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Database Entry



CoinMiner


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a5ea48e864640a9562da03abdd54cfa617a4699cec0238299bdda5ccb28cfe8d
SHA3-384 hash: af390c94a59391dd482208165d59212287a1710d7ee5b70bf8f710b492fb57fd6957cada56920c37d9960e14d29b5820
SHA1 hash: 4bdb80e664638201f393a49e5577886683d54662
MD5 hash: 8882daf740d94819afcce024bce34a37
humanhash: kentucky-virginia-river-illinois
File name:setup.exe
Download: download sample
Signature CoinMiner
File size:220'056 bytes
First seen:2023-03-18 13:57:41 UTC
Last seen:2023-03-19 16:34:09 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash df35d969e1568731b4c070bee6bd7122 (2 x CoinMiner, 2 x RedLineStealer, 1 x DCRat)
ssdeep 6144:O6nLK128LbhLJuLZePizkHQ3EqdYmkRMUx:DLK12gJuLZ0iIHqfG
Threatray 2 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T182249E27312052E2C877CA3D19E2A0D1CE3D7826A78AF2777F49362F99375836354729
TrID 47.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13)
15.9% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10523/12/4)
9.9% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
7.6% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
6.8% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4505/5/1)
Reporter Chainskilabs
Tags:CoinMiner exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
250
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
setup.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2023-03-18 14:00:19 UTC
Tags:
miner

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

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Launching a process
Searching for synchronization primitives
Launching the default Windows debugger (dwwin.exe)
Sending a custom TCP request
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a window
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
n/a
Behaviour
MalwareBazaar
CPUID_Instruction
SystemUptime
MeasuringTime
EvasionGetTickCount
EvasionQueryPerformanceCounter
CheckCmdLine
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
babar greyware overlay packed
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.adwa.spyw.evad.mine
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Connects to a pastebin service (likely for C&C)
Contains functionality to inject code into remote processes
Encrypted powershell cmdline option found
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Machine Learning detection for dropped file
Machine Learning detection for sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Modifies power options to not sleep / hibernate
Modifies the hosts file
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Potential dropper URLs found in powershell memory
Sigma detected: Schedule system process
Uses powercfg.exe to modify the power settings
Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 829509 Sample: setup.exe Startdate: 18/03/2023 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 79 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->79 81 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->81 83 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->83 85 9 other signatures 2->85 8 setup.exe 1 2->8         started        11 cmd.exe 2->11         started        13 cmd.exe 2->13         started        15 2 other processes 2->15 process3 signatures4 97 Contains functionality to inject code into remote processes 8->97 99 Writes to foreign memory regions 8->99 101 Allocates memory in foreign processes 8->101 103 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 8->103 17 AppLaunch.exe 15 30 8->17         started        22 WerFault.exe 24 9 8->22         started        24 conhost.exe 8->24         started        26 conhost.exe 11->26         started        28 chcp.com 11->28         started        30 conhost.exe 13->30         started        32 chcp.com 13->32         started        34 conhost.exe 15->34         started        36 2 other processes 15->36 process5 dnsIp6 73 github.com 140.82.121.3, 443, 49706, 49707 GITHUBUS United States 17->73 75 objects.githubusercontent.com 185.199.110.133, 443, 49708, 49709 FASTLYUS Netherlands 17->75 77 2 other IPs or domains 17->77 65 C:\ProgramData\Dllhost\winlogson.exe, PE32+ 17->65 dropped 67 C:\ProgramData\Dllhost\dllhost.exe, PE32 17->67 dropped 69 C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts, ASCII 17->69 dropped 87 Modifies the hosts file 17->87 38 cmd.exe 1 17->38         started        41 cmd.exe 17->41         started        43 cmd.exe 1 17->43         started        45 13 other processes 17->45 71 C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\...\Report.wer, Unicode 22->71 dropped file7 signatures8 process9 signatures10 89 Encrypted powershell cmdline option found 38->89 91 Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules 38->91 93 Uses powercfg.exe to modify the power settings 38->93 47 powershell.exe 5 38->47         started        49 conhost.exe 38->49         started        95 Modifies power options to not sleep / hibernate 41->95 61 7 other processes 41->61 51 conhost.exe 43->51         started        53 powershell.exe 43->53         started        55 conhost.exe 45->55         started        57 conhost.exe 45->57         started        59 conhost.exe 45->59         started        63 21 other processes 45->63 process11
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.RecordBreaker
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2023-03-18 10:06:47 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
20 of 24 (83.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:xmrig miner
Behaviour
Creates scheduled task(s)
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Program crash
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2
Executes dropped EXE
Downloads MZ/PE file
Drops file in Drivers directory
XMRig Miner payload
xmrig
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
8d096eae7ea67a5761dbc94167e583ac49ec9a42d87d652fcbeb2789f09e3a69
MD5 hash:
17c42505723ae3a2f2fed2f3630045e2
SHA1 hash:
edebf76ec04cedb65c1cb4aab2c7ecd61a024a6f
SH256 hash:
a5ea48e864640a9562da03abdd54cfa617a4699cec0238299bdda5ccb28cfe8d
MD5 hash:
8882daf740d94819afcce024bce34a37
SHA1 hash:
4bdb80e664638201f393a49e5577886683d54662
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ConfuserEx
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables packed with ConfuserEx Mod
Rule name:PE_Digital_Certificate
Author:albertzsigovits
Rule name:pe_imphash
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash

File information


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

Web download

CoinMiner

Executable exe a5ea48e864640a9562da03abdd54cfa617a4699cec0238299bdda5ccb28cfe8d

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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