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Database Entry


Prometei


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: f70b9656f7a64a9e85e69258666da1c7459b52b99625e7c641987c41605184f2
SHA3-384 hash: 1f8101415366db30e72d003bc4439f79413e602341690d7dda25eeb99c6dbd1ce2bad0abfb061ecd07c9d87db76198a2
SHA1 hash: fe0d0c0f386a8c8a79c70f2f750a34ae2b3bc16e
MD5 hash: 352421a385778c0844414c597cd46c2c
humanhash: river-shade-oregon-oklahoma
File name:na
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Signature Prometei
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File size:428'272 bytes
First seen:2025-01-22 17:25:59 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 12288:6QIkwT+V+46MTuxN+qpMBUH5kAAxwWVtBeS0:W4/y+qaBUZJAdVtI
TLSH T1B19423F31424B3738A2C3A3EFF909E15D799573CE559271A1A1FDDEB0F2951209C8A05
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 :
427
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
Unix.Trojan.Prometei-9941765-0
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Unix.Trojan.Prometei-10012522-0
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Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
70%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=67912eb2e708b6e7a3afba25linux22vpnfull_triage
Tags:
malware
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Changes access rights for a written file
Launching a process
Kills processes
Manages services
Creating a file
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:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed packed upx
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/67912a2d6bf8c8cec5f233f2/reports/41477f1c-9439-4d64-9436-ce4bf38d1088/overview
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Verdict:
Suspicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/a663826a-6644-464c-b37c-b1a20067ecc9
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
76 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1596941
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence
Machine Learning detection for sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1596941 Sample: na.elf Startdate: 22/01/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 76 65 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->65 67 91.189.91.42, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United Kingdom 2->67 69 91.189.91.43, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United Kingdom 2->69 75 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->75 77 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->77 79 Machine Learning detection for sample 2->79 81 Sample is packed with UPX 2->81 9 na.elf 2->9         started        13 systemd snapd-env-generator 2->13         started        15 systemd snapd-env-generator 2->15         started        17 systemd 2->17         started        signatures3 process4 file5 63 /usr/sbin/uplugplay, DOS 9->63 dropped 83 Drops files in suspicious directories 9->83 19 na.elf 9->19         started        21 na.elf sh 9->21         started        23 na.elf sh 9->23         started        25 9 other processes 9->25 signatures6 process7 process8 27 na.elf sh 19->27         started        29 na.elf sh 19->29         started        31 na.elf sh 19->31         started        43 66 other processes 19->43 33 sh crontab 21->33         started        37 sh crontab 23->37         started        39 sh crontab 25->39         started        41 sh pgrep 25->41         started        45 7 other processes 25->45 file9 47 sh sh 27->47         started        49 sh pgrep 29->49         started        51 sh pidof 31->51         started        61 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.YtKQGu, ASCII 33->61 dropped 71 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 33->71 73 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 33->73 53 sh sh 43->53         started        55 sh sh 43->55         started        57 sh sh 43->57         started        59 63 other processes 43->59 signatures10 process11
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/f70b9656f7a64a9e85e69258666da1c7459b52b99625e7c641987c41605184f2
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/f70b9656f7a64a9e85e69258666da1c7459b52b99625e7c641987c41605184f2/
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Prometei
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-01-22 17:26:05 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 24 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=64fzmvxxuzfj5bpgsjmgm3nby5czwuvzsys6prsbtb6ecycrqtza._file
Result
Malware family:
prometei_elf
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:prometei_elf botnet discovery linux miner persistence privilege_escalation stealer upx
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250122-vzt17sxqaj/
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
Reads EFI boot settings
Prometei
Prometei_elf family
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Prometei-9941765-0
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/ad38f65b-7dd6-4806-9e38-02ea6797d374
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Prometei
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/f70b9656f7a64a9e85e69258666da1c7459b52b99625e7c641987c41605184f2

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
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Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
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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
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Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
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Author:RandomMalware

File information

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Web download

Prometei

elf f70b9656f7a64a9e85e69258666da1c7459b52b99625e7c641987c41605184f2

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3397968/
  
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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