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Database Entry



CoinMiner


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 26 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 96000ea06d9c60f12db32c005400fab457443b2ee57a9fa1dad28816cf3fa2ab
SHA3-384 hash: 89bc8dead7b09380062d4d299732f111d251bc4436715be20d0a6ac96ed30dd1b6ff4a57d16c40a133a9c07c484abe8a
SHA1 hash: 2eccdb5dec5d8b1189e2d5a4c5310638fa33a82c
MD5 hash: c7f29deef6de0b2079c7651855fcdad0
humanhash: hamper-oscar-oregon-kansas
File name:96000ea06d9c60f12db32c005400fab457443b2ee57a9fa1dad28816cf3fa2ab.exe
Download: download sample
Signature CoinMiner
File size:5'241'856 bytes
First seen:2026-08-07 14:44:30 UTC
Last seen:2026-08-07 18:55:27 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 35171f6f6a1bfee47cbc04cb345c411f (36 x CoinMiner)
ssdeep 98304:Kc9/igkcZXrjexOXyUnOtnhJMjMEAk9vSK4JaLbVD4L/UCbye:Ri6jexOXyUnasXoJaLBS
TLSH T17836338A28C62530D056D7E85622213DF239B7D286A17C8773ED6A059DE7F08A57F3C3
TrID 33.1% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
25.6% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
10.4% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
10.3% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
10.1% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
Magika pebin
Reporter whack_sh
Tags:CoinMiner exe whack.sh

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
158
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-08-07 14:45:38 UTC
Tags:
uac-bypass winring0-sys vuln-driver etherhiding xmrig

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a file
Launching a process
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a service
Launching a service
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a file in the Windows subdirectories
Deleting a recently created file
Creating a file in the system32 subdirectories
Searching for synchronization primitives
Enabling autorun for a service
Moving of the original file
Disabling the operating system update service
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 64 Exe x64
Threat name:
Win64.Packed.Generic
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2026-08-07 14:45:59 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 36 (41.67%)
Threat level:
  1/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:xmrig defense_evasion execution miner persistence
Behaviour
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Launches sc.exe
Drops file in System32 directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Power Settings
Creates new service(s)
Cryptocurrency Miner
Deletes itself
Disables service(s)
Executes dropped EXE
Stops running service(s)
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
Sets service image path in registry
XMRig Miner payload
Family: xmrig
Modifies security service
Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
96000ea06d9c60f12db32c005400fab457443b2ee57a9fa1dad28816cf3fa2ab
MD5 hash:
c7f29deef6de0b2079c7651855fcdad0
SHA1 hash:
2eccdb5dec5d8b1189e2d5a4c5310638fa33a82c
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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:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:dgaagas
Author:Harshit
Description:Uses certutil.exe to download a file named test.txt
Rule name:Disable_Defender
Author:iam-py-test
Description:Detect files disabling or modifying Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, or Microsoft Smartscreen
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_CoinMiner02
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects coinmining malware
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:Mimikatz_Generic
Author:Still
Description:attempts to match all variants of Mimikatz
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:pe_no_import_table
Description:Detect pe file that no import table
Rule name:PUA_Crypto_Mining_CommandLine_Indicators_Oct21
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects command line parameters often used by crypto mining software
Reference:https://www.poolwatch.io/coin/monero
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
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:Suspicious_Process
Author:Security Research Team
Description:Suspicious process creation
Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)
Rule name:UPX
Author:kevoreilly
Description:UPX Unpacker: dump on OEP (original entry point)
Rule name:WHIRLPOOL_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for WhirlPool constants
Rule name:Windows_Cryptominer_Generic_f53cfb9b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Win_FakeInstaller_PythonShellcodeLoader_Crepectl_2026
Author:SixHands
Description:Detects the analyzed fake installer sample using .key config, XOR key, and Python/fiber shellcode loader traits
Rule name:XMRIG_Monero_Miner
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Monero mining software
Reference:https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig/releases

File information


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Web download

CoinMiner

Executable exe 96000ea06d9c60f12db32c005400fab457443b2ee57a9fa1dad28816cf3fa2ab

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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