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Database Entry



Prometei


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: e90c56d6deb5456f54cbfd72930fbe8451d4b7493178366c7b02b31f80fb5787
SHA3-384 hash: ef1574d97ad2cb0496cdae4b8145128420371c618d57eb73aa26dda3bb61c17ecd5934287c7bfd6e20bb0abb6b7721fd
SHA1 hash: 9fd3a463c2215c75ba615df5c664f7568d962b52
MD5 hash: 9561e75f265e890d7b9fbf7613473347
humanhash: ceiling-queen-item-low
File name:na
Download: download sample
Signature Prometei
File size:428'272 bytes
First seen:2025-02-04 23:31:43 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 12288:6QIkwT+V+46MTuxN+qpMBUH5kAAxwWVtBeSv:W4/y+qaBUZJAdVtj
TLSH T1D39423F31824B3738A2C3A3EFF609E05D79A573CE55927561A1FDDEB0F2991209C8A05
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 :
141
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
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Result
Threat name:
Prometei
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
96 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Found Tor onion address
Machine Learning detection for dropped file
Machine Learning detection for sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample is packed with UPX
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected Prometei
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1606929 Sample: na.elf Startdate: 05/02/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 96 52 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->52 54 p3.feefreepool.net 88.198.246.242, 56834, 80 HETZNER-ASDE Germany 2->54 56 2 other IPs or domains 2->56 58 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->58 60 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->60 62 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->62 64 4 other signatures 2->64 9 dash rm na.elf 2->9         started        13 systemd uplugplay 2->13         started        15 dash rm 2->15         started        17 2 other processes 2->17 signatures3 process4 file5 48 /usr/sbin/uplugplay, ELF 9->48 dropped 66 Found Tor onion address 9->66 68 Drops files in suspicious directories 9->68 70 Sample deletes itself 9->70 19 na.elf sh 9->19         started        21 na.elf sh 9->21         started        23 na.elf sh 9->23         started        27 5 other processes 9->27 25 uplugplay 13->25         started        signatures6 process7 process8 29 sh pgrep 19->29         started        31 sh pgrep 21->31         started        33 sh pidof 23->33         started        35 uplugplay sh 25->35         started        37 sh pgrep 27->37         started        39 sh pidof 27->39         started        41 sh systemctl 27->41         started        43 2 other processes 27->43 process9 45 sh uplugplay 35->45         started        file10 50 /etc/CommId, ASCII 45->50 dropped
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Prometei
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-02-04 23:32:18 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 23 (73.91%)
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
Prometei
Prometei_elf family
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Prometei-9941765-0
YARA:
n/a
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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 e90c56d6deb5456f54cbfd72930fbe8451d4b7493178366c7b02b31f80fb5787

(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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