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Database Entry



CoinMiner


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a79c55976c27bc471f3599e781d4f355645390705ea3f3e9c6fd504eb4957fc6
SHA3-384 hash: ff5d6b28a8aac8c47858c33de6a82713ab3aea129b043771022fdfbaf77665ccd4a8088670899cc23a892ca795c945c6
SHA1 hash: 3424a4245215d184b2b39e1050ceda3ce043c26c
MD5 hash: 27cdb24837da1fc7c9c0ea7354d1ecf3
humanhash: floor-oregon-december-rugby
File name:aarch64
Download: download sample
Signature CoinMiner
File size:1'514'424 bytes
First seen:2025-07-21 00:51:14 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-sharedlib
ssdeep 24576:k5wixo2EDTGtH9U5D94u5tw2VwqOOeUUfGmdikq0VB53gsSWzIi:7ixQDidU554u570Iqtq0VX3rSWzJ
TLSH T1BA65335AC948E97DD44312BF69D3C993EF7C5FA0213C68E40E15E0A9E4EA78908764FC
TrID 50.1% (.) ELF Executable and Linkable format (Linux) (4022/12)
49.8% (.O) ELF Executable and Linkable format (generic) (4000/1)
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:CoinMiner elf

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
32
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Changes access rights for a written file
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Creating a file
Runs as daemon
Launching a process
Kills processes
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
0
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=0b32bb60-1700-0000-5d16-0a1e350e0000 pid=3637 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=abb44162-1700-0000-5d16-0a1e3b0e0000 pid=3643 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=0b32bb60-1700-0000-5d16-0a1e350e0000 pid=3637->guuid=abb44162-1700-0000-5d16-0a1e3b0e0000 pid=3643 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
84 / 100
Signature
Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence
Executes the "iptables" command to insert, remove and/or manipulate rules
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1740689 Sample: aarch64.elf Startdate: 21/07/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 84 82 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->82 84 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->84 86 Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner 2->86 88 Sample is packed with UPX 2->88 11 aarch64.elf 2->11         started        14 dash rm 2->14         started        16 dash rm 2->16         started        process3 signatures4 90 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 11->90 18 aarch64.elf 11->18         started        process5 process6 20 aarch64.elf 18->20         started        22 aarch64.elf sh 18->22         started        24 aarch64.elf sh 18->24         started        26 aarch64.elf sh 18->26         started        process7 28 aarch64.elf aarch64.elf 20->28         started        30 sh crontab 22->30         started        34 sh crontab 22->34         started        36 sh 22->36         started        38 sh iptables 24->38         started        40 sh iptables 24->40         started        46 2 other processes 24->46 42 sh iptables 26->42         started        44 sh iptables 26->44         started        file8 48 aarch64.elf 28->48         started        80 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.FDESuS, ASCII 30->80 dropped 98 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 30->98 100 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 30->100 102 Executes the "iptables" command to insert, remove and/or manipulate rules 42->102 signatures9 process10 process11 50 aarch64.elf sh 48->50         started        52 aarch64.elf sh 48->52         started        54 aarch64.elf sh 48->54         started        56 aarch64.elf 48->56         started        process12 58 sh crontab 50->58         started        62 sh crontab 50->62         started        64 sh 50->64         started        66 sh iptables 52->66         started        68 sh iptables 52->68         started        76 2 other processes 52->76 70 sh iptables 54->70         started        72 sh iptables 54->72         started        74 aarch64.elf 56->74         started        file13 78 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.7OSN8m, ASCII 58->78 dropped 92 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 58->92 94 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 58->94 96 Executes the "iptables" command to insert, remove and/or manipulate rules 70->96 signatures14
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
HEUR:RiskTool.Linux.BitCoinMiner
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Generic
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2025-07-21 00:51:26 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (SO)
AV detection:
13 of 22 (59.09%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  5/10
Tags:
linux upx
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

CoinMiner

elf a79c55976c27bc471f3599e781d4f355645390705ea3f3e9c6fd504eb4957fc6

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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