TROJ64_COINMINER.QS

October 20, 2017
 Analysis by: Joselyn Canuela
 PLATFORM:

Windows x64

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

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

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

546,304 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Initial Samples Received Date:

02 Oct 2017

Arrival Details

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

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • pool.{BLOCKED}ool.com:3333

It does the following:

  • This Trojan is a coin miner used for Monero (XMR) mining. It is used for CPU Mining on the affected system without the user's knowledge.