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Database Entry



CoinMiner


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 9d4029a4584dac715f708ed2012f2dcbd08ba283ecef8b6c14d7c412e030cc6b
SHA3-384 hash: 8e437b8c7e6b72a30a8366b68244d80bf43e5283fd9fd5e0dff069ee22d5567250bcee8e0dbc29ddfaf14c4a29ad3bdf
SHA1 hash: c397ec035b2cdbc951f09e224cced12782af0f53
MD5 hash: edaccccb62ff97a103fdf39a69a76a1d
humanhash: neptune-robin-north-illinois
File name:9d4029a4584dac715f708ed2012f2dcbd08ba283ecef8b6c14d7c412e030cc6b.exe
Download: download sample
Signature CoinMiner
File size:5'246'464 bytes
First seen:2026-08-23 16:41:52 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 949ec789a5933fb6051c9013a550fb57 (8 x CoinMiner)
ssdeep 98304:mbfhJ3k7iCZWfzQhqtmpveAqOQeNA+sHYa2d+l9QH0f:g300zDtH3e2sA+G
TLSH T1143633AAADC5C875D49AC7B8906274BFF37A3B918914BC2E3ACC3C054D58B08857DBC5
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 :
1
# of downloads :
141
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
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
Enabling autorun for a service
Moving of the original file
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2026-08-23T10:38:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-08-24T20:21:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 64 Exe x64
Threat name:
Win64.Packed.VMProtect
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-23 16:42:21 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
AV detection:
13 of 24 (54.17%)
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:
9d4029a4584dac715f708ed2012f2dcbd08ba283ecef8b6c14d7c412e030cc6b
MD5 hash:
edaccccb62ff97a103fdf39a69a76a1d
SHA1 hash:
c397ec035b2cdbc951f09e224cced12782af0f53
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
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:pe_no_import_table
Description:Detect pe file that no import table
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)

File information


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

Web download

CoinMiner

Executable exe 9d4029a4584dac715f708ed2012f2dcbd08ba283ecef8b6c14d7c412e030cc6b

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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