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Database Entry



CoinMiner


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 22 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 339548732c218088c210056bbce8f7fe71b3beacf8533c58ca88416c681a800c
SHA3-384 hash: e88dd0e0173a2b8a9651c798bb59c55288799fd35dc4fb26495db4095b16cf7ca63f975c4c8a6435daf49bdd8af3bca8
SHA1 hash: 3e9409bc5a1a5901a84938422cbff467e8a5b581
MD5 hash: f81da2268928464e30582786546107a2
humanhash: neptune-triple-carbon-monkey
File name:External.exe1
Download: download sample
Signature CoinMiner
File size:2'201'600 bytes
First seen:2025-03-10 13:11:58 UTC
Last seen:2025-03-10 14:23:43 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 02549ff92b49cce693542fc9afb10102 (89 x CoinMiner, 2 x CoinMiner.XMRig, 1 x AgentTesla)
ssdeep 49152:A+K+04+UsQcTz6agSEWmCoZ19UstQ0fBgn4qfekf:24ePTuagtZCo1hJgn4C/f
TLSH T191A533246365EE07D17610FF1BC3D249E5B2D50607A2D06ECDACE6F4812362FC6763AA
TrID 55.6% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5)
16.9% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
6.9% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
6.8% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
6.7% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
Magika pebin
Reporter KatzenTech
Tags:CoinMiner exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
415
Origin country :
RU RU
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
External.exe1
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2025-03-11 02:26:36 UTC
Tags:
n/a

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

Behaviour
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
DNS request
Creating a service
Launching a service
Loading a system driver
Enabling autorun for a service
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade packed packed packer_detected
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad.mine
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)
Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection)
Detected Stratum mining protocol
Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR)
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is not signed and drops a device driver
Sigma detected: Powershell Base64 Encoded MpPreference Cmdlet
Sigma detected: Xmrig
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1633734 Sample: External.exe1.exe Startdate: 10/03/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 42 auto.c3pool.org 2->42 50 Sigma detected: Xmrig 2->50 52 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->52 54 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->54 56 5 other signatures 2->56 9 External.exe1.exe 2->9         started        12 svchost.exe 2->12         started        14 svchost.exe 1 2->14         started        17 4 other processes 2->17 signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 66 Writes to foreign memory regions 9->66 68 Allocates memory in foreign processes 9->68 70 Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection) 9->70 72 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 9->72 19 conhost.exe 5 9->19         started        74 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 12->74 23 MpCmdRun.exe 1 12->23         started        46 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 14->46 signatures6 process7 file8 40 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\WR64.sys, PE32+ 19->40 dropped 58 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 19->58 60 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 19->60 62 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 19->62 64 3 other signatures 19->64 25 cmd.exe 1 19->25         started        28 conhost.exe 19->28         started        31 conhost.exe 23->31         started        signatures9 process10 dnsIp11 76 Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender 25->76 33 powershell.exe 23 25->33         started        36 powershell.exe 23 25->36         started        38 conhost.exe 25->38         started        44 auto.c3pool.org 5.75.158.61, 19999, 49683 HETZNER-ASDE Germany 28->44 78 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 28->78 signatures12 80 Detected Stratum mining protocol 44->80 process13 signatures14 48 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 33->48
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.Donut
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-03-10 13:12:17 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
26 of 38 (68.42%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
donut_injector xmrig
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:xmrig execution miner
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Drops file in System32 directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
XMRig Miner payload
Xmrig family
xmrig
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
339548732c218088c210056bbce8f7fe71b3beacf8533c58ca88416c681a800c
MD5 hash:
f81da2268928464e30582786546107a2
SHA1 hash:
3e9409bc5a1a5901a84938422cbff467e8a5b581
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:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
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:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
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:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
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: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:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
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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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_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh
CHECK_TRUST_INFORequires Elevated Execution (level:requireAdministrator)high
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and Threadskernel32.dll::CreateProcessA

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