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Coinminer.Linux.MALXMR.WJY

September 24, 2019
 Analysis by: John Anthony Banes
 ALIASES:

HEUR:RiskTool.Linux.BitCoinMiner.n (Kaspersky);

 PLATFORM:

Linux (64-bit)

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

  • Threat Type: Coinminer

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Dropped by other malware, Downloaded from the Internet


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 uses the system's central processing unit (CPU) and/or graphical processing unit (GPU) resources to mine cryptocurrency.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

605,016 bytes

File Type:

ELF

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

10 Sep 2019

Payload:

Connects to URLs/IPs

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 does the following:

  • The file /tmp/.lock serves as instance check. This malware exits if the file mentioned exists. Only works if no parameters are specified.
  • It accepts the following parameters used for coinmining:
    • -d = mine with static ip for non-dns resolver server
    • -p (value) = use custom port for pool/proxy
    • -dp (value) = combination of -d and -p parameters
    • -lan (ip address) = used to point miner for local area network
    • -f = run in foreground mode and see statistical information
    • -t (value) = set number of threads for mining
    • -v = check the current version of miner and build infos
    • -lf (filename) = log-file where stats are saved
    • -dl (value) = set donate level
    • -h (name) = set custom fake process for miner
    • -k = mine without releasing cpu load by heavy process
    • -c = run miner without cronjob (scheduler)
    • -r = run miner forcefully
  • If the value for "-c" is not specified, it adds the following to cron for automatic execution:
    • * * * * * (malware path and filename)
  • If the value for "-h" is not specified, "ps x" is used.
  • By default, it connects to the following pool for coinmining:
    • exploiter-v4.pwndns.pw (monerohash.com)
    • A dummy string [fbi.gov:80] is displayed instead of the actual connection if foreground mode is enabled
  • It uses the following credentials for coinmining:
    • login: {BLOCKED}3L85SAp3oKu1im7EgaVGBsWYhf7KxrebESVE6QHA5vJRab6wF1gsVkYwJfnNV2KYHU1Xq2A9XUYmWhvzPf2E6Nvse
    • password: x

It uses the system's central processing unit (CPU) and/or graphical processing unit (GPU) resources to mine cryptocurrency. This behavior makes the system run abnormally slow.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

15.358.07

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

10 Sep 2019

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

15.359.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

11 Sep 2019

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