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Database Entry


CoinMiner


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 498b579636ef3e907ec2276d1e4aed4bd0ef048a08676d36d6668e7c44ec0ca3
SHA3-384 hash: e1313be0875093596ad3e7998f96ecfc647e4c20340c08df74b629ef31ff8c4c77252df50620009170da96f86cb4dc0a
SHA1 hash: a4eefba8bb1fb7393de175a752126205de61013c
MD5 hash: 32bbf84da9c34506f00696d8566b5760
humanhash: lactose-alpha-maryland-finch
File name:sample.bin
Download: download sample
Signature CoinMiner
Create hunting rule
File size:1'616'656 bytes
First seen:2026-11-09 17:16:54 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 24576:TJ4y+IdQzQ7XfFVLPfFTI3z22L0CgGpQRgciKYQ7NsemK15PdYeFlRV1tQ72eztr:TJ1TbXLP9TIy2o162i22mG2zs72gtl
TLSH T1D97533B7211ED681D0FA943FA94EBDA51E105441BF336EC141B788F9C723760E2AAA74
TrID 50.1% (.) ELF Executable and Linkable format (Linux) (4022/12)
49.8% (.O) ELF Executable and Linkable format (generic) (4000/1)
Magika elf
Reporter Anonymous
Tags:CoinMiner elf ethminer honeypot ssh UPX


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Anonymous
Statically extracted from a151d3f4f2422531f30a843ffb35479596c86722bb103bdf8591105687f9b125 (captured by an SSH honeypot). Not executed.

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
11
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Details
Link:
https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/74e86790-1731-4a7e-b106-de5d83fd8491/
Verdict:
Adware
File Type:
elf.64.le
First seen:
2026-09-09T00:44:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-21T07:11:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/498b579636ef3e907ec2276d1e4aed4bd0ef048a08676d36d6668e7c44ec0ca3/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/e65ee405-7c42-4810-af47-a5cbaf933b92
Behavior Graph:
Download SVG
%3 guuid=e35fde99-1a00-0000-90e0-bd985d080000 pid=2141 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=c550079e-1a00-0000-90e0-bd985f080000 pid=2143 /tmp/sample.bin mprotect-exec guuid=e35fde99-1a00-0000-90e0-bd985d080000 pid=2141->guuid=c550079e-1a00-0000-90e0-bd985f080000 pid=2143 execve
Result
Threat name:
Xmrig
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad.mine
Score:
72 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/2002804
Signature
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Download SVG
Gathering data
Threat name:
Linux.PUA.Generic
Create hunting rule
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2026-09-11 02:11:21 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
12 of 36 (33.33%)
Threat level:
  1/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=jgfvpfrw547ja7wce5wr4sxnjpio6bekbbtw2nwwm2hhyrhmbsrq._file
Malware Family:
n/a
Malicious:
True
Tags:
upx 64bit elf debug-check
Link:
https://intel.virussign.com/intelligence/file/498b579636ef3e907ec2276d1e4aed4bd0ef048a08676d36d6668e7c44ec0ca3
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YARA Signatures

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Rule name:ELF_IoT_DVR_Botnet_Hama_UPX
Create hunting rule
Author:Serhii Kocherhan
Description:Detects packed and unpacked ELF IoT/DVR botnet variants targeting UPX compression structures and uncompressed code
Rule name:exploit_any_poppopret
Create hunting rule
Author:Jeff White [karttoon@gmail.com] @noottrak
Description:Identify POP -> POP -> RET opcodes for quick ROP Gadget creation in target binaries.
Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Create hunting rule
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Create hunting rule
Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Create hunting rule
Author:RandomMalware

File information

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