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Malware

Prometei

According to Lior Rochberger, Cybereason, prometei is a modular and multi-stage cryptocurrency botnet.

Prometei is a Windows malware family.

Background

As described by Lior Rochberger of Cybereason, Prometei is a modular, multi-stage botnet built for cryptocurrency mining. Although it surfaced in July 2020, the Cybereason Nocturnus team uncovered evidence that it had been under development since 2016. The malware exists in both Linux and Windows variants.


Source: Malpedia (Fraunhofer FKIE).