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CoinMiner


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 52b16a042b24ff41693b475895d1a395d37badc0381ba358f64f4c5a280465d1
SHA3-384 hash: 9bb25fdf488b64ff827c4bf8e7776c016f8216e32fd3f3c5c2219b8fdeccf42c46db57c748673eb30e66a3f3fa24cf8e
SHA1 hash: c861f52103bef49cd136d3112f30d4900d0b3c54
MD5 hash: 583bcfbb6bcf89919a4d51576207dc7b
humanhash: eighteen-enemy-butter-earth
File name:root2.exe
Download: download sample
Signature CoinMiner
Create hunting rule
File size:6'126'608 bytes
First seen:2025-08-22 18:19:30 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 35a81d16af9f2ba6d515f11152d0364b (58 x CoinMiner, 2 x CobaltStrike)
ssdeep 98304:XuynhxaXyYBTCV4aCyo4y9SxXiUMbEB/Yhzqy2z0lNfqSJ7hPSEe4ulX:XXaiYBuVwh8AU54J2z0bfdppSPLX
TLSH T1BF5633660A23FB05C07500F897779F9DB81A0444CFB7A362B67F078B9DE4649F6A9E04
TrID 33.6% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
33.1% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
33.1% (.EXE) DOS Executable Generic (2000/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter aachum
Tags:CoinMiner exe tergunmola-cc


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iamaachum
http://178.236.252.150/v1313/cmake.zip

IOC: tergunmola.cc

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
60
Origin country :
ES ES
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
xmrig
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ID:
1
File name:
KMSAuto++ Portable v1.6.5.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-08-22 18:05:07 UTC
Tags:
python anti-evasion miner winring0-sys vuln-driver stealer xor-url themida upx generic rhadamanthys xmrig
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/fbd3690e-8f2d-45c7-a501-70d01313363a

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/23071/
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
96.5%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=68a8b4c2e9d9dbcfd96d244d
Tags:
phishing packed virus spawn
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
Running batch commands
Launching a process
Creating a service
Creating a file
Launching a service
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a file in the Windows subdirectories
Searching for synchronization primitives
Creating a file in the system32 subdirectories
Enabling autorun for a service
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
obfuscated obfuscated packed packed packer_detected themidawinlicense
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/68a8b4c52a70220b68d89b42/reports/6fb2dd84-095f-48f9-9b26-1967683f06a0/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Cerbu.Generic
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/52b16a042b24ff41693b475895d1a395d37badc0381ba358f64f4c5a280465d1
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2025-03-26T09:29:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-03-26T09:29:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10000
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/52b16a042b24ff41693b475895d1a395d37badc0381ba358f64f4c5a280465d1/results?tab=lookup
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/50b7771f-0a78-40b0-b979-55daa12870b9
Result
Threat name:
Xmrig
Create hunting rule
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spyw.evad.mine
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1763186
Signature
Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Detected Stratum mining protocol
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe)
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Modifies power options to not sleep / hibernate
Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
PE file contains section with special chars
Query firmware table information (likely to detect VMs)
Sample is not signed and drops a device driver
Sigma detected: Disable power options
Sigma detected: Powershell Base64 Encoded MpPreference Cmdlet
Sigma detected: Stop EventLog
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (registry check)
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Uses powercfg.exe to modify the power settings
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1763186 Sample: root2.exe Startdate: 22/08/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 54 tergunmola.cc 2->54 60 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->60 62 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->62 64 Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner 2->64 66 7 other signatures 2->66 8 updater.exe 1 2->8         started        12 root2.exe 1 3 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 file5 50 C:\Windows\Temp\qbafufdsigxp.sys, PE32+ 8->50 dropped 68 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 8->68 70 Query firmware table information (likely to detect VMs) 8->70 72 Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) 8->72 80 6 other signatures 8->80 14 explorer.exe 8->14         started        18 powershell.exe 23 8->18         started        20 cmd.exe 8->20         started        28 10 other processes 8->28 52 C:\ProgramDatabehaviorgraphoogle\Chrome\updater.exe, PE32+ 12->52 dropped 74 Uses powercfg.exe to modify the power settings 12->74 76 Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender 12->76 78 Modifies power options to not sleep / hibernate 12->78 22 powershell.exe 23 12->22         started        24 cmd.exe 1 12->24         started        26 powercfg.exe 1 12->26         started        30 12 other processes 12->30 signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 56 tergunmola.cc 80.253.249.118, 187, 49690 ADEOXTECHUS Turkey 14->56 58 77.105.164.6, 80 ICOMF-ASRU Russian Federation 14->58 82 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 14->82 84 Query firmware table information (likely to detect VMs) 14->84 86 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 14->86 88 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 14->88 90 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 18->90 32 conhost.exe 18->32         started        44 2 other processes 20->44 34 conhost.exe 22->34         started        36 conhost.exe 24->36         started        38 wusa.exe 24->38         started        40 conhost.exe 26->40         started        46 9 other processes 28->46 42 conhost.exe 30->42         started        48 11 other processes 30->48 signatures9 92 Detected Stratum mining protocol 56->92 process10
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/52b16a042b24ff41693b475895d1a395d37badc0381ba358f64f4c5a280465d1
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
5 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 64 Exe x64
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/583bcfbb6bcf89919a4d51576207dc7b
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/52b16a042b24ff41693b475895d1a395d37badc0381ba358f64f4c5a280465d1/
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.Kepavll
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-04-03 14:40:33 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
AV detection:
23 of 38 (60.53%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=kkywubblet7uc2j3i5mjlundsxjxxloahan2gwhwj5gfukaemxiq._file
Result
Malware family:
xmrig
Create hunting rule
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:xmrig defense_evasion execution miner persistence themida trojan upx
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250822-wyf9dsw1bv/
Behaviour
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Launches sc.exe
Drops file in System32 directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
UPX packed file
Checks whether UAC is enabled
Power Settings
Checks BIOS information in registry
Executes dropped EXE
Themida packer
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Creates new service(s)
Modifies trusted root certificate store through registry
Stops running service(s)
Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
XMRig Miner payload
Xmrig family
xmrig
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/9e5ed2a5-6e22-4628-8727-86ed79033330
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
52b16a042b24ff41693b475895d1a395d37badc0381ba358f64f4c5a280465d1
MD5 hash:
583bcfbb6bcf89919a4d51576207dc7b
SHA1 hash:
c861f52103bef49cd136d3112f30d4900d0b3c54
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/34d61cb4-0711-44c3-b733-0ab13bc3b120/
Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/52b16a042b24/report/overview.html
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
0.74
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/52b16a042b24ff41693b475895d1a395d37badc0381ba358f64f4c5a280465d1

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:CP_AllMal_Detector
Create hunting rule
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:CrossPlatform All Malwares Detector: Detect PE, ELF, Mach-O, scripts, archives; overlay, obfuscation, encryption, spoofing, hiding, high entropy, network communication
Rule name:INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_Themida
Create hunting rule
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables packed with Themida
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Create hunting rule
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Create hunting rule
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)

File information

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Web download

CoinMiner

Executable exe bb5ee026e883daa38d01b7f7b8c126a12c4500c472408f9afdb5d4cf1f853ef2

CoinMiner

Executable exe 52b16a042b24ff41693b475895d1a395d37badc0381ba358f64f4c5a280465d1

(this sample)

  
Link
https://tria.ge/250822-ws9czsxpx6/behavioral2
  
Dropped by
SHA256 bb5ee026e883daa38d01b7f7b8c126a12c4500c472408f9afdb5d4cf1f853ef2
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
  
Dropped by
MD5 c12970d322b1582a9fba61e47a83ddaa
Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/23071/

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