Coinminer.Win64.MALXMR.TIAOODCR

January 07, 2020
 Analysis by: Mohammed Malubay
 ALIASES:

HEUR:RiskTool.Win32.BitCoinMiner.gen(KASPERSKY); a variant of Win64/CoinMiner.PO(NOD32); PUA:Win32/CoinMiner(MICROSOFT);

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Coinminer

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

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

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:

6,395,904 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

06 Jan 2020

Arrival Details

This Coinminer 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 Coinminer 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:

15.604.05

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

06 Jan 2020

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

15.605.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

07 Jan 2020

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 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 Coinminer.Win64.MALXMR.TIAOODCR. 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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