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Database Entry



Prometei


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: c3fa96a0a213bcd2abdd386feedd4169ed6d172b7cd497880b1d0cc4c58a78db
SHA3-384 hash: e0bbf02c241998ca4ca0a426a61618a4a604e838a43c4aca3be498312a538e9e5ea086c11da562c26db6bcc0648ae937
SHA1 hash: 9da204abab4f7d6a5548474959cf9c16f39e0f9b
MD5 hash: abfbc064add7c7674f1a332a9279dbfc
humanhash: spaghetti-edward-asparagus-delta
File name:c3fa96a0a213bcd2abdd386feedd4169ed6d172b7cd497880b1d0cc4c58a78db
Download: download sample
Signature Prometei
File size:428'716 bytes
First seen:2026-07-14 04:50:13 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 12288:4a6aYYIX2dWVxeJAaLYxAOfUhjXb44UfhlBeLc:V+2WejYxUxsz
TLSH T1519423FA5B8EF3FB49127F7027A0980181A47470F99E775986CBFD9A0FA52639CC4118
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 :
80
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Kills processes
Launching a process
Manages services
Collects information on the CPU
Changes access rights for a written file
Collects information on the OS
Creating a file
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 upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
custom
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
122
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
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.64.le
First seen:
2026-07-14T02:08:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-14T02:29:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=3737895a-1900-0000-81db-877feb0e0000 pid=3819 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=3833 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file mprotect-exec write-file guuid=3737895a-1900-0000-81db-877feb0e0000 pid=3819->guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=3833 execve guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=3908 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=3833->guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=3908 clone guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=3911 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=3833->guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=3911 clone guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=3951 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=3833->guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=3951 clone guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=3952 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=3833->guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=3952 clone guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=4109 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=3833->guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=4109 clone guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=4127 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=3833->guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=4127 clone guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=4307 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=3833->guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=4307 clone guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=4308 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=3833->guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=4308 clone guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=4527 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=3833->guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=4527 clone guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=4528 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=3833->guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=4528 clone guuid=3d0f8498-1a00-0000-81db-877f0a120000 pid=4618 /usr/bin/dash guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=3833->guuid=3d0f8498-1a00-0000-81db-877f0a120000 pid=4618 execve guuid=e488d3d3-1a00-0000-81db-877fb0120000 pid=4784 /usr/bin/dash guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=3833->guuid=e488d3d3-1a00-0000-81db-877fb0120000 pid=4784 execve guuid=22292cfd-1a00-0000-81db-877f33130000 pid=4915 /usr/bin/dash guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=3833->guuid=22292cfd-1a00-0000-81db-877f33130000 pid=4915 execve guuid=c029bb7a-1900-0000-81db-877f490f0000 pid=3913 /usr/bin/dash guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=3911->guuid=c029bb7a-1900-0000-81db-877f490f0000 pid=3913 execve guuid=ba5a217b-1900-0000-81db-877f4d0f0000 pid=3917 /usr/bin/pgrep guuid=c029bb7a-1900-0000-81db-877f490f0000 pid=3913->guuid=ba5a217b-1900-0000-81db-877f4d0f0000 pid=3917 execve guuid=a4a5298d-1900-0000-81db-877f710f0000 pid=3953 /usr/bin/dash guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=3952->guuid=a4a5298d-1900-0000-81db-877f710f0000 pid=3953 execve guuid=f0a26f8d-1900-0000-81db-877f720f0000 pid=3954 /usr/bin/pgrep guuid=a4a5298d-1900-0000-81db-877f710f0000 pid=3953->guuid=f0a26f8d-1900-0000-81db-877f720f0000 pid=3954 execve guuid=673f6ed1-1900-0000-81db-877f20100000 pid=4128 /usr/bin/dash guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=4127->guuid=673f6ed1-1900-0000-81db-877f20100000 pid=4128 execve guuid=9388a6d1-1900-0000-81db-877f24100000 pid=4132 /usr/sbin/killall5 guuid=673f6ed1-1900-0000-81db-877f20100000 pid=4128->guuid=9388a6d1-1900-0000-81db-877f24100000 pid=4132 execve guuid=cd870d0a-1a00-0000-81db-877fd6100000 pid=4310 /usr/bin/dash guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=4308->guuid=cd870d0a-1a00-0000-81db-877fd6100000 pid=4310 execve guuid=7ceb640a-1a00-0000-81db-877fd8100000 pid=4312 /usr/bin/pgrep guuid=cd870d0a-1a00-0000-81db-877fd6100000 pid=4310->guuid=7ceb640a-1a00-0000-81db-877fd8100000 pid=4312 execve guuid=316f2948-1a00-0000-81db-877fb1110000 pid=4529 /usr/bin/dash guuid=6ea5585d-1900-0000-81db-877ff90e0000 pid=4528->guuid=316f2948-1a00-0000-81db-877fb1110000 pid=4529 execve guuid=2731b348-1a00-0000-81db-877fb5110000 pid=4533 /usr/sbin/killall5 guuid=316f2948-1a00-0000-81db-877fb1110000 pid=4529->guuid=2731b348-1a00-0000-81db-877fb5110000 pid=4533 execve guuid=29b3dd98-1a00-0000-81db-877f0b120000 pid=4619 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=3d0f8498-1a00-0000-81db-877f0a120000 pid=4618->guuid=29b3dd98-1a00-0000-81db-877f0b120000 pid=4619 execve guuid=971507d4-1a00-0000-81db-877fb1120000 pid=4785 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=e488d3d3-1a00-0000-81db-877fb0120000 pid=4784->guuid=971507d4-1a00-0000-81db-877fb1120000 pid=4785 execve guuid=c8c659fd-1a00-0000-81db-877f35130000 pid=4917 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=22292cfd-1a00-0000-81db-877f33130000 pid=4915->guuid=c8c659fd-1a00-0000-81db-877f35130000 pid=4917 execve guuid=2fdaba13-0000-0000-81db-877f01000000 pid=1 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd guuid=40dda3fe-1a00-0000-81db-877f3b130000 pid=4923 /usr/sbin/uplugplay mprotect-exec guuid=2fdaba13-0000-0000-81db-877f01000000 pid=1->guuid=40dda3fe-1a00-0000-81db-877f3b130000 pid=4923 execve guuid=c663d10b-1b00-0000-81db-877f6e130000 pid=4974 /usr/sbin/uplugplay guuid=40dda3fe-1a00-0000-81db-877f3b130000 pid=4923->guuid=c663d10b-1b00-0000-81db-877f6e130000 pid=4974 clone guuid=ff56160c-1b00-0000-81db-877f70130000 pid=4976 /usr/bin/dash guuid=c663d10b-1b00-0000-81db-877f6e130000 pid=4974->guuid=ff56160c-1b00-0000-81db-877f70130000 pid=4976 execve guuid=fddb3e0c-1b00-0000-81db-877f71130000 pid=4977 /usr/sbin/uplugplay dns mprotect-exec send-data write-config guuid=ff56160c-1b00-0000-81db-877f70130000 pid=4976->guuid=fddb3e0c-1b00-0000-81db-877f71130000 pid=4977 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=fddb3e0c-1b00-0000-81db-877f71130000 pid=4977->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 36B guuid=fddb3e0c-1b00-0000-81db-877f71130000 pid=5063 /usr/sbin/uplugplay guuid=fddb3e0c-1b00-0000-81db-877f71130000 pid=4977->guuid=fddb3e0c-1b00-0000-81db-877f71130000 pid=5063 clone guuid=fddb3e0c-1b00-0000-81db-877f71130000 pid=5083 /usr/sbin/uplugplay guuid=fddb3e0c-1b00-0000-81db-877f71130000 pid=4977->guuid=fddb3e0c-1b00-0000-81db-877f71130000 pid=5083 clone guuid=fddb3e0c-1b00-0000-81db-877f71130000 pid=5245 /usr/sbin/uplugplay guuid=fddb3e0c-1b00-0000-81db-877f71130000 pid=4977->guuid=fddb3e0c-1b00-0000-81db-877f71130000 pid=5245 clone guuid=fddb3e0c-1b00-0000-81db-877f71130000 pid=5246 /usr/sbin/uplugplay guuid=fddb3e0c-1b00-0000-81db-877f71130000 pid=4977->guuid=fddb3e0c-1b00-0000-81db-877f71130000 pid=5246 clone guuid=4cac6022-1c00-0000-81db-877f7f140000 pid=5247 /usr/bin/dash guuid=fddb3e0c-1b00-0000-81db-877f71130000 pid=5246->guuid=4cac6022-1c00-0000-81db-877f7f140000 pid=5247 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Prometei
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-07-14 04:50:52 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 36 (52.78%)
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

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