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TROJ_COINMINE.A

October 09, 2012
 Analysis by: Christopher Daniel So
 ALIASES:

OSX/Miner-D (Sophos), MAC.OSX.Trojan.DevilRobber.A (BitDefender)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 , Mac OS X

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This is the Trend Micro detection for torrent files which download a copy of OSX_COINMINE.A bundled within a legitimate application.

This Trojan may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites. It may be manually installed by a user.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

31,902 bytes

File Type:

Other

Initial Samples Received Date:

02 Nov 2011

Arrival Details

This Trojan may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites.

It may be manually installed by a user.

NOTES:

This is the Trend Micro detection for torrent files which download a copy of OSX_COINMINE.A bundled within a legitimate application.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.200

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

8.558.04

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

08 Nov 2011

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

8.559.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

08 Nov 2011

Step 1

For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, before doing any scans, please make sure you disable System Restore to allow full scanning of your computer.

Step 2

Remove malware files dropped/downloaded by TROJ_COINMINE.A

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_COINMINE.A. 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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