Analysis Overview
SHA256
4a88a4d1ff3359e9323a1f6d6cf9949fbd0e65153dbe162c85ef886c852f1734
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 4a88a4d1ff3359e9323a1f6d6cf9949fbd0e65153dbe162c85ef886c852f1734.elf was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Prometei
Prometei_elf family
Modifies hosts file
Deletes itself
Enumerates running processes
Modifies systemd
Write file to user bin folder
UPX packed file
Reads CPU attributes
Reads runtime system information
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2025-02-22 03:26
Signatures
UPX packed file
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-02-22 03:26
Reported
2025-02-22 03:29
Platform
ubuntu2204-amd64-20240611-en
Max time kernel
7s
Max time network
131s
Command Line
Signatures
Prometei
Prometei_elf family
Deletes itself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | /tmp/4a88a4d1ff3359e9323a1f6d6cf9949fbd0e65153dbe162c85ef886c852f1734.elf | N/A |
Modifies hosts file
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | /etc/hosts | /tmp/4a88a4d1ff3359e9323a1f6d6cf9949fbd0e65153dbe162c85ef886c852f1734.elf | N/A |
Enumerates running processes
Modifies systemd
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | /lib/systemd/system/uplugplay.service | /tmp/4a88a4d1ff3359e9323a1f6d6cf9949fbd0e65153dbe162c85ef886c852f1734.elf | N/A |
Write file to user bin folder
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | /usr/sbin/uplugplay | /tmp/4a88a4d1ff3359e9323a1f6d6cf9949fbd0e65153dbe162c85ef886c852f1734.elf | N/A |
UPX packed file
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Reads CPU attributes
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for reading | /sys/devices/system/cpu/online | /usr/bin/pgrep | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /sys/devices/system/cpu/online | /usr/bin/pgrep | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /sys/devices/system/cpu/online | /usr/bin/pgrep | N/A |
Reads runtime system information
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for reading | /proc/1326/cmdline | /usr/bin/pgrep | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/871/stat | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/75/cmdline | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/76/cmdline | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/99/cmdline | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/210/cmdline | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/410/status | /usr/bin/pgrep | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/101/cmdline | /usr/bin/pgrep | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/1299/status | /usr/bin/pgrep | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/635/cmdline | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/308/status | /usr/bin/pgrep | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/1052/cmdline | /usr/bin/pgrep | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/1075/cmdline | /usr/bin/pgrep | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/583/cmdline | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/737/stat | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/1254/stat | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/1143/cmdline | /usr/bin/pgrep | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/1277/cmdline | /usr/bin/pgrep | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/1398/cmdline | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/222/cmdline | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/1165/cmdline | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/631/stat | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/4/status | /usr/bin/pgrep | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/22/cmdline | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/27/status | /usr/bin/pgrep | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/1302/cmdline | /usr/bin/pgrep | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/118/status | /usr/bin/pgrep | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/756/cmdline | /usr/bin/pgrep | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/12/cmdline | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/91/stat | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/757/status | /usr/bin/pgrep | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/1162/status | /usr/bin/pgrep | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/91/cmdline | /usr/bin/pgrep | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/222/cmdline | /usr/bin/pgrep | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/1408/stat | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/223/status | /usr/bin/pgrep | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/1409/cmdline | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/1479/cmdline | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/26/stat | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/1134/stat | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/1014/cmdline | /usr/bin/pgrep | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/7/stat | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/209/cmdline | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/404/stat | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/1184/stat | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/756/cmdline | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/26/cmdline | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/11/cmdline | /usr/bin/pgrep | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/962/stat | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/5/cmdline | /usr/bin/pgrep | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/645/stat | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/1040/cmdline | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/18/stat | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/1213/status | /usr/bin/pgrep | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/209/cmdline | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/1254/stat | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/1164/status | /usr/bin/pgrep | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/16/stat | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/78/cmdline | /usr/bin/pgrep | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/112/stat | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/8/cmdline | /usr/bin/pgrep | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/589/status | /usr/bin/pgrep | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/88/cmdline | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
| File opened for reading | /proc/1127/stat | /usr/bin/pidof | N/A |
Processes
/tmp/4a88a4d1ff3359e9323a1f6d6cf9949fbd0e65153dbe162c85ef886c852f1734.elf
[/tmp/4a88a4d1ff3359e9323a1f6d6cf9949fbd0e65153dbe162c85ef886c852f1734.elf]
/bin/sh
[sh -c pgrep 4a88a4d1ff3359e9323a1f6d6cf9949fbd0e65153dbe162c85ef886c852f1734.elf]
/usr/bin/pgrep
[pgrep 4a88a4d1ff3359e9323a1f6d6cf9949fbd0e65153dbe162c85ef886c852f1734.elf]
/bin/sh
[sh -c pidof 4a88a4d1ff3359e9323a1f6d6cf9949fbd0e65153dbe162c85ef886c852f1734.elf]
/usr/bin/pidof
[pidof 4a88a4d1ff3359e9323a1f6d6cf9949fbd0e65153dbe162c85ef886c852f1734.elf]
/bin/sh
[sh -c pgrep uplugplay]
/usr/bin/pgrep
[pgrep uplugplay]
/bin/sh
[sh -c pidof uplugplay]
/usr/bin/pidof
[pidof uplugplay]
/bin/sh
[sh -c pgrep upnpsetup]
/usr/bin/pgrep
[pgrep upnpsetup]
/bin/sh
[sh -c pidof upnpsetup]
/usr/bin/pidof
[pidof upnpsetup]
/bin/sh
[sh -c systemctl daemon-reload]
/usr/bin/systemctl
[systemctl daemon-reload]
/bin/sh
[sh -c systemctl enable uplugplay.service]
/usr/bin/systemctl
[systemctl enable uplugplay.service]
/bin/sh
[sh -c systemctl start uplugplay.service]
/usr/bin/systemctl
[systemctl start uplugplay.service]
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| N/A | 224.0.0.251:5353 | udp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | p3.feefreepool.net | udp |
Files
memory/1592-1-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000015640f8-memory.dmp
/usr/sbin/uplugplay
| MD5 | 148e8f56cacba9a4dbfca6b984af1f46 |
| SHA1 | 7b4d74f30bb49b1391bdb33d511682aaacaf7af9 |
| SHA256 | 4a88a4d1ff3359e9323a1f6d6cf9949fbd0e65153dbe162c85ef886c852f1734 |
| SHA512 | 58d4c41f23eebbfcb0733f9a0edcc51533774d86496db4cb8a4d8045554e40428611fb0e4c6396f00f5627beaf5a6ee43b89b5129d85c919f4e7990ac7777205 |
/usr/lib/systemd/system/uplugplay.service
| MD5 | 8ca62d1f47880bce036c2956c9b7b272 |
| SHA1 | 3bcc3a5c4fcc5b0d08c4524a59f6b8e113b62060 |
| SHA256 | c655d3d4e374fad38313ec4262207b2d7d68a870238f203ef3c33f85e66c8e32 |
| SHA512 | 4cd2d9d67151fa25e833707dee2442c4a5f752053fc2c36ec73c0e2b734c66ca69c63fceb47714d9add5b9fe2eee1e45be5199e2cae7c26173e766b333877da6 |