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Database Entry


CoinMiner


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 59c29436755b0778e968d49feeae20ed65f5fa5e35f9f7965b8ed93420db91e5
SHA3-384 hash: 29617d25bcb2550593d80c6a3c2813673b8e798737a0ebdda830c929addd6b145972f7292f202627ec0e9c179f67d7a3
SHA1 hash: f5fc002cc1f87c9c907be7e04170e89de4f0bda8
MD5 hash: aaa5098c9caafccf15362b017825c64b
humanhash: item-five-network-quiet
File name:x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature CoinMiner
Create hunting rule
File size:1'880'264 bytes
First seen:2025-11-14 19:59:26 UTC
Last seen:2025-12-13 17:36:58 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 49152:EpCKabVQ+9qlNlpjN8H8JZGtucdfFY91ujYIQ+:fBqnN8H8HIazujYIQ+
TLSH T18B9533D309864BF0BFA2EF3451585D86EA60EE744B7CB2B8F3B0A27436436E5E160475
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 abuse_ch
Tags:CoinMiner elf UPX
File size (compressed) :1'880'264 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :5'040'232 bytes
Format:linux/amd64
Unpacked file: 7f1b7e921dde341bcfea9f0ed334e2b0ac652aa8acffd22aab5d9536375c78c5

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
4
# of downloads :
48
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Kills processes
Collects information on the RAM
Changes access rights for a written file
Launching a process
Creating a file
Collects information on the CPU
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed upx
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/69178a64c572b1bd5c88679b/reports/2f963ef9-50a8-4a66-8f47-da63e3dd5fdc/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
1
Number of processes launched:
1
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Full report:
https://elfdigest.com/brief/59c29436755b0778e968d49feeae20ed65f5fa5e35f9f7965b8ed93420db91e5
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Adware
File Type:
elf.64.le
First seen:
2025-11-14T18:17:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-16T01:59:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/59c29436755b0778e968d49feeae20ed65f5fa5e35f9f7965b8ed93420db91e5/results?tab=lookup
Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/11c72a5c-315e-4ea5-b8bf-6a5b126f19b0
Result
Threat name:
Xmrig
Create hunting rule
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad.mine
Score:
80 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1814437
Signature
Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence
Executes the "iptables" command to insert, remove and/or manipulate rules
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Opens /sys/class/net/* files useful for querying network interface information
Sample is packed with UPX
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Tries to load the MSR kernel module used for reading/writing to CPUs model specific register
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1814437 Sample: x86_64.elf Startdate: 14/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 80 51 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->51 53 Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner 2->53 55 Sample is packed with UPX 2->55 8 dash rm x86_64.elf 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 dash cat 2->12         started        14 7 other processes 2->14 process3 process4 16 x86_64.elf 8->16         started        signatures5 49 Opens /sys/class/net/* files useful for querying network interface information 16->49 19 x86_64.elf sh 16->19         started        21 x86_64.elf sh 16->21         started        23 x86_64.elf sh 16->23         started        25 2 other processes 16->25 process6 process7 27 sh crontab 19->27         started        31 sh crontab 19->31         started        33 sh 19->33         started        35 sh iptables 21->35         started        37 sh iptables 21->37         started        43 2 other processes 21->43 39 sh iptables 23->39         started        41 sh iptables 23->41         started        45 2 other processes 25->45 file8 47 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.LciQxW, ASCII 27->47 dropped 57 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 27->57 59 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 27->59 61 Executes the "iptables" command to insert, remove and/or manipulate rules 39->61 63 Tries to load the MSR kernel module used for reading/writing to CPUs model specific register 45->63 signatures9
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/59c29436755b0778e968d49feeae20ed65f5fa5e35f9f7965b8ed93420db91e5
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/59c29436755b0778e968d49feeae20ed65f5fa5e35f9f7965b8ed93420db91e5/
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Generic
Create hunting rule
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2025-11-14 20:00:38 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 38 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=lhbjintvlmdxr2li2sp65lra5vs7l6s6gx47pfs3r3mtiig3shsq._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
antivm defense_evasion discovery execution linux persistence privilege_escalation upx
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/251114-yra5xagm3t/
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Checks CPU configuration
Reads CPU attributes
Checks hardware identifiers (DMI)
Creates/modifies Cron job
Enumerates running processes
Reads hardware information
Reads network interface configuration
Creates Raw socket
Flushes firewall rules
Contacts a large (656900) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Verdict:
Unknown
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/c23ad43f-28c7-4c7a-a7e9-5b78c4344af0
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YARA Signatures

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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:upx_packed_elf_v1
Create hunting rule
Author:RandomMalware

File information

The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

CoinMiner

elf 59c29436755b0778e968d49feeae20ed65f5fa5e35f9f7965b8ed93420db91e5

(this sample)

CoinMiner

elf 7f1b7e921dde341bcfea9f0ed334e2b0ac652aa8acffd22aab5d9536375c78c5

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3614077/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
  
Dropping
SHA256 7f1b7e921dde341bcfea9f0ed334e2b0ac652aa8acffd22aab5d9536375c78c5
  
Dropping
MD5 2463d8d5ce608ecfb224177464a3f7a4

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