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CoinMiner


Vendor detections: 16


Intelligence 16 IOCs YARA 36 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 20dc254b66b8616088c5122b29211d7102306484b550f75caee7ec9b2a02e71f
SHA3-384 hash: e170dc884e0a747a1af7783c20ab619fa1bff796f751f00c1a9915ea577bab42eeaabc0deb566f9cd9b89967d8f227e7
SHA1 hash: 0fcd796d6caec82be82ec07480513d28c036a68e
MD5 hash: a98c150c2f4a46f58503495b71137fb0
humanhash: fourteen-bacon-nineteen-video
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature CoinMiner
File size:11'268'608 bytes
First seen:2026-03-02 11:18:38 UTC
Last seen:2026-03-02 23:20:14 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 4794687cac0beee76bb775325b829d22 (1 x CoinMiner)
ssdeep 196608:k8AJgyeuPivvI4+7IDSJB9CL8PxLrIyrIuUVqmLqBILER1wpbmoP5:jzvvIpIDSJAg3IywtkA5
Threatray 19 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T176B63319FD9359BAC593A97118AFB37AE7361A0E0607D9F7CF901DA0ED7B7020924306
TrID 39.7% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13)
21.0% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5)
8.3% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
8.3% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
6.4% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter Bitsight
Tags:CoinMiner dropped-by-amadey exe fbf543


Avatar
Bitsight
url: http://130.12.180.43/files/7725193537/BTCWtnO.exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
27
# of downloads :
195
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
ID:
1
File name:
file
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-03-02 11:21:16 UTC
Tags:
salatstealer stealer miner xmrig susp-powershell donutloader loader auto-reg ms-smartcard

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
xmrig virus shell overt
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Enabling the 'hidden' option for files in the %temp% directory
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a process with a hidden window
DNS request
Sending a UDP request
Creating a file in the Windows subdirectories
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Creating a service
Launching a service
Searching for synchronization primitives
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Enabling autorun for a service
Adding exclusions to Windows Defender
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug anti-vm barys packed rust
Gathering data
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Generic
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2026-03-02 11:19:22 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
7
AV detection:
11 of 24 (45.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:xmrig credential_access defense_evasion discovery execution miner persistence spyware stealer trojan upx
Behaviour
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
UPX packed file
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
Adds Run key to start application
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files
Windows security modification
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Windows security bypass
XMRig Miner payload
Xmrig family
xmrig
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
20dc254b66b8616088c5122b29211d7102306484b550f75caee7ec9b2a02e71f
MD5 hash:
a98c150c2f4a46f58503495b71137fb0
SHA1 hash:
0fcd796d6caec82be82ec07480513d28c036a68e
Malware family:
SalatStealer
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:BLOWFISH_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for Blowfish constants
Rule name:Check_OutputDebugStringA_iat
Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__MemoryWorkingSet
Author:Fernando Mercês
Description:Anti-debug process memory working set size check
Reference:http://www.gironsec.com/blog/2015/06/anti-debugger-trick-quicky/
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__SetConsoleCtrl
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:Disable_Defender
Author:iam-py-test
Description:Detect files disabling or modifying Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, or Microsoft Smartscreen
Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_DisableWinDefender
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables containing artifacts associated with disabling Widnows Defender
Rule name:MacOS_Cryptominer_Xmrig_241780a1
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_CoinMiner02
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects coinmining malware
Rule name:MAL_XMR_Miner_May19_1
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Monero Crypto Coin Miner
Reference:https://www.guardicore.com/2019/05/nansh0u-campaign-hackers-arsenal-grows-stronger/
Rule name:MAL_XMR_Miner_May19_1_RID2E1B
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Monero Crypto Coin Miner
Reference:https://www.guardicore.com/2019/05/nansh0u-campaign-hackers-arsenal-grows-stronger/
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:Multi_Cryptominer_Xmrig_f9516741
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:ProgramLanguage_Rust
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Application written in Rust programming language
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:rig_win64_xmrig_6_13_1_xmrig
Author:yarGen Rule Generator
Description:rig_win64 - file xmrig.exe
Reference:https://github.com/Neo23x0/yarGen
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:Rustyloader_mem_loose
Author:James_inthe_box
Description:Corroded buerloader
Reference:https://app.any.run/tasks/83064edd-c7eb-4558-85e8-621db72b2a24
Rule name:SEH__vectored
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
Rule name:Suspicious_Process
Author:Security Research Team
Description:Suspicious process creation
Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:WHIRLPOOL_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for WhirlPool constants
Rule name:Windows_Cryptominer_Generic_f53cfb9b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:XMRIG_Monero_Miner
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Monero mining software
Reference:https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig/releases
Rule name:xmrig_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

CoinMiner

Executable exe 20dc254b66b8616088c5122b29211d7102306484b550f75caee7ec9b2a02e71f

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
Amadey
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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