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Database Entry



CoinMiner


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 9 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 96f8f401abd968ff2f0d3cb80e32820536cf41fa30ffe3d59b4fe431b008f796
SHA3-384 hash: c0525826648316a078e744a50bfd525827569748e1b7a5f2127ff87d138fdd44d6f10a61215824391a8d526963bf746a
SHA1 hash: e0ea9410fbba3591b7c35a27cb987d85d02fecce
MD5 hash: 87c1a871f2bf67fbbdcd7cb0f53655b7
humanhash: low-butter-robin-table
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature CoinMiner
File size:1'035'264 bytes
First seen:2026-10-03 14:11:02 UTC
Last seen:2026-10-03 16:30:52 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
imphash 5a0036e53e94e55bd3e51e39a12d3473 (1 x CoinMiner)
ssdeep 24576:PT1ZkYyMhIHpmKFQjeZTqq1M/4+65Ib3:PxZk9MhIH4SdZY6C
TLSH T1E5255B24CEE70E7DD73A5DB7084292B1C9693C130EBEB27609870D6798AE1508BF7746
TrID 51.9% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
16.1% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
15.9% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
15.9% (.EXE) DOS Executable (generic) (2000/1)
Magika pebin
dhash icon 201669616d641a00 (1 x CoinMiner)
Reporter Bitsight
Tags:b CoinMiner dropped-by-gcleaner exe PMIX0.file


Avatar
Bitsight
url: http://91.92.242.236/service

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
363
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Suspicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-10-03 14:14:44 UTC
Tags:
n/a

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

Behaviour
Searching for synchronization primitives
Creating a window
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug fingerprint microsoft_visual_cc
Verdict:
Unknown
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2026-10-03T13:48:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-03T22:48:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 64 Exe x64
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.Wacatac
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2026-10-03 14:26:57 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
Extracted files:
5
AV detection:
18 of 38 (47.37%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:xmrig defense_evasion discovery execution miner persistence spyware
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Modifies registry class
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Browser Information Discovery
Executes a command shell one-liner
System Time Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2
Executes a file named after a Windows system binary
Executes dropped EXE
Downloads MZ/PE file
Modifies Windows Firewall
Family: xmrig
XMRig Miner payload
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
96f8f401abd968ff2f0d3cb80e32820536cf41fa30ffe3d59b4fe431b008f796
MD5 hash:
87c1a871f2bf67fbbdcd7cb0f53655b7
SHA1 hash:
e0ea9410fbba3591b7c35a27cb987d85d02fecce
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
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:VECT_Ransomware
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:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_3ee43008
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_4fa7e284_Extrait
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat extrait)
Rule name:WIN_Sample_Unique_69354b41
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Specimen unique (soumission Bazaar) - strings distinctifs propres au sample
Reference:69354b41e10daf03d3f3af881b32d5c0fec56b1cfe96629fd4c5263413a42854.exe

File information


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

Web download

CoinMiner

Executable exe 96f8f401abd968ff2f0d3cb80e32820536cf41fa30ffe3d59b4fe431b008f796

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
Gcleaner
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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