HKTL_COINMINE.GF

May 25, 2017
 Analysis by: Byron Jon Gelera
 ALIASES:

a variant of Win32/BitCoinMiner.BS potentially unsafe (ESET-NOD32); Riskware/BitCoinMiner (Fortinet)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Hacking Tool may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component. It arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites. It may be manually installed by a user.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

950,784 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

12 May 2017

Arrival Details

This Hacking Tool may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component.

It arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It may be manually installed by a user.

Other Details

This Hacking Tool does the following:

  • This hacking tool is a coin miner used to generate bitcoins.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

SSAPI PATTERN File:

1.841.00

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

25 May 2017

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as HKTL_COINMINE.GF. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this Knowledge Base page for more information.


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