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CoinMiner


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 29 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 50b6228ae0e40409c436ce6bdaf6153365a26183bc8e030d433f1ac4250b2e43
SHA3-384 hash: c180258d63d72ea02e2b1b209dcb281282b1fd6d3f3bbd5c3ae9b9f398e0f1b5f33fe80ce808f65860d149d8cb59ee5e
SHA1 hash: cc4b8ce6583a162823470bd8ad542030ad04d907
MD5 hash: 75c17ea2cc5ec83141a863c43383517c
humanhash: five-high-bluebird-triple
File name:file
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Signature CoinMiner
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File size:10'752 bytes
First seen:2026-03-31 11:05:45 UTC
Last seen:2026-03-31 11:06:52 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 5b2be5371d11a0901c7dd88d5d6a5803 (3 x Phorpiex, 1 x CoinMiner)
ssdeep 192:EUg0Rg2gBCaZj63qdCIPFJxTEKmFhqGL:Xg07Dat6QPFwK
Threatray 984 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1E322724F39560D73F64D86F069620F9E0B3C7263036438AB66377BA85A4B3786A0E1D5
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-phorpiex exe


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Bitsight
url: http://178.16.54.109/1

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
129
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Gathering data
Malware family:
xmrig
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ID:
1
File name:
file
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-03-31 11:08:34 UTC
Tags:
phorphiex botnet auto coinminer miner auto-reg winring0-sys vuln-driver xmrig
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/2f3a629c-d08d-48f6-98f3-c0fabc9e5971

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Gathering data
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.Win32.MalwareX-gen.62899254.UNOFFICIAL
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Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
92.5%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=69cbaaab6363ca5d27f01cbe
Tags:
downloader dropper remo
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Sending an HTTP GET request to an infection source
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Creating a process from a recently created file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Launching a process
Creating a service
Creating a file
Launching a service
Creating a file in the Windows subdirectories
Sending a TCP request to an infection source
Searching for synchronization primitives
Loading a system driver
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Connection attempt to an infection source
Enabling autorun for a service
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug anti-vm microsoft_visual_cc phorpiex zusy
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/69cbaaa6e2df9aa488bfba27/reports/ab722157-c93b-4586-a62c-b1d73b7b1093/overview
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/50b6228ae0e40409c436ce6bdaf6153365a26183bc8e030d433f1ac4250b2e43
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-03-31T08:13:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-04-02T00:23:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.gen Trojan.Win32.Miner.sb Trojan.Win32.Agent.rnd RiskTool.BitCoinMiner.TCP.C&C
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/50b6228ae0e40409c436ce6bdaf6153365a26183bc8e030d433f1ac4250b2e43/results?tab=lookup
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/45870ecd-1413-486f-8029-8e48b10713bd
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/50b6228ae0e40409c436ce6bdaf6153365a26183bc8e030d433f1ac4250b2e43
Gathering data
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/50b6228ae0e40409c436ce6bdaf6153365a26183bc8e030d433f1ac4250b2e43/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.XMRIG
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/50b6228ae0e40409c436ce6bdaf6153365a26183bc8e030d433f1ac4250b2e43
Threat name:
Win32.Worm.Phorpiex
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-31 11:06:18 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
26 of 38 (68.42%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=kc3cfcxa4qcatrbwzzv5v5qvgns2eymdxshagdkdh4nmijilfzbq._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
unc_loader_055
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Result
Malware family:
xmrig
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:xmrig defense_evasion discovery execution miner persistence
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260331-m7janshw6r/
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Launches sc.exe
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Creates new service(s)
Executes dropped EXE
Stops running service(s)
Downloads MZ/PE file
XMRig Miner payload
Xmrig family
xmrig
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
50b6228ae0e40409c436ce6bdaf6153365a26183bc8e030d433f1ac4250b2e43
MD5 hash:
75c17ea2cc5ec83141a863c43383517c
SHA1 hash:
cc4b8ce6583a162823470bd8ad542030ad04d907
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/b2cef70d-c857-4629-8ef4-4fe86eb72437/
Malware family:
XMRig
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/50b6228ae0e4/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/50b6228ae0e40409c436ce6bdaf6153365a26183bc8e030d433f1ac4250b2e43

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:BLOWFISH_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for Blowfish constants
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:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
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Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:ldpreload
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Author:xorseed
Reference:https://stuff.rop.io/
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:Mimikatz_Generic
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Author:Still
Description:attempts to match all variants of Mimikatz
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: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:VECT_Ransomware
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Author:Mustafa Bakhit
Description:Detects activity associated with VECT ransomware. This includes registry modifications and deletions, execution of system and defense-evasion commands, suspicious API usage, mutex creation, file and memory manipulation, ransomware note generation, anti-debugging and anti-analysis techniques, and embedded cryptographic constants (SHA256) characteristic of this malware family. Designed for threat intelligence and malware detection environments.
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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CoinMiner

Executable exe 50b6228ae0e40409c436ce6bdaf6153365a26183bc8e030d433f1ac4250b2e43

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
Phorpiex
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/59874/

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