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CoinMiner


Vendor detections: 19


Intelligence 19 IOCs YARA 31 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 251cd9370d29267d554aede7ddb3be295175644b59e2dbb7244186943ddea79c
SHA3-384 hash: 5b7af0fbda18dc887e6ea567eb7488aad80429eb0246fd4dfcd206291d06e9adb7095a7f199e16513794444b13f663f9
SHA1 hash: abbb6d8f97a8f5c5cc9a3fd7910d5b0ab0265d30
MD5 hash: 69e937ff9fa5e3e6ab9d6273fb9fb866
humanhash: oscar-vermont-tennis-pip
File name:Setup - Ghost of Tsushima DC.exe
Download: download sample
Signature CoinMiner
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File size:9'694'574 bytes
First seen:2026-03-25 21:40:33 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 5ec3ae0de52691449fea16c46ef585c5 (1 x CoinMiner)
ssdeep 98304:wTarM36U0mJMOqh9s03ZMza32r4vQmI4eXUMltMQXfPJFWNNrgs4u/EKgIymvlo8:e3L7y5h9FcJFwrgDu/nGmv6iL0Qgi
Threatray 118 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T19CA67C4276E608E9CDAAD77C91879232E3B1FC2687349BDB5754C2351E236C56E3EB00
TrID 33.1% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
25.6% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
10.4% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
10.3% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
10.1% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
Magika pebin
Reporter KnownSpotter
Tags:CoinMiner exe

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
162
Origin country :
CA CA
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
xmrig
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ID:
1
File name:
Setup-GhostofTsushimaDC.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-03-25 21:34:36 UTC
Tags:
auto-reg xmrig donutloader loader
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/18d9bca7-ba11-422e-997f-dc75b085f809

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
CoinMiner02
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Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/59293/
Detection(s):
Win.Coinminer.Generic-7151250-0
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Win.Coinminer.Generic-7151253-0
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Win.Coinminer.Generic-7151447-0
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Win.Coinminer.Generic-7151972-0
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Win.Coinminer.Generic-7155777-0
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Win.Coinminer.Generic-7158858-0
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Win.Trojan.Coinminer-9866537-0
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YARA.DITEKSHEN_MALWARE_Win_Coinminer02.UNOFFICIAL
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Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=69c454e7390b99647413c814
Tags:
ransomware dropper xmrig shell
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a window
Creating a file in the drivers subdirectories
Searching for the window
Creating a process from a recently created file
Searching for synchronization primitives
DNS request
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug miner monero overlay packed xmrig
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/69c45682972c219c8d6e1052/reports/66db1457-f31d-40ed-9092-74bdda6e3941/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Win/malicious_confidence_60%
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/251cd9370d29267d554aede7ddb3be295175644b59e2dbb7244186943ddea79c
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2026-03-25T18:38:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-03-27T01:45:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Detections:
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Miner.gen Trojan.Win32.Agent.sb BSS:Trojan.Win32.Generic HEUR:Trojan.Win64.Generic HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win64.XMRigMiner.a not-a-virus:HEUR:RiskTool.Win32.BitMiner.gen not-a-virus:VHO:RiskTool.Win32.BitCoinMiner.gen not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win32.BitCoinMiner.sb not-a-virus:BSS:RiskTool.Win32.BitCoinMiner.ga PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic RiskTool.BitCoinMiner.UDP.C&C RiskTool.BitCoinMiner.TCP.C&C
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/251cd9370d29267d554aede7ddb3be295175644b59e2dbb7244186943ddea79c/results?tab=lookup
Malware family:
XMRig Miner
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/0836ef35-7658-4295-9236-725e8cab8037
Score:
99%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/251cd9370d29267d554aede7ddb3be295175644b59e2dbb7244186943ddea79c
Gathering data
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/251cd9370d29267d554aede7ddb3be295175644b59e2dbb7244186943ddea79c/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.XMRIG
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/251cd9370d29267d554aede7ddb3be295175644b59e2dbb7244186943ddea79c
Threat name:
Win64.PUA.UnwantedX
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-25 21:34:32 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
Extracted files:
10
AV detection:
8 of 24 (33.33%)
Threat level:
  1/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=euonsnynfeth2vkk5xt53m56ffixkzcllhrnxnzeigdjipo6u6oa._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
xmrig
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18a6ab8bab49ab74041d2a61fcebf9a8e0576dde28ff04420f6a9b1bdaeccd58
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251cd9370d29267d554aede7ddb3be295175644b59e2dbb7244186943ddea79c
CoinMiner
63aa8da1aedb07d075c13f700877a7525df5b4f434c5f24026a77365517cb225
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67ef7c95ecddd6f385897cd6c12e0017a1ea8e538009607251d5de8b7839a07d
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7c9beb95e8446810183545d5ed57c3eb3b183af570fa5081f039c6101d244e58
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e1f10695ba1b9f0dfa305c31eb5677f37324ae6f4c31ecbd075208bfbb80d24c
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CoinMiner
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Result
Malware family:
xmrig
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:xmrig execution miner persistence
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260325-1jx1tabz2k/
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Adds Run key to start application
Executes dropped EXE
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Drops file in Drivers directory
XMRig Miner payload
Xmrig family
xmrig
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
251cd9370d29267d554aede7ddb3be295175644b59e2dbb7244186943ddea79c
MD5 hash:
69e937ff9fa5e3e6ab9d6273fb9fb866
SHA1 hash:
abbb6d8f97a8f5c5cc9a3fd7910d5b0ab0265d30
Detections:
XMRig
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/d86a7235-0622-40a3-8e53-13dd1d5768e2/
SH256 hash:
001816f728d96a823a88e8243cba32486ff0207c123628fa767073bb4a49cd6e
MD5 hash:
ac458ece671fdde066ce60e448f12bc0
SHA1 hash:
d31d5d5617a09e09df0cd3bffde6b03f48a0d540
Detections:
XMRig
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MAL_XMR_Miner_May19_1
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XMRIG_Monero_Miner
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MALWARE_Win_CoinMiner02
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/d86a7235-0622-40a3-8e53-13dd1d5768e2/
Malware family:
XMRig
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/251cd9370d29/report/overview.html
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/251cd9370d29267d554aede7ddb3be295175644b59e2dbb7244186943ddea79c

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:BLOWFISH_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for Blowfish constants
Rule name:Check_OutputDebugStringA_iat
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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
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Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__SetConsoleCtrl
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
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Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:Disable_Defender
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Author:iam-py-test
Description:Detect files disabling or modifying Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, or Microsoft Smartscreen
Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
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Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
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Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:MacOS_Cryptominer_Xmrig_241780a1
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_CoinMiner02
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects coinmining malware
Rule name:MAL_XMR_Miner_May19_1
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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
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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
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:Multi_Cryptominer_Xmrig_f9516741
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
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Rule name:RANSOMWARE
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Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:rig_win64_xmrig_6_13_1_xmrig
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Author:yarGen Rule Generator
Description:rig_win64 - file xmrig.exe
Reference:https://github.com/Neo23x0/yarGen
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SEH__vectored
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
Rule name:Suspicious_Process
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Author:Security Research Team
Description:Suspicious process creation
Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
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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
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:TH_AntiVM_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2026_CYFARE
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Author:CYFARE
Description:Detects Windows malware employing anti-VM / anti-sandbox evasion techniques across VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, QEMU, Xen, and generic sandbox environments
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:WHIRLPOOL_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for WhirlPool constants
Rule name:Windows_Cryptominer_Generic_f53cfb9b
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:XMRIG_Monero_Miner
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Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Monero mining software
Reference:https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig/releases
Rule name:xmrig_v1
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Author:RandomMalware

File information

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Web download

CoinMiner

Executable exe 251cd9370d29267d554aede7ddb3be295175644b59e2dbb7244186943ddea79c

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/59293/

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