HKTL_COINMINE.GR

February 09, 2018
 Analysis by: Michael Jay Villanueva
 ALIASES:

XMRig Miner (Sophos); RiskWare.Monero.Generic (Malwarebytes); PUA.CoinMiner (Ikarus)

 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 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:

887,808 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

11 Dec 2017

Arrival Details

This Hacking Tool 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 Hacking Tool connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • {BLOCKED}l.{BLOCKED}r.com:80

It does the following:

  • This hacking tool uses the computer's CPU and GPU to mine for cryptocurrency. (ex. Bitcoin, Monero, etc.)

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

SSAPI PATTERN File:

1.913.00

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

18 Jan 2018

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

Identify and terminate files detected as HKTL_COINMINE.GR

[ Learn More ]
  1. Windows Task Manager may not display all running processes. In this case, please use a third-party process viewer, preferably Process Explorer, to terminate the malware/grayware/spyware file. You may download the said tool here.
  2. If the detected file is displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer but you cannot delete it, restart your computer in safe mode. To do this, refer to this link for the complete steps.
  3. If the detected file is not displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer, continue doing the next steps.

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as HKTL_COINMINE.GR. 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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:


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