JS_COINHIVE.GN

February 06, 2018
 Analysis by: John Anthony Banes
 ALIASES:

Application.BitCoinMiner.SX (Bitdefender); PUA.JScoinminer (Symantec)

 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 be hosted on a website and run when a user accesses the said website.

It requires being executed with a specific argument/parameter, an additional component, or in a specific environment in order to proceed with its intended routine.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

63,373 bytes

File Type:

JS

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

26 Jan 2018

Arrival Details

This Hacking Tool may be hosted on a website and run when a user accesses the said website.

Other Details

This Hacking Tool connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • https://{BLOCKED}mine.com/authenticate.html
  • https://{BLOCKED}ve.com/captcha/
  • https://{BLOCKED}ve.com/lib/
  • https://{BLOCKED}ve.com/media/miner.html
  • wss://ws001.{BLOCKED}ve.com/proxy
  • wss://ws002.{BLOCKED}ve.com/proxy
  • wss://ws003.{BLOCKED}ve.com/proxy
  • wss://ws004.{BLOCKED}ve.com/proxy
  • wss://ws005.{BLOCKED}ve.com/proxy
  • wss://ws006.{BLOCKED}ve.com/proxy
  • wss://ws007.{BLOCKED}ve.com/proxy
  • wss://ws008.{BLOCKED}ve.com/proxy
  • wss://ws009.{BLOCKED}ve.com/proxy
  • wss://ws010.{BLOCKED}ve.com/proxy
  • wss://ws011.{BLOCKED}ve.com/proxy
  • wss://ws012.{BLOCKED}ve.com/proxy
  • wss://ws013.{BLOCKED}ve.com/proxy
  • wss://ws014.{BLOCKED}ve.com/proxy
  • wss://ws015.{BLOCKED}ve.com/proxy
  • wss://ws016.{BLOCKED}ve.com/proxy
  • wss://ws017.{BLOCKED}ve.com/proxy
  • wss://ws018.{BLOCKED}ve.com/proxy
  • wss://ws019.{BLOCKED}ve.com/proxy
  • wss://ws020.{BLOCKED}ve.com/proxy
  • wss://ws021.{BLOCKED}ve.com/proxy
  • wss://ws022.{BLOCKED}ve.com/proxy
  • wss://ws023.{BLOCKED}ve.com/proxy
  • wss://ws024.{BLOCKED}ve.com/proxy
  • wss://ws025.{BLOCKED}ve.com/proxy
  • wss://ws026.{BLOCKED}ve.com/proxy
  • wss://ws027.{BLOCKED}ve.com/proxy
  • wss://ws028.{BLOCKED}ve.com/proxy
  • wss://ws029.{BLOCKED}ve.com/proxy
  • wss://ws030.{BLOCKED}ve.com/proxy
  • wss://ws031.{BLOCKED}ve.com/proxy
  • wss://ws032.{BLOCKED}ve.com/proxy

It requires being executed with a specific argument/parameter, an additional component, or in a specific environment in order to proceed with its intended routine.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

13.928.04

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

26 Jan 2018

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

13.929.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

27 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

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as JS_COINHIVE.GN. 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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