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Database Entry



CoinMiner


Vendor detections: 17


Intelligence 17 IOCs YARA 33 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 9f52ac42d27c98b8736efd9ba973089636ce619f441c7ee7b747843a2fe4577b
SHA3-384 hash: 559a818049677939a549ff769d0b3802941b731f74a171ca210299cccb414905bb98b4d3db3c24254c343aceb000facb
SHA1 hash: e4f9c69bade2a97884612120e38182c882e5e6b4
MD5 hash: 07a201a13569d7f59c47ebb8aa389984
humanhash: pasta-enemy-sink-oven
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature CoinMiner
File size:3'200'512 bytes
First seen:2025-11-03 13:43:52 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash a04338e07c426b2fefa044b2835c73ce (2 x CoinMiner)
ssdeep 98304:JyIjWTHaWLKW+0m8OcgBhNjr4vOvFZmQK:QIjWTHLY0ZngBnbP
TLSH T14BE533D2624955F5E81AB178730A9125CBE2783403D0F2EF07F4AD12BE534E86EBDE61
TrID 49.9% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5)
31.8% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
6.1% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
6.0% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
6.0% (.EXE) DOS Executable Generic (2000/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter Bitsight
Tags:CoinMiner dropped-by-amadey exe fbf543


Avatar
Bitsight
url: http://178.16.55.189/files/1883128786/j6kUZ1Q.exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
127
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
ID:
1
File name:
file
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-11-03 13:51:14 UTC
Tags:
miner pastebin winring0-sys vuln-driver upx xmrig

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
91.7%
Tags:
spawn
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
Sending a custom TCP request
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
Creating a process with a hidden window
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP GET request
Enabling autorun for a service
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2025-11-03T10:57:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-04T10:24:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Detections:
Trojan.Win32.Staser.eyfc PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic Trojan.Win32.Miner.sb Trojan.Win32.Agent.rnd RiskTool.Miner.UDP.C&C not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win64.XMRigMiner.a
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 64 Exe x64
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.MintZard
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-03 13:44:08 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
AV detection:
21 of 24 (87.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:xmrig defense_evasion execution miner persistence upx
Behaviour
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Launches sc.exe
Drops file in System32 directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
UPX packed file
Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2
Power Settings
Creates new service(s)
Executes dropped EXE
Stops running service(s)
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
XMRig Miner payload
Xmrig family
xmrig
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
9f52ac42d27c98b8736efd9ba973089636ce619f441c7ee7b747843a2fe4577b
MD5 hash:
07a201a13569d7f59c47ebb8aa389984
SHA1 hash:
e4f9c69bade2a97884612120e38182c882e5e6b4
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:BLOWFISH_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for Blowfish constants
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: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:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_RawPaste_URL
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables (downlaoders) containing URLs to raw contents of a paste
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_References_SecTools
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables referencing many IR and analysis tools
Rule name:MacOS_Cryptominer_Xmrig_241780a1
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_CoinMiner02
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects coinmining malware
Rule name:MAL_XMR_Miner_May19_1
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Monero Crypto Coin Miner
Reference:https://www.guardicore.com/2019/05/nansh0u-campaign-hackers-arsenal-grows-stronger/
Rule name:MAL_XMR_Miner_May19_1_RID2E1B
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Monero Crypto Coin Miner
Reference:https://www.guardicore.com/2019/05/nansh0u-campaign-hackers-arsenal-grows-stronger/
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:Multi_Cryptominer_Xmrig_f9516741
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
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:SUSP_Websites
Author:SECUINFRA Falcon Team
Description:Detects the reference of suspicious sites that might be used to download further malware
Rule name:upx_largefile
Author:k3nr9
Rule name:WHIRLPOOL_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for WhirlPool constants
Rule name:Windows_Cryptominer_Generic_f53cfb9b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Windows_Generic_Threat_e8abb835
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:XMRIG_Monero_Miner
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Monero mining software
Reference:https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig/releases
Rule name:xmrig_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

CoinMiner

Executable exe 9f52ac42d27c98b8736efd9ba973089636ce619f441c7ee7b747843a2fe4577b

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
Amadey
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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