b-733688110000 pid=4488->guuid=a8ad3a4f-1800-0000-668b-73368a110000 pid=4490 execve guuid=72616477-1800-0000-668b-733605120000 pid=4613 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=b6962177-1800-0000-668b-733604120000 pid=4612->guuid=72616477-1800-0000-668b-733605120000 pid=4613 execve guuid=2fdaba13-0000-0000-668b-733601000000 pid=1 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd guuid=bc6a0279-1800-0000-668b-73360c120000 pid=4620 /usr/sbin/uplugplay mprotect-exec guuid=2fdaba13-0000-0000-668b-733601000000 pid=1->guuid=bc6a0279-1800-0000-668b-73360c120000 pid=4620 execve guuid=cc6dd189-1800-0000-668b-733644120000 pid=4676 /usr/sbin/uplugplay guuid=bc6a0279-1800-0000-668b-73360c120000 pid=4620->guuid=cc6dd189-1800-0000-668b-733644120000 pid=4676 clone guuid=4d792a8a-1800-0000-668b-733646120000 pid=4678 /usr/bin/dash guuid=cc6dd189-1800-0000-668b-733644120000 pid=4676->guuid=4d792a8a-1800-0000-668b-733646120000 pid=4678 execve guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4679 /usr/sbin/uplugplay dns mprotect-exec net send-data write-config guuid=4d792a8a-1800-0000-668b-733646120000 pid=4678->guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4679 execve 72feda4e-8ff4-5eee-be80-abecb8d0eda9 103.176.111.176:80 guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4679->72feda4e-8ff4-5eee-be80-abecb8d0eda9 send: 954B 99a07b9c-a06a-5036-a75d-39daa574df85 255.255.255.255:53 guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4679->99a07b9c-a06a-5036-a75d-39daa574df85 send: 100B 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4679->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 36B guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4715 /usr/sbin/uplugplay guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4679->guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4715 clone guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4765 /usr/sbin/uplugplay guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4679->guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4765 clone guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4776 /usr/sbin/uplugplay guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4679->guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4776 clone guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4821 /usr/sbin/uplugplay guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4679->guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4821 clone guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4823 /usr/sbin/uplugplay guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4679->guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4823 clone guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4833 /usr/sbin/uplugplay guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4679->guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4833 clone guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4834 /usr/sbin/uplugplay guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4679->guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4834 clone guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4841 /usr/sbin/uplugplay guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4679->guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4841 clone guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4842 /usr/sbin/uplugplay guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4679->guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4842 clone guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4848 /usr/sbin/uplugplay guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4679->guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4848 clone guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4849 /usr/sbin/uplugplay guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4679->guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4849 clone guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4857 /usr/sbin/uplugplay guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4679->guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4857 clone guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4858 /usr/sbin/uplugplay guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4679->guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4858 clone guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=5071 /usr/sbin/uplugplay guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4679->guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=5071 clone guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=5072 /usr/sbin/uplugplay guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4679->guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=5072 clone guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=5079 /usr/sbin/uplugplay guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4679->guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=5079 clone guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=5080 /usr/sbin/uplugplay guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4679->guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=5080 clone guuid=1c1049b5-1800-0000-668b-7336a9120000 pid=4777 /usr/bin/dash guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4776->guuid=1c1049b5-1800-0000-668b-7336a9120000 pid=4777 execve guuid=92a875b5-1800-0000-668b-7336ab120000 pid=4779 /usr/bin/hostnamectl guuid=1c1049b5-1800-0000-668b-7336a9120000 pid=4777->guuid=92a875b5-1800-0000-668b-7336ab120000 pid=4779 execve guuid=c71d4fc5-1800-0000-668b-7336d8120000 pid=4824 /usr/bin/dash guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4823->guuid=c71d4fc5-1800-0000-668b-7336d8120000 pid=4824 execve guuid=c2b388c5-1800-0000-668b-7336da120000 pid=4826 /usr/bin/uptime guuid=c71d4fc5-1800-0000-668b-7336d8120000 pid=4824->guuid=c2b388c5-1800-0000-668b-7336da120000 pid=4826 execve guuid=4bf9cfc7-1800-0000-668b-7336e3120000 pid=4835 /usr/bin/dash guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4834->guuid=4bf9cfc7-1800-0000-668b-7336e3120000 pid=4835 execve guuid=9ce291c8-1800-0000-668b-7336e6120000 pid=4838 /usr/bin/uname guuid=4bf9cfc7-1800-0000-668b-7336e3120000 pid=4835->guuid=9ce291c8-1800-0000-668b-7336e6120000 pid=4838 execve guuid=4a0335c9-1800-0000-668b-7336ec120000 pid=4844 /usr/bin/dash guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4842->guuid=4a0335c9-1800-0000-668b-7336ec120000 pid=4844 execve guuid=683565c9-1800-0000-668b-7336ed120000 pid=4845 /usr/bin/hostnamectl guuid=4a0335c9-1800-0000-668b-7336ec120000 pid=4844->guuid=683565c9-1800-0000-668b-7336ed120000 pid=4845 execve guuid=958c69ca-1800-0000-668b-7336f3120000 pid=4851 /usr/bin/dash send-data guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4849->guuid=958c69ca-1800-0000-668b-7336f3120000 pid=4851 execve 5a1eed8a-85fe-5cc9-b13b-21dc70289ae4 0.0.0.0:0 guuid=958c69ca-1800-0000-668b-7336f3120000 pid=4851->5a1eed8a-85fe-5cc9-b13b-21dc70289ae4 send: 28B guuid=4ea632cc-1800-0000-668b-7336fb120000 pid=4859 /usr/bin/dash send-data guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=4858->guuid=4ea632cc-1800-0000-668b-7336fb120000 pid=4859 execve guuid=4ea632cc-1800-0000-668b-7336fb120000 pid=4859->5a1eed8a-85fe-5cc9-b13b-21dc70289ae4 send: 28B guuid=4f1f0a0a-1900-0000-668b-7336d1130000 pid=5073 /usr/bin/dash guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=5072->guuid=4f1f0a0a-1900-0000-668b-7336d1130000 pid=5073 execve guuid=9a8b3d0a-1900-0000-668b-7336d3130000 pid=5075 /usr/bin/uptime guuid=4f1f0a0a-1900-0000-668b-7336d1130000 pid=5073->guuid=9a8b3d0a-1900-0000-668b-7336d3130000 pid=5075 execve guuid=afea720b-1900-0000-668b-7336d9130000 pid=5081 /usr/bin/dash guuid=0460508a-1800-0000-668b-733647120000 pid=5080->guuid=afea720b-1900-0000-668b-7336d9130000 pid=5081 execve guuid=7067c30b-1900-0000-668b-7336db130000 pid=5083 /usr/bin/uname guuid=afea720b-1900-0000-668b-7336d9130000 pid=5081->guuid=7067c30b-1900-0000-668b-7336db130000 pid=5083 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Prometei
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-07-23 07:17:50 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
14 of 36 (38.89%)
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
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
Family: Prometei
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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: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

File information


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